1984–85 Cuban National Series

Baseball season in Cuba 1984–85 Cuban National SeriesSerie Nacional de Béisbol 1984–85 Cuban National Series Baseball 75 18 First division Champion Vegueros (57–18) Second division Champion Forestales (39–36) SNB 1983–84 Cuban National Series 1983–84 1985–86 Cuban National Series 1985–86 The 24th Cuban National Series saw Vegueros of Pinar del Río Province win the title, outdistancing Camagüey by seven games. The Vegueros roster included notable players Luis Casanova, Omar Ajete, and Omar Linares. Forestales, also from Pinar del Río, again finished atop the second division. As in the prior season, the league split into two divisions of nine teams after the first half of the season. The 18 teams of the league and the 75-game schedule remained unchanged. This was the last time the league did not have a postseason to determine its champion. Standings First division Team W L Pct. GB Vegueros (Pinar del Río) 57 18 .760 – Camagüey 50 25 .666 7 La Habana 46 29 .613 11 Villa Clara 46 29 .613 11 Santiago de Cuba 45 30 .600 12 Industriales (Havana) 44 31 .586 13 Citricultores (Matanzas) 43 32 .573 14 Guantánamo 42 33 .560 15 Cienfuegos 32 43 .426 25 Second division Team W L Pct. GB Forestales (Pinar del Río) 39 36 .520 – Henequeneros (Matanzas) 37 38 .493 2 Sancti Spíritus 32 42 .432 6 Ciego de Ávila 31 44 .413 8 Granma 31 44 .413 8 Metropolitanos (Havana) 30 44 .405 8½ Las Tunas 24 51 .320 15 Isla de la Juventud 23 52 .306 16 Holguín 22 53 .293 17 Source:http://www.granma.cu/granmad/eventos/49serie/z-series.html Las 40 primeras Series Nacionales Spanish Granma https://web.archive.org/web/20141227032744/http://www.granma.cu/granmad/eventos/49serie/z-series.html December 27, 2014 live References Further reading http://www.radiococo.cu/cronologia/1985.htm Cronología: 1985 October 11, 2006 Spanish https://web.archive.org/web/20050226003406/http://www.radiococo.cu/cronologia/1985.htm February 26, 2005 dead (Note - text is printed in a white font on a white background, depending on browser used.) Category:Cuban National Series seasons Cuban National Series Cuban National Series Cuban National Series Cuban National Series