1969-1970 Cuban National League

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The 1969-1970 season was the ninth season of Cuba's national baseball system.

Serie Nacional[edit]

Henequeneros, managed by Miguel Ángel Domínguez, won ninth Serie Nacional. They beat out the Mineros by 1.5 games while Industriales finished fourth at 43 – 22, the team's worst finish to date. The teams played a shorter 66-game schedule, versus 99 over the previous two seasons, due to the staging of the 89-game Serie 10 Millones in the late-spring and early-summer.

"El Hombre Hit," Wilfredo Sánchez continues to dominate the league in hitting, leading it in batting average, runs scored and base hits. Over both seasons Sánchez hits .360; 214 hits in 595 at-bats. Sánchez along with fellow Henequeneros teammates Rigoberto Rosique and Félix Isasi, both 25, are nicknamed Los Tres Mosqueteros - The Three Musketeers.

Standings[edit]

Bold indicates Serie Nacional champion
Team G W L T WPCT GB
Henequeneros 66 50 16 0 0.758 -.-
Mineros 65 48 17 0 0.738 1.5
Azucareros 66 46 20 0 0.697 4.0
Industriales 66 43 22 1 0.662 6.5
La Habana 66 35 31 0 0.530 15.0
Granjeros 66 33 32 1 0.508 16.5
Pinar del Río 65 29 36 0 0.446 20.5
Matanzas 64 26 36 2 0.419 22.0
Las Villas 65 27 38 0 0.415 22.5
Camagüey 66 19 47 0 0.288 31.0
Oriente 66 18 47 1 0.277 31.5
Vegueros 65 16 48 1 0.250 33.0

Leaders[edit]

Bold indicates either wooden bat record or aluminum bat record (1976-1977 to 1998-1999), Italics indicate Serie Nacional record

Batting[edit]

Stat Leader Team Number Notes
Batting Average Wilfredo Sánchez Henequeneros .351 98 hits in 279 at-bats
Runs Scored Wilfredo Sánchez Henequeneros 46
Base Hits Wilfredo Sánchez Henequeneros 98
Doubles Miguel Telemaco Oriente 16
Triples Armando Sánchez Henequeneros 6
Home Runs Raúl Reyes Industriales 10
Runs Batted In Fermín Laffita Mineros 44
Base-on-Balls Elpidio Mancebo Mineros 62
Intentional Base-on-Balls Fidel Linares
José Pérez
Pinar del Río
Las Villas
10
Hit-by-Pitch José Morgan
José Zamora
Juan Díaz
Henequeneros
Las Villas
Azucareros
7
Strikeouts Orestes Noroña Matanzas 52
Sacrifice Hit Juan Díaz Olmos Azucareros 12
Sacrifice Fly Eight players tied N/A 4
Stolen Bases Wilfredo Sánchez Henequeneros 34

Pitching[edit]

Stat Leader Team Number Notes
Wins Alfredo García
Gregorio Pérez
Henequeneros
Granjeros
12
Win-Loss Percentage Rolando Macías Azucareros 1.000 6 - 0
Earned Run Average Rolando Castillo Mineros 0.60 5 ER in 74.2 IP
Innings Pitched Santiago Mederos Industriales 136.2
Games Pitched Óscar Romero Granjeros 28
Games Started Emilio Salgado
Gaspar Legón
Pinar del Río
Azucareros
16
Games Relieved Domingo Pérez Pinar del Río 23
Complete Games Santiago Mederos Industriales 13
Shutouts Rigoberto Sánchez Industriales 6
Hits Allowed Lázaro Santana Camagüey 102
Strikeouts Santiago Mederos Industriales 143
Base-on-Balls Emilio Salgado Pinar del Río 62
Intentional Base-on-Balls Florentino González Pinar del Río 11
Hit Batters Gaspar Pérez Henequeneros 13

Award Winners[edit]

The Most Valuable Player (Jugadores más Valiosos) was Wilfredo Sánchez a outfielder with Henequeneros. The Most Valuable Pitcher (Lanzadores más Valiosos) was Rolando Castillo of Mineros. There was no recipient of the Rookie of the Year Award (Novatos del Año).

Serie 10 Millones[edit]

The Serie 10 Millones was held in the spring and summer of 1970. The series' name, Series of the Ten Million, came from the Cuban President, Fidel Castro's goal of harvesting ten mllion tons of sugar in that year's harvest. Las Villa, managed by Servio Borges, won the 89-game series with a record of 56 - 33.

Standings[edit]

Team G W L WPCT GB
Las Villas 89 56 33 0.629 -.-
Habana 89 54 35 0.607 2.0
Camagüey 87 44 43 0.506 11.0
Oriente 86 40 46 0.465 14.5
Matanzas 87 39 48 0.448 16.0
Pinar del Río 88 30 58 0.341 25.5

Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Pitching[edit]

Sources[edit]

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