1972-1973 Cuban National League

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The 1972-1973 season was the twelfth season of Cuba's national baseball system.

Serie Nacional[edit]

The 12th Serie Nacional was won by Industriales – their fifth title and first in seven years – under manager Pedro Chávez. The team outpaced rival La Habana by three games and two-time defending champion Azucareros by five over the lengthened 78-game season.

Serranos right-hander Braudilio Vinent records 19 wins – nearly half of his team's 42 victories – a mark that will stand for nearly three decades. La Habana's Armando Capiró becomes the new home run king as he smacks 22 blasts in 74 games.

Standings[edit]

Bold indicates Serie Nacional champion
Team G W L T WPCT GB
Industriales 78 53 25 0 0.679 -.-
La Habana 78 50 28 0 0.641 3.0
Azucareros 75 46 28 1 0.622 5.0
Constructores 77 46 31 0 0.597 6.5
Camagüey 77 44 33 0 0.571 8.5
Oriente 78 42 35 1 0.545 10.5
Serranos 78 42 36 0 0.538 11.0
Granjeros 78 40 38 0 0.513 13.0
Vegueros 78 38 40 0 0.487 15.0
Matanzas 78 34 44 0 0.436 19.0
Mineros 77 32 45 0 0.416 20.5
Las Villas 78 32 46 0 0.410 21.0
Pinar del Río 75 28 47 0 0.373 23.5
Henequeneros 77 13 64 0 0.169 39.5

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 Eusebio Cruz Camagüey .341 89 hits in 261 at-bats
Runs Scored Elpidio Mancebo Oriente 56
Base Hits Wilfredo Sánchez Matanzas 95
Doubles Arturo Linares Industriales 20
Triples René Moya Camagüey 7
Home Runs Armando Capiró La Habana 22
Runs Batted In Armando Capiró La Habana 74
Base-on-Balls Elpidio Mancebo
Antonio Muñoz
Oriente
Azucareros
62
Intentional Base-on-Balls Armando Capiró La Habana 18
Hit-by-Pitch Fernando García Serranos 11
Strikeouts Fernando García Serranos 62
Sacrifice Hit Roberto Zayas Pinar del Río 15
Sacrifice Fly Raúl Reyes Constructores 7
Stolen Bases Antonio Jiménez Industriales 36

Pitching[edit]

Stat Leader Team Number Notes
Wins Braudilio Vinent Serranos 19
Win-Loss Percentage Juan Chávez Industriales 0.857 6 - 1
Earned Run Average Braudilio Vinent Serranos 0.85 18 ER in 191.2 IP
Innings Pitched Orlando Figueredo Oriente 199.2
Games Pitched Elpidio Páez
Andrés Leyva
Industriales
Las Villas
32
Games Started Orlando Figueredo
Jesús Guerra
Oriente
Vegueros
23
Games Relieved Elpidio Páez
Andrés Leyva
Industriales
Las Villas
32
Complete Games Braudilio Vinent
Orlando Figueredo
Serranos
Oriente
17
Shutouts Braudilio Vinent Serranos 7
Hits Allowed Alfredo García Henequeneros 149
Strikeouts Alfredo García Henequeneros 160
Base-on-Balls Orlando Figueredo
Alfredo García
Julio Romero
Oriente
Henequeneros
Vegueros
71
Intentional Base-on-Balls Mario Fernández
Juan C. Oliva
Mineros
Pinar del Río
12
Hit Batters Julio Romero Vegueros 12

Award Winners[edit]

The Most Valuable Player (Jugadores más Valiosos) was Armando Capiró a outfielder with La Habana. The Most Valuable Pitcher (Lanzadores más Valiosos) was Braudilio Vinent of Serranos. Roberto Ramos of Azucareros was the Series' Rookie of the Year (Novatos del Año).

All-Star Series[edit]

The fifth All-Star Series featured two teams playing a 12-game series. Selección, managed by Servio Borges, defeated Industriales, 8 to 4.

Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Pitching[edit]

Sources[edit]

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