1973-1974 Cuban National League

The 1973-1974 season was the thirteenth season of Cuba's national baseball system.

Serie Nacional

The 13th Serie Nacional was won by La Habana, who ended the season five games ahead of Constructores. The team's second championship was under manager by Jorge Trigoura

La Habana's staff was led by Oscar Martínez, who went 11 – 2. The Azucareros' Antonio Muñoz emerged as a legitimate power threat, hitting 19 home runs; tying Agustín Marquetti for the second most in league history (at the time). Muñoz also leads the league in runs scored, runs batted in, and walks. Juan Pérez Pérez pitches his second no-hitter in as many seasons on April 25 for Camagüey.

Standings

Bold indicates Serie Nacional champion

Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB
La Habana	78	52	26	0	0.667	-.-
Constructores	78	47	31	0	0.603	5.0
Azucareros	78	46	32	0	0.590	6.0
Granjeros	78	44	34	0	0.564	8.0
Serranos	78	42	35	1	0.545	9.5
Camagüey	77	41	35	1	0.539	10.0
Industriales	78	39	39	0	0.500	13.0
Oriente	78	39	39	0	0.500	13.0
Vegueros	78	39	39	0	0.500	13.0
Pinar del Río	78	39	39	0	0.500	13.0
Las Villas	78	32	46	0	0.410	20.0
Matanzas	77	28	49	0	0.364	23.5
Henequeneros	78	28	50	0	0.359	24.0
Mineros	78	28	50	0	0.359	24.0

Leaders

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

Batting

Stat	Leader	Team	Number	Notes
Batting Average	Rigoberto Rosique	Henequeneros	.347	76 hits in 219 at-bats
Runs Scored	Antonio Muñoz	Azucareros	54
Base Hits	Lázaro Cabrera	Pinar del Río	99
Doubles	Eusebio Cruz	Camagüey	17
Triples	Sandalio Hernández	Granjeros	9
Home Runs	Antonio Muñoz	Azucareros	19
Runs Batted In	Antonio Muñoz	Azucareros	68
Base-on-Balls	Antonio Muñoz	Azucareros	66
Intentional Base-on-Balls	Antonio Muñoz	Azucareros	15
Hit-by-Pitch	Agustín Marquetti	Constructores	12
Strikeouts	Pedro Peñalver	Constructores	75
Sacrifice Hit	Julio Romero	Vegueros	10
Sacrifice Fly	Agustín Marquetti	Constructores	7
Stolen Bases	Reinaldo Linares	Constructores	18

Pitching

Stat	Leader	Team	Number	Notes
Wins	Braudilio Vinent Rafael Castillo	Serranos Serranos	14
Win-Loss Percentage	Óscar Martínez	La Habana	0.846	11 - 2
Earned Run Average	Juan Pérez Pérez	Camagüey	1.13	19 ER in 151.1 IP
Innings Pitched	Braudilio Vinent	Serranos	191.2
Games Pitched	Elpidio Páez	Industriales	36
Games Started	Óscar Romero Orlando Figueredo	Granjeros Oriente	25
Games Relieved	Elpidio Páez	Industriales	35
Complete Games	Braudilio Vinent Alfredo García	Serranos Henequeneros	16
Shutouts	Jesús Guerra Omar Carrero Óscar Romero	Vegueros Camagüey Granjeros	6
Hits Allowed	Orlando Figueredo	Oriente	166
Strikeouts	Julio Romero	Vegueros	160
Base-on-Balls	Julio Romero Orlando Figueredo	Vegueros Oriente	69
Intentional Base-on-Balls	Omar Carrero	Camagüey	17
Hit Batters	Jesús Guerra Omar Carrero	Vegueros Camagüey	12

Award Winners

The Most Valuable Player (Jugadores más Valiosos) was Antonio Muñoz a first baseman with Azucareros. The Most Valuable Pitcher (Lanzadores más Valiosos) was Juan Pérez Pérez of Camagüey. Pedro José Rodríguez Sr. of Azucareros was the Series' Rookie of the Year (Novatos del Año).

All-Star Series

The sixth All-Star Series featured two teams playing a 6-game series. Habana, managed by Jorge Trigoura, defeated Selección, 4 to 2.

Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average: .348 - Reinaldo Linares, Habana
• Base Hits: 9 - Sandalio Hernández, Selección
• Runs Scored: 6 - Antonio Muñoz, Selección
• Doubles: 2 - Reinaldo Linares, Habana
• Home Runs: 2 - Armando Capiró, Habana
• Runs Batted In: 4 - Armando Capiró, Habana
• Stolen Bases: 2 - Rodolfo Sálazar, Habana; Reinaldo Linares, Habana

Pitching

• Wins: 3 - Bernardo González, Habana
• Earned Run Average: 0.00 - Braudilio Vinent, Selección

Sources

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