1975-1976 Cuban National League

The 1975-1976 season was the fifteenth season of Cuba's national baseball system.

Serie Nacional

The 15th Serie Nacional was won by Ganaderos representing Camagüey. The Carlos Gómez-led team won the title by five and a half games over Metropolitanos. The season length remains at 39 games.

Ganaderos' Omar Carrero leads the league with a 8 – 0 record, with Lázaro Santana of Granjeros also winning eight games. Carrero also records a 0.46 ERA, 4 earned runs in 78 innings and five shutouts. Six years after his last batting title, Wilfredo Sánchez – now with Citricultores – hits .365 to lead the league. Antonio Muñoz hits 13 home runs for the Azucareros.

Braudilio Vinent pitching for the Serranos wins his 100th game against Industriales at Estadio Latinoamericano on May 15. Vinent is the first pitcher to top 100 wins in Serie Nacional competition.

Standings

Bold indicates Serie Nacional champion

Team	G	W	L	T	WPCT	GB
Ganaderos	38	29	9	0	0.763	-.-
Metropolitanos	39	24	15	0	0.615	5.5
Vegueros	39	23	16	0	0.590	6.5
Constructores	38	22	16	0	0.579	7.0
Azucareros	39	22	17	0	0.564	7.5
Agricultores	38	20	17	1	0.541	8.5
Forestales	39	18	20	1	0.474	11.0
Granjeros	38	17	20	1	0.459	11.5
Cafetaleros	37	17	20	0	0.459	11.5
Serranos	39	17	21	1	0.447	12.0
Henequeneros	38	16	22	0	0.421	13.0
Citricultores	39	16	23	0	0.410	13.5
Arroceros	39	15	24	0	0.385	14.5
Mineros	38	11	27	0	0.289	18.0

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	Wilfredo Sánchez	Citricultores	.365	62 hits in 170 at-bats
Runs Scored	Diego Mena	Vegueros	32
Base Hits	Wilfredo Sánchez	Citricultores	62
Doubles	Eulogio Osorio	Agricultores	12
Triples	Héctor Olivera Sr. Manuel González	Arroceros Metropolitanos	4
Home Runs	Antonio Muñoz	Azucareros	13
Runs Batted In	Antonio Muñoz	Azucareros	35
Base-on-Balls	Roberto Salazar	Metropolitanos	34
Intentional Base-on-Balls	Agustín Arias	Serranos	8
Hit-by-Pitch	Antonio Muñoz Giraldo Iglesias	Azucareros Vegueros	6
Strikeouts	Juan Saínz	Mineros	42
Sacrifice Hit	Ramón Luna	Agricultores	5
Sacrifice Fly	Pablo Díaz	Constructores	6
Stolen Bases	Wilfredo Sánchez	Citricultores	12

Pitching

Stat	Leader	Team	Number	Notes
Wins	Omar Carrero Lázaro Santana	Ganaderos Granjeros	8
Win-Loss Percentage	Omar Carrero Leopoldo Márquez	Ganaderos Metropolitanos	1.000	8 - 0 5 - 0
Earned Run Average	Omar Carrero	Ganaderos	0.46	4 ER in 78 IP
Innings Pitched	Lázaro Santana	Granjeros	99.0
Games Pitched	Ramón Villabrille Jesús Plasencia	Metropolitanos Henequeneros	17
Games Started	Eight pitchers tied	[[]]	10
Games Relieved	Jesús Plasencia Ramón Villabrille	Henequeneros Metropolitanos	17
Complete Games	Lázaro Santana	Granjeros	9
Shutouts	Omar Carrero	Ganaderos	5
Hits Allowed	Luis Ortega	Citricultores	75
Strikeouts	Omar Carrero	Ganaderos	94
Base-on-Balls	Maximiliano Gutiérrez	Forestales	35
Intentional Base-on-Balls	Julio Romero	Vegueros	7
Hit Batters	Óscar Martínez	Metropolitanos	9

Award Winners

The Most Valuable Player (Jugadores más Valiosos) was Omar Carrero a pitcher with Ganaderos. The Most Valuable Pitcher (Lanzadores más Valiosos) was Omar Carrero of Ganaderos. Eladio Iglesias of Metropolitanos was the Series' Rookie of the Year (Novatos del Año).

Series Selectivas

The second Series Selectivas was won by Habana, managed by the Roberto Ledo.

Standings

Team	G	W	L	WPCT	GB
Habana	54	34	20	0.630	-.-
Orientales	54	33	21	0.611	1.0
Camagüeyanos	54	32	22	0.593	2.0
Las Villas	54	32	22	0.593	2.0
Pinar del Río	54	24	30	0.444	10.0
Matanzas	54	18	36	0.333	16.0
Industriales	54	16	38	0.296	18.0

Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average: .328 - Bárbaro Garbey, Industriales
• Base Hits: 66 - Wilfredo Sánchez, Matanzas
• Runs Scored: 45 - Antonio Muñoz, Las Villas
• Doubles: 12 - Antonio Muñoz, Las Villas; Armando Capiró, Habana
• Triples: 6 - Wilfredo Sánchez, Matanzas
• Home Runs: 12 - Antonio Muñoz, Las Villas
• Runs Batted In: 43 - Pedro José Rodríguez, Sr., Las Villas
• Stolen Bases: 18 - Wilfredo Sánchez, Matanzas

Pitching

• Win-Loss Percentage: 0.857 (12 - 2) - Braudilio Vinent, Orientales
• Games Pitched: 25 - Isidro Pérez, Las Villas
• Complete Games: 12 - Braudilio Vinent, Orientales
• Wins: 12 - Braudilio Vinent, Orientales
• Innings Pitched: 127.0 - Braudilio Vinent, Orientales
• Strikeouts: 97 - Rogelio García, Pinar del Río
• Earned Run Average: 0.62 - Omar Carrero, Camagüeyanos

Sources

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