1989-1990 Cuban National League

The 1989-1990 season was the twenty-ninth season of Cuba's national baseball system.

Serie Nacional

The 29th Serie Nacional was won by Henequeneros, who were managed by Gerardo Junco. The team won the title by winning a playoff series versus the defending champion Santiago de Cuba.

For the first (and only) time in Serie Nacional history two postseason series are played. The first for the championship between the first-place teams in each zona; and the second between the third-place teams of each zona. In the best-of-seven first-place series, Henequeneros of Zona Occidental defeat Santiago de Cuba of Zona Oriental, 4-2. In the best-of-five third-place series, Industriales (Zona Occidental) defeat Granma (Zona Oriental), 3-0.

Omar Linares of Vegueros wins his third batting championship with a .442 average, 76 hits in 172 at-bats. Industriales pitcher Lázaro Valle posts a 8 – 1, the best in the league while fellow capitalino, Osvaldo Fernández G. of Metropolitanos wins a league-leading 12 games.

Standings

Bold indicates Zona champion; Italics indicates Serie Nacional champion

Zona Occidental

Team	G	W	L	WPCT	GB
Henequeneros	48	37	11	0.771	-.-
Industriales	48	33	15	0.688	4.0
Vegueros	48	33	15	0.688	4.0
Metropolitanos	48	31	17	0.646	6.0
La Habana	48	27	21	0.563	10.0
Cienfuegos	48	18	30	0.375	19.0
Citricultores	48	15	33	0.313	22.0
Isla de la Juventud	48	14	34	0.292	23.0
Forestales	48	8	40	0.167	29.0

Zona Oriental

Team	G	W	L	WPCT	GB
Santiago de Cuba	48	36	12	0.750	-.-
Granma	48	28	20	0.583	8.0
Villa Clara	48	26	22	0.542	10.0
Holguín	48	26	22	0.542	10.0
Las Tunas	48	25	23	0.521	11.0
Camagüey	48	24	24	0.500	12.0
Sancti Spíritus	48	18	30	0.375	18.0
Ciego de Ávila	48	17	31	0.354	19.0
Guantánamo	48	16	32	0.333	20.0

Playoffs

The XXIX Serie Nacional featured two postseason series; the first for the championship between the first-place teams in each zona; and the second between the third-place teams. In the first-place series, Henequeneros (Zona Occidental) defeated Santiago de Cuba (Zona Oriental), 4-2. In the third-place series, Industriales (Zona Occidental) defeated Granma (Zona Oriental), 3-0.

Leaders

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

Batting

Stat		Zona Occidental					Zona Oriental
		Leader	Team	Number	Notes		Leader	Team	Number	Notes
Batting Average		Omar Linares	Vegueros	.442	76 hits in 172 at-bats		Luis Enrique Gourriel Sr.	Sancti Spíritus	385	69 hits in 179 at-bats
Runs Scored		Omar Linares	Vegueros	52			Santiago V. Bejerano	Granma	54
Base Hits		José Estrada	Henequeneros	77			Santiago V. Bejerano	Granma	72
Doubles		Fernando Sánchez	Henequeneros	15			Víctor Mesa	Villa Clara	17
Triples		Enrique Díaz Dioel Reyes	Metropolitanos Isla de la Juventud	5			Amado Zamora Juan García Santiago V. Bejerano	Villa Clara Ciego de Ávila Granma	4
Home Runs		Lázaro Junco	Henequeneros	16			Ermidelio Urrutia	Las Tunas	20
Runs Batted In		Lázaro Junco	Henequeneros	51			Pablo Bejerano	Granma	58
Base-on-Balls		Omar Linares	Vegueros	40			Orestes Kindelán	Santiago de Cuba	44
Intentional Base-on-Balls		Omar Linares Romelio Martínez Antonio Muñoz Lázaro López	Vegueros La Habana Cienfuegos Cienfuegos	6			Lourdes Gourriel Sr. Alejo O'Reilly	Sancti Spíritus Ciego de Ávila	8
Hit-by-Pitch		Eduardo Leal	La Habana	12			Jorge García José Ramos	Ciego de Ávila Las Tunas	10
Strikeouts		Carlos Frómeta	Citricultores	41			Juan C. Luna	Las Tunas	46
Sacrifice Hit		Armando Dueñas Sr.	Henequeneros	6			Oel Brito	Las Tunas	9
Sacrifice Fly		Luis D. Pérez	Metropolitanos	7			Rafael O. Acebey Pablo Bejerano Gabriel Pierre	Villa Clara Granma Santiago de Cuba	5	?Name
Stolen Bases		Enrique Díaz	Metropolitanos	31			Henry González José García	Holguín Ciego de Ávila	14	Leader

Pitching

Stat		Zona Occidental					Zona Oriental
		Leader	Team	Number	Notes		Leader	Team	Number	Notes
Wins		Osvaldo Fernández G.	Metropolitanos	12			Wilson Hawthorne Juan C. Pérez	Santiago de Cuba Las Tunas	10
Win-Loss Percentage		Lázaro Valle	Industriales	0.889	8 - 1		Ernesto Guevara José L. Alemán	Granma Santiago de Cuba	.833	5 - 1, Leader with most games started 5 – 1
Earned Run Average		Jorge F. Fumero	Metropolitanos	1.44	10 ER in 62.1 IP		Reinaldo Santana	Villa Clara	2.04	14 ER in 61.2 IP
Innings Pitched		Osvaldo Fernández G.	Metropolitanos	119.2			Juan C. Pérez	Las Tunas	111.1
Games Pitched		Dessy Lomba	Cienfuegos	21			Reinaldo Santana Teófilo Pérez José M. Báez	Villa Clara Camagüey Las Tunas	19
Games Started		Osvaldo Fernández G.	Metropolitanos	14			Buenafé Napóles Gustavo Labernia Juan C. Pérez	Camagüey Holguín Las Tunas	13
Games Relieved		Leovigildo Casanova	Vegueros	18			Giorge Díaz	Guantánamo	17
Complete Games		Osvaldo Fernández G.	Metropolitanos	12			Gustavo Labernia Ariel Cutiño Juan C. Pérez	Holguín Santiago de Cuba Las Tunas	7
Shutouts		Carlos Mesa	Henequeneros	3			Gustavo Labernia	Holguín	3
Hits Allowed		Leonardo Tamayo	Metropolitanos	98			Ramón Gardón	Sancti Spíritus	98
Strikeouts		Osvaldo Fernández G.	Metropolitanos	118			Juan C. Pérez	Las Tunas	117
Base-on-Balls		Ariel Prieto	Isla de la Juventud	51			Juan C. Pérez	Las Tunas	67
Intentional Base-on-Balls		Dessy Lomba	Cienfuegos	7			José M. Báez	Las Tunas	8
Hit Batters		Esteban Puig Bárbaro Arruebarruena	Citricultores Cienfuegos	8			Óscar Gil	Holguín	12

Award Winners

The Most Valuable Player (Jugadores más Valiosos) was Omar Linares a third baseman with Vegueros. The Most Valuable Pitcher (Lanzadores más Valiosos) was Osvaldo Fernández of Metropolitanos. Rubén Rodríguez of Santiago de Cuba was the Series' Rookie of the Year (Novatos del Año).

Series Selectivas

The sixteenth Series Selectivas was won by Habana, managed by ]Servio Borges.

Standings

Team	G	W	L	WPCT	GB
Habana	63	46	17	0.730	-.-
Pinar del Río	63	41	22	0.651	5.0
Agropecuarios	63	38	25	0.603	8.0
Las Villas	63	31	32	0.492	15.0
Mineros	63	25	38	0.397	21.0
Matanzas	61	24	37	0.393	21.0
Serranos	63	23	40	0.365	23.0
Camagüeyanos	61	22	39	0.361	23.0

Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average: .416 - Antonio González, Habana
• Base Hits: 90 - Omar Linares, Pinar del Río
• Runs Scored: 63 - Gerardo Miranda, Agropecuarios
• Doubles: 24 - Ermidelio Urrutia, Mineros
• Triples: 5 - Juan Bruzón, Mineros
• Home Runs: 23 - Leonel Moa, Camagüeyanos
• Runs Batted In: 64 - Romelio Martínez, Agropecuarios
• Stolen Bases: 22 - Victor Mesa, Las Villas

Pitching

• Win-Loss Percentage: 0.909 (10 - 1) - Orlando Hernández, Habana
• Games Pitched: 24 - Emiliano Diament, Serranos
• Complete Games: 9 - José Ibar, Agropecuarios; Remigio Leal, Pinar del Río; Jorge Luis Valdés, Matanzas; Omar Ajete, Pinar del Río
• Wins: 14 - Omar Ajete, Pinar del Río
• Innings Pitched: 134.0 - Omar Ajete, Pinar del Río
• Strikeouts: 106 - Omar Ajete, Pinar del Río
• Earned Run Average: 2.20 - José Ibar, Agropecuarios

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