1991-1992 Cuban National League
(Redirected from 1992 Cuban Serie Nacional)
The 1991-1992 season was the thirty-first season of Cuba's national baseball system.
Serie Nacional[edit]
The 31st Serie Nacional was won by Industriales, who were managed by Jorge Trigoura. Los azules win the finals 4 game to 1 over defending two-time champion Henequeneros.
Omar Linares (Vegueros) is once again league's batting champion with a .386 average, 54 hits in 140 at-bats. Romelio Martínez of Holguín interrupts Lázaro Junco's run of four consecutive home run titles by hitting 19 round-trippers. Jorge Luis Valdés wins twelve games for Henequeneros with no losses for a record 12 – 0 win-loss line. Industriales pitcher Francisco Despaigne posts a 0.92 ERA, to lead the league by giving up 5 earned runs in 48.2 innings pitched.
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates Zona champion; Italics indicates Serie Nacional champion
Zona Occidental[edit]
| Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industriales | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0.750 | -.- |
| Henequeneros | 48 | 31 | 17 | 0.646 | 5.0 |
| La Habana | 48 | 31 | 17 | 0.646 | 5.0 |
| Vegueros | 48 | 30 | 18 | 0.625 | 6.0 |
| Metropolitanos | 48 | 28 | 20 | 0.583 | 8.0 |
| Cienfuegos | 48 | 20 | 28 | 0.417 | 16.0 |
| Isla de la Juventud | 48 | 16 | 32 | 0.333 | 20.0 |
| Forestales | 48 | 14 | 34 | 0.292 | 22.0 |
| Citricultores | 48 | 10 | 38 | 0.208 | 26.0 |
Zona Oriental[edit]
| Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camagüey | 48 | 29 | 19 | 0.604 | -.- |
| Granma | 48 | 28 | 20 | 0.583 | 1.0 |
| Holguín | 48 | 27 | 21 | 0.563 | 2.0 |
| Las Tunas | 47 | 26 | 21 | 0.553 | 2.5 |
| Santiago de Cuba | 48 | 26 | 22 | 0.542 | 3.0 |
| Villa Clara | 48 | 25 | 23 | 0.521 | 4.0 |
| Ciego de Ávila | 47 | 21 | 26 | 0.447 | 7.5 |
| Guantánamo | 48 | 18 | 30 | 0.375 | 11.0 |
| Sancti Spíritus | 48 | 15 | 33 | 0.313 | 14.0 |
Playoffs[edit]
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| OCC1 | Industriales | 3 | ||||||
| OTE2 | Granma | 0 | ||||||
| OCC1 | Industriales | 4 | ||||||
| OCC2 | Henequeneros | 1 | ||||||
| OTE1 | Camagüey | 0 | ||||||
| OCC2 | Henequeneros | 3 | ||||||
Leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates either wooden bat record or aluminum bat record (1976-1977 to 1998-1999), Italics indicate Serie Nacional record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
Award Winners[edit]
The Most Valuable Player (Jugadores más Valiosos) was Jorge Luis Valdés a pitcher with Henequeneros. The Most Valuable Pitcher (Lanzadores más Valiosos) was Jorge Luis Valdés of Henequeneros. René Espín of Metropolitanos and Jorge Díaz Olano of Villa Clara were the Series' Rookie of the Year (Novatos del Año).
Series Selectivas[edit]
The eighteenth Series Selectivas was won by Serranos, winners of the Zona Oriental, managed by the Higinio Vélez. The team defeated Habana, winners of the Zona Occidental, in a best-of- final series.
Standings[edit]
| Zona Occidental | Zona Oriental | Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB | Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habana | 62 | 41 | 21 | 0.661 | -.- | Serranos | 63 | 36 | 27 | 0.571 | -.- | ||||||||
| Pinar del Río | 63 | 37 | 26 | 0.587 | 4.5 | Las Villas | 62 | 30 | 32 | 0.484 | 5.5 | ||||||||
| Matanzas | 62 | 28 | 34 | 0.452 | 13.0 | Camagüeyanos | 62 | 27 | 35 | 0.435 | 8.5 | ||||||||
| Agropecuarios | 63 | 27 | 36 | 0.429 | 14.5 | Mineros | 63 | 24 | 39 | 0.381 | 12.0 | ||||||||
Playoffs[edit]
The Series Selectivas Finals featured the winners of the Zona Occidental and Zona Oriental facing off in a best-of-seven series. Serranos (Serranos (Series Selectivas)|Serranos) defeated the Habana (Occidental), 4 games to 3.
Leaders[edit]
Batting[edit]
- Batting Average: .398 - Omar Linares, Pinar del Río
- Base Hits: 96 - Reemberto Rosell, Las Villas
- Runs Scored: 65 - Omar Linares, Pinar del Río
- Doubles: 19 - Pedro Luis Rodríguez, Agropecuarios
- Triples: 7 - Reemberto Rosell, Las Villas
- Home Runs: 23 - Omar Linares, Pinar del Río
- Runs Batted In: 58 - Omar Linares, Pinar del Río
- Stolen Bases: 52 - Victor Mesa, Las Villas
Pitching[edit]
- Win-Loss Percentage: 0.833 (10 - 2) - Orlando Hernández, Habana
- Games Pitched: 25 - Jesús Bosmenier, Pinar del Río
- Complete Games: 10 - Rolando Arrojo, Las Villas
- Wins: 10 - Orlando Hernández, Habana
- Innings Pitched: 116.1 - Osvaldo Fernández Rodríguez, Mineros
- Strikeouts: 89 - Faustino Corrales, Pinar del Río
- Earned Run Average: 2.23 - Orlando Hernández, Habana
Sources[edit]
- (March 17, 2004). "Cronología: 1992 (Spanish)". Radiococo. Radiococo. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
- (March 22, 2004). "Tabla de Posiciones de la XXXI serie 1992 (Spanish)". Radiococo. Radiococo. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
- (November 18, 2005). "Guía Digital 2005-06". Guía Oficial de Béisbol 2005 (Digital). Instituto Nacional de Deportes, Educación Física y Recreación. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
- Peter C. Bjarkman. A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864–2006. : McFarland, 2007. ISBN 0786428295
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