1981–82 Cuban National Series

In the 21st season of Cuban National Series, Vegueros, from Pinar del Río Province, repeated as champions, finishing with a one-game lead over Citricultores, from Matanzas Province. Metropolitanos finished well ahead of its Havana rival, Industriales. The league's teams and length of schedule remained unchanged from the prior season.

1981–82 Cuban National Series
Serie Nacional de Béisbol 1981–82
LeagueCuban National Series
SportBaseball
Number of games51
Number of teams18
Regular season
ChampionVegueros (36–15)
SNB seasons

In March 1982, the league was marred by a gambling-related corruption scandal, which saw at least 17 players and coaches suspended and arrested.[1]

Standings

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Team W L Pct. GB
Vegueros (Pinar del Río) 36 15 .705 -
Citricultores (Matanzas) 35 16 .686 1
Metropolitanos (Havana) 34 17 .666 2
Forestales (Pinar del Río) 33 18 .647 3
Cienfuegos 29 22 .568 7
Henequeneros (Matanzas) 28 23 .540 8
Industriales (Havana) 27 24 .529 9
Granma 26 25 .509 10
Guantánamo 26 25 .509 10
Villa Clara 24 27 .470 12
Camagüey 23 28 .450 13
La Habana 22 29 .431 14
Ciego de Ávila 22 29 .431 14
Sancti Spíritus 21 30 .411 15
Santiago de Cuba 21 30 .411 15
Isla de la Juventud 21 30 .411 15
Holguín 17 34 .333 19
Las Tunas 14 37 .270 22

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Dave (March 28, 1982). "Cuba Faces Own Baseball Scandal". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The New York Times. p. 3F. Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Las 40 primeras Series Nacionales". Granma (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 27, 2014.

Further reading

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  • "Cronología: 1982" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 26, 2005. Retrieved 2006-10-08. (Note - text is printed in a white font on a white background, depending on browser used.)