1979–80 Cuban National Series

1979–80 Cuban National Series Serie Nacional de Béisbol 1979–80
League	Cuban National Series
Sport	Baseball
Number of games	51
Number of teams	18
Regular season
Champion	Santiago de Cuba (35–16)

In the 19th season of the Cuban National Series, Santiago de Cuba won its first title, edging Villa Clara, Forestales, and Vegueros, each of which finished within two games of the champion. The league's 18 teams and 51-game schedule remained unchanged from the prior season.

Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Santiago de Cuba	35	16	.686	-
Villa Clara	34	17	.666	1
Forestales (Pinar del Río)	33	18	.647	2
Vegueros (Pinar del Río)	33	18	.647	2
Industriales (Havana)	31	20	.607	4
Sancti Spíritus	31	20	.607	4
Metropolitanos (Havana)	30	20	.600	4½
Holguín	28	21	.571	6
Henequeneros (Matanzas)	28	21	.571	6
Citricultores (Matanzas)	25	24	.510	9
Cienfuegos	26	25	.509	9
Granma	22	29	.431	13
Camagüey	21	30	.411	14
Guantánamo	18	33	.352	17
Ciego de Ávila	18	33	.352	17
La Habana	17	32	.346	17
Las Tunas	12	38	.240	22½
Isla de la Juventud	12	39	.235	23

Source:[1]

References

1. "Las 40 primeras Series Nacionales". Granma (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 27, 2014.

Further reading

• "Cronología: 1980" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 25, 2005. Retrieved 2006-10-05. (Note - text is printed in a white font on a white background, depending on browser used.)