1986–87 Cuban National Series

1986–87 Cuban National Series Serie Nacional de Béisbol 1986–87
League	Cuban National Series
Sport	Baseball
Number of games	48
Number of teams	18
Eastern zone
Best record	Santiago de Cuba (35–13)
Western zone
Best record	Vegueros (34–13)
Postseason
Round-robin tournament
Champions	Vegueros (5–1)
Runners-up	Santiago de Cuba (3–3)

The 26th Cuban National Series was the second season the league held a postseason round-robin tournament to determine a champion. The four teams that qualified were the same as in the prior season: Vegueros from Pinar del Río Province, Industriales of Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Villa Clara. Vegueros captured the championship by winning five of their six postseason games. The league's 18 teams and 48-game regular-season schedule were unchanged from the prior season.

Standings

Western zone Team W L Pct. GB Vegueros (Pinar del Río) 34 13 .723 — Industriales (Havana) 30 17 .638 4 Metropolitanos (Havana) 28 20 .583 6.5 La Habana 26 20 .565 7.5 Citricultores (Matanzas) 23 22 .511 10 Cienfuegos 24 23 .510 10 Henequeneros (Matanzas) 20 28 .416 14.5 Forestales (Pinar del Río) 16 32 .333 18.5 Isla de la Juventud 10 36 .217 23.5

Eastern zone Team W L Pct. GB Santiago de Cuba 35 13 .729 — Villa Clara 33 14 .702 1.5 Granma 29 19 .604 6 Ciego de Ávila 26 22 .541 9 Camagüey 24 23 .510 10.5 Las Tunas 19 29 .395 16 Holguín 17 31 .354 18 Sancti Spíritus 16 32 .333 19 Guantánamo 16 32 .333 19

Source:[1]

Postseason

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Vegueros	5	1	.833	—
Santiago de Cuba	3	3	.500	2
Villa Clara	2	4	.333	3
Industriales	2	4	.333	3

References

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

Further reading

• "Cronología: 1987" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 26, 2005. Retrieved 2006-10-13. (Note - text is printed in a white font on a white background, depending on browser used.)