1987–88 Cuban National Series

1987–88 Cuban National Series Serie Nacional de Béisbol 1987–88
League	Cuban National Series
Sport	Baseball
Number of games	48
Number of teams	18
Eastern zone
Best record	Santiago de Cuba (40–8)
Western zone
Best record	La Habana (39–9)
Postseason
Round-robin tournament
Champions	Vegueros (5–1)
Runners-up	La Habana & Santiago de Cuba (3–3)

In the 27th season of the Cuban National Series, Vegueros, from Pinar del Río Province, repeated as champions. La Habana and Santiago de Cuba both won at least 80% of their regular-season games, but Vegueros, with an all-star lineup including Luis Casanova and Omar Linares, prevailed in the postseason. Camagüey advanced to the four-team round-robin tournament for the first time, but lost all but one of their games. The 18 teams within the league, each playing a 48-game regular-season schedule, remained unchanged from recent seasons.

Standings

Western zone Team W L Pct. GB La Habana 39 9 .800 - Vegueros (Pinar del Río) 35 13 .729 4 Industriales (Havana) 34 14 .708 5 Henequeneros (Matanzas) 26 22 .541 13 Metropolitanos (Havana) 22 26 .458 17 Cienfuegos 22 26 .458 17 Forestales (Pinar del Río) 18 30 .375 21 Isla de la Juventud 10 38 .208 29 Citricultores (Matanzas) 10 38 .208 29

Eastern zone Team W L Pct. GB Santiago de Cuba 40 8 .833 - Camagüey 29 19 .604 11 Granma 29 19 .604 11 Villa Clara 25 23 .520 15 Las Tunas 22 26 .458 18 Ciego de Ávila 20 28 .416 20 Sancti Spíritus 20 28 .416 20 Holguín 17 31 .354 23 Guantánamo 14 34 .291 26

Source:[1]

Postseason

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Vegueros	5	1	.833	-
Santiago de Cuba	3	3	.500	2
La Habana	3	3	.500	2
Camagüey	1	5	.167	4

References

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

Further reading

• "Cronología: 1988" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 26, 2005. Retrieved 2006-10-11. (Note - text is printed in a white font on a white background, depending on browser used.)