1988–89 Cuban National Series

1988–89 Cuban National Series Serie Nacional de Béisbol 1988–89
League	Cuban National Series
Sport	Baseball
Number of games	48
Number of teams	18
Eastern zone
Best record	Granma, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey (29–19)
Western zone
Best record	Industriales (38–10)
Postseason
Round-robin tournament
Champions	Santiago de Cuba (5–1)
Runners-up	Industriales (4–2)

The 28th season of the Cuban National Series saw a three-way tie atop the Eastern division, with Granma and Santiago de Cuba advancing to the postseason, along with Industriales and Henequeneros from the Western division. The ensuing round-robin tournament was won by Santiago de Cuba, who won five of their six games. This was the final season with the postseason structured as a round-robin tournament. The 18 teams of the league, each with a 48-game regular-season schedule, was unchanged from recent seasons.

Standings

Western zone Team W L Pct. GB Industriales (Havana) 38 10 .791 - Henequeneros (Matanzas) 36 12 .750 2 La Habana 31 16 .659 6.5 Vegueros (Pinar del Río) 31 17 .645 7 Metropolitanos (Havana) 25 22 .531 12.5 Cienfuegos 18 29 .382 19.5 Isla de la Juventud 14 34 .291 24 Forestales (Pinar del Río) 12 36 .250 26 Citricultores (Matanzas) 9 38 .191 28.5

Eastern zone Team W L Pct. GB Santiago de Cuba 29 19 .604 - Granma 29 19 .604 - Camagüey 29 19 .604 - Villa Clara 26 22 .541 3 Ciego de Ávila 26 22 .541 3 Guantánamo 25 23 .520 4 Sancti Spíritus 20 28 .416 9 Las Tunas 19 29 .395 10 Holguín 13 35 .270 16

Source:[1]

Postseason

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Santiago de Cuba	5	1	.833	-
Industriales	4	2	.667	1
Granma	2	4	.333	3
Henequeneros	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: 1989" (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.)