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The inaugural season of the Cuban National Series was won by Occidentales, composed largely of players from Pinar del Río.
The second season of the Cuban National Series was a display of parity, as three of the four teams were within one game of .500. Tied at the top were Industriales and Oriente, so they played a best-of-three tie-breaker to decide the title, resulting in the first of many titles for Industriales.
The third Cuban National Series ended with the second straight championship for Industriales.
The fifth season of the Cuban National Series saw expansion both in the number of teams and the number of games played. Two new teams, Henequeneros and Centrales, were formed, and the schedule was nearly doubled, from 39 games per team to 65.
In the seventh season of the Cuban National Series, Habana won the title, outdistancing Industriales by five games. The season saw a significant expansion of the league, from six to 12 teams. Additionally, each team's schedule grew from 65 to 99 games.
The 11th season of the Cuban National Series ended with a repeat champion, Azucareros. They defeated Mineros, two games to one, in a best-of-three tie-breaker after the teams tied for the best regular-season record. Mineros had a 25-game winning streak during the season, while Matanzas lost 25 in a row.
The 14th Cuban National Series was won by Agricultores, a team from Havana, who finished just one game ahead of two other teams. The short season of 39 games coincided with the first Selective Series, a sort of domestic all-star league for Cuban baseball players. While the size of the league remained the same as during the prior season, half of the teams in the league changed.
The 15th Cuban National Series was won by Ganaderos, representing the province of Camagüey. They finished the season with all other teams more than five games behind. The length of schedule and the teams within the league remained the same as the prior season.
The 16th Cuban National Series won won by Citricultores, hailing from Matanzas Province. They finished with a slim lead over Vegueros from Pinar del Río Province. The length of schedule and the teams within the league again remained the same as the prior season.
The 18th season of the Cuban National Series saw Sancti Spíritus win its first championship, edging Villa Clara and defending champion Vegueros to win the league with a 39–12 record.
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.
The 20th Cuban National Series saw Vegueros, from Pinar del Río Province, win its second title, with Villa Clara and Citricultores each finishing three games behind. The 18 teams of the league, each with a 51-game schedule, remained unchanged from the prior season.
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.
The 22nd season of the Cuban National Series was dominated by Villa Clara, who finished with a seven-game lead over second-place finishers Citricultores and Camagüey. The league's 51-game schedule and 18 teams remained unchanged from the prior season.
The 24th Cuban National Series saw Vegueros of Pinar del Río Province win the title, outdistancing Camagüey by seven games. The Vegueros roster included notable players Luis Casanova, Omar Ajete, and Omar Linares. Forestales, also from Pinar del Río, again finished atop the second division.
Santiago de Cuba won its third straight Cuban National Series crown, under manager Higinio Vélez.
The 38th Cuban National Series saw Santiago de Cuba, which qualified for the playoffs, win three close series to take its first title in ten years.
Pinar del Río won its second straight Cuban National Series. Perennial cellar-dwellers Guantánamo and Ciego de Ávila made the playoffs, where they were promptly swept in three games.
References
- ↑ "Las 40 primeras Series Nacionales". Granma (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
