1996–97 Cuban National Series

The 36th Cuban National Series saw Pinar del Río post the league's best regular-season record. In the playoffs, the Vegueros, led by Omar Linares, went undefeated, sweeping both best-of-seven series.

Standings

Group A

Team W L Pct. GB
Pinar del Río 50 15 .769 -
Metropolitanos 42 23 .646 8
Matanzas 39 26 .600 11
Isla de la Juventud 31 34 .476 19

Group B

Team W L Pct. GB
Industriales 33 32 .520 -
La Habana 30 35 .461 4
Cienfuegos 25 40 .384 9
Sancti Spíritus 16 49 .246 18

Group C

Team W L Pct. GB
Villa Clara 37 27 .578 -
Camagüey 33 32 .507 412
Las Tunas 28 37 .430 912
Ciego de Ávila 20 45 .307 1712

Group D

Team W L Pct. GB
Santiago de Cuba 49 16 .753 -
Holguín 34 31 .523 15
Granma 28 37 .430 21
Guantánamo 23 41 .359 2512

Source:[1]

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
A Pinar del Río 4
B Industriales 0
A Pinar del Río 4
C Villa Clara 0
C Villa Clara 4
D Santiago de Cuba 2

References

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

Further reading

  • "Cronología: 1997" (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.)
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