1971–72 Cuban National Series

1971–72 Cuban National Series
*Serie Nacional de Béisbol 1971–72*
1971–72 Cuban National Series; Serie Nacional de Béisbol 1971–72
League	Cuban National Series
Sport	Baseball
Number of games	66
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Best record	Azucareros & Mineros (52–14)
Tie-breaker
Finals champions	Azucareros
Runners-up	Mineros
SNB seasons
	← 1970–71 1972–73 →

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.^{[citation needed]}

Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Azucareros	52	14	.787	-
Mineros	52	14	.787	-
Industriales	51	15	.772	1
Granjeros	49	17	.742	3
Henequeneros	40	26	.606	12
Habana	32	34	.484	20
Vegueros	29	37	.439	23
Oriente	24	42	.363	28
Camagüey	19	47	.287	33
Las Villas	18	48	.272	34
Pinar del Río	17	49	.257	35
Matanzas	13	53	.190	39

Source:^[1]

Tie-breaker

Azucareros defeated Mineros, 2–1 games

References

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

v t e Cuban National Series
Promotion to Cuban Elite League
Teams (founded)	Artemisa (2011) Camagüey (1977) Ciego de Ávila (1977) Cienfuegos (1977) Granma (1977) Guantánamo (1977) Holguín (1977) Industriales (Havana) (1961) Isla de la Juventud (1977) Las Tunas (1977) Matanzas (1992) Mayabeque (2011) Pinar del Río (1992) Sancti Spíritus (1977) Santiago de Cuba (1977) Villa Clara (1961)
Defunct teams	La Habana Province Metropolitanos (Havana) Agricultores Azucareros Camagüey Centrales Citricultores Forestales Ganaderos Granjeros Habana Henequeneros Las Villas Mineros Occidentales Oriente/Orientales Vegueros
Seasons	1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2022 2023
Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year
List of champions (1961–2022)

Standings

Tie-breaker

References

Further reading