The silver jubilee 25th season of the Cuban National Series was the first to feature a scheduled postseason,[a] as the first-place and second-place teams from each of the new Eastern and Western divisions qualified for a round-robin tournament to determine the league champion. The 18 teams in the league remained unchanged from recent seasons, but each team's regular-season schedule was reduced from 75 games to 48 games.[b]
| 1985–86 Cuban National Series Serie Nacional de Béisbol 1985–86 | |
|---|---|
| League | Cuban National Series |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Number of games | 48 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Eastern zone | |
| Best record | Villa Clara (35–13) |
| Western zone | |
| Best record | Industriales (37–11) |
| Postseason | |
| Round-robin tournament | |
| Champions | Industriales (6–0) |
| Runners-up | Vegueros (4–2) |
Advancing to the playoffs were Industriales, Vegueros, Santiago de Cuba and Villa Clara. Industriales went undefeated as they swept their competitors, clinching their sixth league title via a walk-off home run by Agustin Marquetti in extra innings against Vegueros on January 19, 1986, in front of their home fans.[1]
Standings edit
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Postseason edit
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industriales | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | - |
| Vegueros | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 |
| Santiago de Cuba | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5 |
| Villa Clara | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5 |
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Juego Decisivo Serie Nacional 1985-1986 Vegueros-Industriales, Fin del juego del 10mo al 12 inning". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Las 40 primeras Series Nacionales". Granma (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 27, 2014.
Further reading edit
- "Cronología: 1986" (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.)