2001-02 Cuban National Series
Encyclopedia
The 41st Cuban National Series
saw a surprise champion, as Holguín
engineered a strong season to edge Santiago de Cuba
and win Group C. The Sabuesos then upended Camagüey
, Villa Clara
and finally Sancti Spíritus
--in a 2-1 seventh game--to take their first title.
Cuban National Series
The Cuban National Series is the primary domestic amateur baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the Series is a part of the Cuban national baseball system.-League structure:...
saw a surprise champion, as Holguín
Holguín Sabuesos
Holguín is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in eastern Holguín province, the Sabuesos have historically been a poor team, but made a surprising run in 2002 to claim their only championship.-Current roster:...
engineered a strong season to edge Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba Avispas
Santiago de Cuba is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series based in Estadio Guillermón Moncada in Santiago de Cuba. The Avispas are historically one of the most successful teams in the National Series, the main domestic competition in post-revolutionary Cuban baseball...
and win Group C. The Sabuesos then upended Camagüey
Camagüey Alfareros
Camagüey is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Formed after the Cuban state redefined its provinces in 1977, the Alfareros advanced the next season to the league championship series, but fell to Henequeneros...
, Villa Clara
Villa Clara Naranjas
Villa Clara is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in Santa Clara, the Naranjas or Azucareros have been one of the league's most successful squads over the last 30 years, winning championships in 1983, as well as three year run from 1993, 1994 and 1995. They also lost the 1996,...
and finally Sancti Spíritus
Sancti Spíritus Gallos
Sancti Spíritus is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Sancti Spíritus, nicknamed the Gallos won the series championship in 1978–79...
--in a 2-1 seventh game--to take their first title.
Western zone
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB Games behind In sports, the phrase games behind or games back , is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinar del Río | 64 | 26 | .711 | - |
| Isla de Juventud | 51 | 39 | .567 | 13 |
| Matanzas | 48 | 42 | .533 | 16 |
| Metropolitanos | 31 | 59 | .344 | 33 |
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB Games behind In sports, the phrase games behind or games back , is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sancti Spíritus | 53 | 37 | .589 | - |
| Industriales | 49 | 41 | .544 | 4 |
| La Habana | 45 | 45 | .500 | 8 |
| Cienfuegos | 33 | 57 | .367 | 20 |
Eastern zone
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB Games behind In sports, the phrase games behind or games back , is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Clara | 54 | 36 | .600 | - |
| Camagüey | 44 | 46 | .489 | 10 |
| Ciego de Avila | 42 | 48 | .467 | 12 |
| Las Tunas | 23 | 67 | .256 | 31 |
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB Games behind In sports, the phrase games behind or games back , is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holguín | 55 | 35 | .611 | - |
| Santiago de Cuba | 54 | 36 | .600 | 1 |
| Granma | 38 | 52 | .422 | 17 |
| Guantánamo | 36 | 54 | .400 | 19 |