1971–72 Cuban National Series

The eleventh season of Cuba's primary amateur baseball league ended with a repeat champion. For the second straight year, Azucareros won the Cuban National Series, defeating Mineros 2-1 games in best-of-three-playoffs after the teams tied for the best record in the league.

Standings[]

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Azucareros	52	14	.787	-
Mineros	52	14	.787	-
Industriales	51	15	.772	1
Granjeros	49	17	.742	3
	40	26	.606	12
La Habana	32	34	.484	20
	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

Playoff for the championship (best-of-three)[]

Azucareros - Mineros 2 - 1 games

Trivia[]

Mineros put together a 25-game winning streak during the season, while Matanzas lost 25 in a row.

References[]

"Las 40 primeras Series Nacionales". Granma (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 27, 2014.
"Cronología: 1972" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 25, 2005. Retrieved 2006-10-05. (Note - text is printed in a white font on a white background, depending on browser used.)

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