1998–99 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season
The 1998–99 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season (Spanish: Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional or LVBP):
Regular season standings
[edit]Eastern Division
[edit]| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (C)Navegantes de Magallanes | 35 | 27 | .565 | – |
| (C)Leones del Caracas | 34 | 28 | .548 | 1 |
| Tiburones de la Guaira | 30 | 33 | .476 | 5.5 |
| Caribes de Oriente | 24 | 37 | .393 | 10.5 |
Western Division
[edit]| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (C)Cardenales de Lara | 35 | 26 | .574 | – |
| (C)Tigres de Aragua | 34 | 28 | .548 | 1.5 |
| (C)Aguilas del Zulia | 31 | 32 | .492 | 5 |
| Pastora de los Llanos | 25 | 37 | .403 | 10.5 |
(C)Classified to the Round Robin
Wild Card
[edit]| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Aguilas del Zulia | 31 | 32 | .492 | – |
| #Tiburones de la Guaira | 30 | 33 | .476 | 1 |
| Pastora de los Llanos | 25 | 37 | .403 | 5.5 |
| Caribes de Oriente | 24 | 37 | .393 | 6 |
(#)Zulia and La Guaira played a one-game playoff
Round robin
[edit]| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (C)Leones del Caracas | 10 | 6 | .625 | – |
| (C)Cardenales de Lara | 10 | 6 | .625 | – |
| Aguilas del Zulia | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 |
| Navegantes del Magallanes | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3 |
| Tigres de Aragua | 4 | 12 | .250 | 6 |
(C)Classified to the Championship series.
Championship series
[edit]| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardenales de Lara | 4 | 2 | .667 | – |
| Leones del Caracas | 2 | 4 | .333 | – |
Cardenales de Lara LVBP 1998-1999 Champions
Awards
[edit]Most Valuable Player (Víctor Davalillo Award): Luis Raven (Los Llanos)
Overall Offensive Performer of the year: Luis Raven (Los Llanos)
Rookie of the year: Luis Rivas (Magallanes)
Comeback of the year: Pedro Castellano (Aragua)
Pitcher of the year (Carrao Bracho Award): Mike Romano (Lara)
Reliever of the year: Orber Moreno (Caracas)