Wood Bat vs. Aluminium: Two Ideal Cuba Teams and What Their Numbers Said

By Pablo Picardo

The national pastime of all Cubans throughout the year gives us multiple emotions that keep us in suspense throughout the entire tournament, always with the reward of having satisfaction and joy from the team of our choice.

There are many controversies throughout the country due to countless comparisons between athletes with spectacular numbers, but their performances are always influenced by the different stages in which they played, such is the case of Omar Linares from Pinar del Río and the star of the Astros Houston’s Yulieski Gurriel or first baseman José Dariel Abreu and Escambray Giant Antonio Muñoz.

That is why we will be selecting two teams with the best numbers in our opinion, both with wooden and aluminum bats throughout the first 39 National Baseball Series, always bearing in mind that the wooden bat had its foray into National Series from 1962 to 1977.

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Next, the players are presented with their statistical numbers using only the wooden bat and players who used the aluminum bat from 1977 to 11/28/99, so players who have used both types of bat are not included.

The teams we select are made up of players who at different times were part of the Cuban baseball teams.

Wood bat team from 1962-1977.

Receivers:

Names and surnames SJ VB C H bird 2B 3B HR IQ TB SLU
Lazarus Perez 16 2262 243 492 218 83 fifteen 35 278 710 314
Ricardo Lazo eleven 1367 140 347 254 36 6 eleven 174 428 313

Infielders:

Names and surnames SJ VB C H bird 2B 3B HR IQ TB SLU
Elpidio Mancebo fifteen 3277 516 922 281 164 31 40 372 1268 387
Philip Sarduy 14 3363 489 876 260 120 29 60 375 1354 375
felix isasi 14 2718 415 797 293 130 14 23 304 1154 425
Urban Gonzalez 13 2611 293 723 277 89 18 17 293 899 344
Rudolph Bridge 10 2656 375 710 267 90 twenty 14 227 882 332
Agustin Arias 12 2869 371 751 262 109 30 38 328 1034 360
Owen Blandino 16 2869 351 745 260 88 38 41 208 1032 360
Vincent Diaz 12 3207 418 874 273 99 25 17 276 1074 335

gardeners:

Names and surnames SJ VB C H bird 2B 3B HR IQ TB SLU
Armando Capiro eleven 2653 422 789 297 121 35 97 444 1271 479
Miguel Cuevas 13 2821 362 786 279 118 fifteen 75 522 1159 411
Fermin Laffita 12 2992 436 855 286 121 32 49 398 1187 397
Wilfredo Sánchez eleven 2942 426 967 329 105 43 5 219 1173 399
Eulogios Osorio 14 3309 442 950 287 156 28 twenty 294 1222 369
Rigoberto Rosique 13 2525 372 753 298 84 24 twenty-one 256 953 377

Starting Pitchers:

Names and surnames SJ THE CL PCL SW bb JG JP bird
John Perez Perez 9 1069.1 211 1.78 843 424 72 47 605
Braudilio Vinent 10 1351.1 209 1.39 973 449 101 58 635
July Romero 6 827.1 124 1.35 647 332 51 39 567
Oscar Romero 12 1276.1 313 2.21 733 499 79 75 513
Santiago Mederos
Juan Carlos Olive 5 410.1 90 1.98 238 145 29 23 558

Relief Pitchers:

Names and surnames SJ THE CL PCL SW bb JG JP bird
Raul Lopez 8 416.0 87 1.88 233 133 32 twenty 615
Ramon Villabrille 9 316.2 71 2.02 227 117 25 8 758
Lazarus Santana 13 1407.0 334 2.14 758 508 99 74 572

Clarification: Players with a wooden bat will have the statistics of the “Ten Million Series” added separately, since they were later incorporated into their historical work.

Ten Million Series

Receivers:

Names and surnames VB C H bird 2B 3B HR IQ TB SLU
Lazarus Perez 218 18 46 211 8 3 7 31 81 372

Infielders:

Names and surnames VB C H bird 2B 3B HR IQ TB SLU
Elpidio Mancebo 291 27 69 237 12 4 one 23 92 316
Philip Sarduy 292 41 77 264 6 two two 27 93 318
felix isasi 158 twenty-one fifty 316 eleven 0 two 17 67 424
Urban Gonzalez 253 24 69 273 8 0 one 27 80 316
Rudolph Bridge 293 39 81 277 eleven two 3 27 105 358
Agustin Arias 302 31 63 209 8 4 one fifteen 82 271
Owen Blandino 248 26 51 206 13 one 4 16 78 314
Vincent Diaz 351 Four. Five 100 285 twenty 3 one 31 129 367

Gardeners:

Names and surnames VB C H bird 2B 3B HR IQ TB SLU
Armando Capiro 211 23 46 218 eleven 3 4 29 75 355
Miguel Cuevas 323 3. 4 90 279 9 two 8 51 127 393
Fermin Laffita 291 3. 4 87 299 14 0 7 27 122 419
Antonio Jimenez 307 42 75 244 7 one 0 22 84 274
Wilfredo Sánchez 316 47 116 367 10 4 3 32 143 452
Eulogios Osorio 267 32 68 255 6 3 one twenty-one 83 311
Rigoberto Rosique 277 3. 4 92 332 10 two one 24 109 393

Starting Pitchers:

Names and surnames THE CL PCL SW bb JG JP bird
John Perez Perez 126.2 28 1.99 79 61 9 3 750
Braudilio Vinent 108.1 22 1.83 63 51 8 9 471
Oscar Romero 122.2 23 1.69 78 55 13 6 684
Santiago Mederos 128.0 25 1.76 102 37 eleven 7 611

Relief Pitchers:

Names and surnames THE CL PCL SW bb JG JP bird
Lazarus Santana 120.0 24 1.80 72 44 8 8 500

Team with Aluminum Bat from 1977-1999.

Receivers:

Names and surnames SJ VB C H bird 2B 3B HR IQ TB SLU
peter medina eleven 3975 757 1210 304 178 fifteen 197 751 2009 505
Pedro L. Rodriguez 14 4793 871 1599 334 281 53 193 802 2565 535

Infielders:

Names and surnames SJ VB C H bird 2B 3B HR IQ TB SLU
Antonio Munoz 14 4574 884 1391 304 233 28 285 1023 2535 554
Agustin Marquetti 10 4166 503 1211 291 174 12 125 688 1784 428
Anthony Pacheco 19 6445 1166 2158 335 331 60 265 1202 3404 528
John Padilla 16 5923 929 1828 309 283 63 148 880 2681 453
Luis Ulacia 18 6192 1028 1951 315 243 53 137 628 2711 438
peter jova 12 4130 694 1345 326 167 40 26 415 1670 404
Omar Linares 17 5301 1411 1954 369 281 51 379 1106 3474 655
Pedro J Rodriguez eleven 3159 565 922 292 138 6 243 783 1801 570

Gardeners:

Names and surnames SJ VB C H bird 2B 3B HR IQ TB SLU
Lourdes Gourriel 19 6116 1104 1983 324 319 37 246 1055 3114 509
Fernando Sanchez 17 5971 948 1876 314 304 47 245 1028 3009 504
Ermidelio Urrutia fifteen 4904 845 1536 313 261 35 219 850 2524 515
Victor Mesa 19 6834 1282 2171 318 351 46 273 1174 3433 502
Luis G. Casanova 16 5138 1124 1666 324 276 41 305 1047 2939 572
Lazarus Junco 18 5780 1018 1641 284 277 27 405 1180 3187 551

Starting Pitchers:

Names and surnames SJ THE CL PCL SW bb JG JP bird
Roger Garcia 12 2260.2 617 2.46 2152 884 182 86 679
Lazarus Valley 12 1525.1 569 3.36 1211 531 121 59 672
Jorge L. Valdés 19 3123.0 1087 3.13 1975 1020 2. 3. 4 164 588
Omar Ajete 14 2224.0 815 3.30 1701 645 168 94 641
Joseph L. German 17 2472.0 860 3.13 1447 692 174 125 582

Relief Pitchers:

Names and surnames SJ THE CL PCL SW bb JG JP bird
Euclid Rojas 13 847.2 276 2.93 625 285 59 42 584
Wilson Hawthorne 9 970.2 374 3.47 471 272 75 38 664

In the statistics that have been compiled, it can be seen how the batters who played with an aluminum bat achieved a higher performance than those obtained with a wooden bat.

However, in the present comparative analysis that was carried out, it is necessary to consider the types of balls used and the different structures that have been modified throughout the history of this sport in our country.

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Wood Bat vs. Aluminium: Two Ideal Cuba Teams and What Their Numbers Said