1998–99 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season

The 1998-99 season of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (Spanish: Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional or LVBP):

Contents

Regular season standings

Eastern Division

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

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

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

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

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

MVP ("Vitico" 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)