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

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

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)