1900 MLB Series •
Brooklyn Superbas (
Major League Baseball) •
Cubano club (
Cuban League) •
Habana (
Cuban League) •
San Francsico club (
Cuban League) The major league Brooklyn Superbas played four games in Havana against Cuban teams from November 5 through 25, winning all four games by lopsided scores. Brooklyn beat Cubano 12–2 and 10–2, Habana 13–1, and San Francisco 14–6. The series is best known for the
pitching performance of
José Méndez of Almendares, who had just gone 9–0 in his
rookie Cuban League season. In three appearances, Méndez held the Reds scoreless for 25 consecutive innings. In his first start, he pitched a
one-hitter and
struck out nine. His next appearance came in relief, where he held the Reds to two hits in seven innings. He concluded the series with another
shutout. Overall, he struck out 24,
walked three, and gave up eight hits in 25 scoreless innings.
1909 MLB Series •
Habana (
Cuban League) •
Almendares (
Cuban League) • All-Stars (
Major League Baseball) •
Detroit Tigers (
Major League Baseball) In the 1909 series, Habana went 6-3 in nine games to finish with the best winning percentage. Almendares went 5–3, and Detroit, the
American League pennant winner, went 4–8. Detroit star
Ty Cobb did not participate in the series. A major league all-star team, featuring
Addie Joss,
Mordecai Brown,
Sherry Magee, and
Fred Merkle played five games against the Cuban teams and went 2–3. The series featured an 11-inning
no-hitter pitched by
Eustaquio Pedroso of Almendares against
Bill Lelivelt of the Tigers. The game went to extra innings with the score tied 1–1, as Almendares had allowed an unearned run in the seventh inning on a throwing error. In the eleventh inning, a well-executed squeeze bunt by
Armando Cabañas gave Almendares a 2–1 victory.
1910 MLB Series •
Detroit Tigers (
Major League Baseball) •
Habana (
Cuban League) •
Almendares (
Cuban League) •
Philadelphia Athletics (
Major League Baseball) After two consecutive series in which Cuban teams had best winning percentage, in 1910 the American team finished with the best winning percentage, as the Detroit Tigers went 7–4 in 12 games.
1911 MLB Series •
New York Giants (
Major League Baseball) •
Philadelphia Phillies (
Major League Baseball) •
Almendares Park (
Cuban League) •
Havana Park (
Cuban League) The New York Giants, featuring
Baseball Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson, won 9 of their 12 games. The Phillies went 5–4, Almendares went 4–6, and the Havana Park club finished 3–8.
1912 MLB Series •
Philadelphia Athletics (
Major League Baseball) •
Almendares (
Cuban League) •
Habana (
Cuban League) Only three teams competed in the 1912 Cuban-American series, with the Philadelphia Athletics winning 10 of their 12 games. Philadelphia's
Eddie Collins batted .417, and pitcher
Jack Coombs won all five of his games. Habana went winless in six games.
1913 MLB Series •
Brooklyn Dodgers (
Major League Baseball) •
Habana (
Cuban League) •
Almendares (
Cuban League) The Brooklyn Dodgers went 10-5. Habana won three of their 7 games, and Almendares finished the series 2–6.
1915 MLB Series •
St. Louis Terriers (
Federal League –
Major League Baseball) The St. Louis Terriers, featuring pitcher
Eddie Plank and Cuban center fielder
Armando Marsans, went 7–2.
1919 MLB Series •
Pittsburgh Pirates (
Major League Baseball) •
Habana (
Cuban League) •
Almendares (
Cuban League) A record crowd of 10,619 turned out to see the first game of the series, a pitching duel between Pittsburgh's
Hal Carlson and Habana's
Oscar Tuero that Pittsburgh won 1–0. The Pirates went 10–6, while Habana was 4–4 and Almendares was 2–6.
1920 MLB Series •
New York Giants (
Major League Baseball) •
Habana (
Cuban League) •
Almendares (
Cuban League) • All-Cubans (a
Cuban League all-star team)
Babe Ruth was reportedly paid between $1,000 and $2,000 per game to join the Giants in the last half of the series. By the time he hit his first home run in his fifth game, Cuban slugger
Cristóbal Torriente had already stolen his thunder by hitting three home runs in one game (one of them off Ruth, who briefly pitched in the game). Almendares beat the Giants 4–2 (with two tied games), while the Giants won the series against Habana 6–1 (with one tie). A game against a Cuban all-star team also ended in a tie.
1921 MLB Series •
Brooklyn Dodgers (
Major League Baseball) •
Habana (
Cuban League) •
Almendares (
Cuban League) • Cuban All-Stars In games against Habana and Almendares, the Dodgers went 10–5. Those series were followed by a five-game series between the Dodgers and a Cuban all-star team; the Cubans won 3–2.
1936 MLB Series •
St. Louis Cardinals (
Major League Baseball) •
Habana (
Cuban League) •
Almendares (
Cuban League) As part of their spring training, the St. Louis Cardinals played four games in Havana against Habana and Almendares. Habana won both of their matches against the Cardinals, while the Cardinals swept both games from Almendares.
1937 MLB Series •
New York Giants (
Major League Baseball) •
Habana (
Cuban League) •
Almendares (
Cuban League) • Fortuna (amateur) • Armed Forces (amateur) Almendares beat the Giants in both games they played, 6–1 and 4–0, and Habana won their game 9–1. The Giants managed a 1–1 tie in a game against a Cuban all-star team, and beat Fortuna, an amateur team, 7–2. An
armed forces team also won a game against the Giants, 7–4. The St. Louis Cardinals also came to Havana to play two games against the Giants, which they split.
1940 MLB Series •
Cincinnati Reds (
Major League Baseball) • Cubans (a
Cuban League all-star team) During their 1940 spring training, the National League champion Cincinnati Reds played three games in Havana against a Cuban League all-star team. The Cubans won the first game 11–7, while the Reds won the second 6–1 behind the pitching of
Bucky Walters. The third game ended in a 4–4 tie.
1941 MLB Series •
Brooklyn Dodgers (
Major League Baseball) • Cubans (a
Cuban League all-star team) •
Boston Red Sox (
Major League Baseball) • All-Stars (a Cuban amateur all-star team) The Brooklyn Dodgers conducted their spring training in Havana. That spring the Dodgers played a five-game series against a Cuban League all-star team, going 2–2 with one tied game. The Dodgers also played series in Havana against the
New York Giants and the
Cleveland Indians. Another series was played in Havana between the
Cincinnati Reds and the
Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox also agreed to play one game against a Cuban amateur all-star team. The Cuban amateurs won, 2–1.
1942 MLB Series •
Brooklyn Dodgers (
Major League Baseball) • Cubans (a
Cuban League all-star team) The Dodgers again used Havana as their spring training site and played series there against a Cuban all-star team and against the
New York Giants. The Dodgers lost the series with the Cubans three games to two.
1946 MLB Series •
Washington Senators (
Major League Baseball) • Cubans (a
Cuban League all-star team) •
National League All-Stars (
Major League Baseball) The Washington Senators opened their spring training in Havana. They swept all five games that they played against a Cuban all-star team. They also played a series against the
Boston Red Sox in Havana. In October, a National League "all-star" team managed by
Chuck Dressen played against a Cuban all-star team. The major league team won the series 5–4.
1947 MLB Series •
New York Yankees •
Brooklyn Dodgers (
Major League Baseball) • Cubans (a
Cuban League all-star team) •
Havana Cubans (
Florida International League) In 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers were preparing to promote
Jackie Robinson and
integrate the major leagues. Brooklyn team president,
Branch Rickey, decided to hold their spring training to avoid southern
segregation. In Havana, the Dodgers played series against the
Boston Braves and the
New York Yankees. While the Yankees were visiting, they played a game against a Cuban all-star team. The Cubans won behind the pitching of
Connie Marrero, who held the Yankees to one run on four hits. A week later, the Dodgers faced the Havana Cubans, a minor league affiliate of the
Washington Senators that was composed of Cuban players. Marrero again pitched as a member of the Cubans, struck out eight, and allowed four hits and one run, but the Dodgers held the Cubans scoreless to win the game 1–0. Robinson was still assigned to the
Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' Class AAA affiliate, which also trained in Havana. Two other black players,
Roy Campanella and
Don Newcombe, were also assigned to the Royals. Montreal played five games against the two Cuban teams, winning three, losing one, and tying one game. In those five games, Robinson went 8 for 19, a .421 average.
1953 MLB Series •
Pittsburgh Pirates (
Major League Baseball) • Cubans (a Cuban all-star team)
Branch Rickey had the Pittsburgh Pirates conduct their spring training in Havana, where they played 10 games against the Cubans, a Cuban all-star team managed by
Rodolfo Fernández. The Pirates went 6–4 against the Cubans, with
Felipe Montemayor of the Pirates hitting five home runs. ==Series between major-league teams and the Cuban national team==