1978 Mexican League season

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1978 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Games1211
Teams16
Serie del Rey
ChampionsRieleros de Aguascalientes
  Runners-upAlgodoneros de Unión Laguna

The 1978 Mexican League season was the 54th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by sixteen teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. Rieleros de Aguascalientes won the championship by defeating Algodoneros de Unión Laguna in the Serie Final 4 games to 1, led by manager Jaime Favela in his first season as coach.[1][2] This was the Rieleros first, and as of 2024, only Mexican League championship.

Standings

North

Northeast[3]
Rank TeamWLTPct.GB
1 Sultanes de Monterrey80730.523—
2 Alijadores de Tampico76780.4944.5
3 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo68792.4639.0
4 Mineros de Coahuila65852.43313.5
Northwest[3]
Rank TeamWLTPct.GB
1 Saraperos de Saltillo88641.579—
2 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna79722.5238.5
3 Indios de Ciudad Juárez69840.45119.5
4 Dorados de Chihuahua60891.40326.5

South

Southeast[3]
Rank TeamWLTPct.GB
1 Cafeteros de Córdoba95502.655—
2 Diablos Rojos del México70763.47925.5
3 Petroleros de Poza Rica67841.44431.0
4 Plataneros de Tabasco60903.40037.5
Southwest[3]
Rank TeamWLTPct.GB
1 Rieleros de Aguascalientes89620.589—
2 Alacranes de Durango85652.5673.5
3 Ángeles de Puebla85661.5634.0
4 Tigres Capitalinos65851.43323.5

Postseason

Quarterfinals Semifinals Serie Final
         
NE1 Sultanes de Monterrey 3
NW2 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 4
NW2 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 4
North
NW1 Saraperos de Saltillo 1
NW1 Saraperos de Saltillo 4
NE2 Alijadores de Tampico 2
N Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 1
S Rieleros de Aguascalientes 4
SE1 Cafeteros de Córdoba 4
SW2 Alacranes de Durango 1
SE1 Cafeteros de Córdoba 2
South
SW1 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 4
SW1 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 4
SE2 Diablos Rojos del México 2

League leaders

Batting leaders[4]
Stat Player Team Total
AVG United States Romel CanadaSaltillo.366
HR United States Hal KingSaltillo28
RBI United States Hal KingSaltillo114
R United States Romel CanadaSaltillo108
H Dominican Republic Blas SantanaUnión Laguna196
SB Mexico Leonardo ValenzuelaMonterrey29
Mexico Antonio VillaescusaMéxico
Pitching leaders[5]
Stat Player Team Total
ERA United States Mike NagyTabasco1.64
W Mexico José PeñaCórdoba22
K Mexico Aurelio MonteagudoCoahuila222
SV United States Wayne GrangerDurango21

Milestones

Pitchers

Perfect games

  • Diego Seguí (COR): On 21 June 1978, Seguí pitched the fourth perfect game in the Mexican League history and the first in franchise history against the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo.[6]
  • Horacio Piña (AGS): On 12 July 1978, Piña pitched the fifth perfect game in the Mexican League history and the first in franchise history against the Diablos Rojos del México in the first round of the playoffs.[7]

No-hitters

  • Arturo González (MTY): On 28 June 1978, González threw the third no-hitter in franchise history by defeating the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 2–0.[8]
  • Mike Paul (JUA): On 12 July 1978, Paul threw the second no-hitter in franchise history by defeating the Sultanes de Monterrey 1–0 in seven innings.[9]

Awards

LMB Awards
AwardPlayerTeamRef.
Rookie of the Year Mexico Joel PérezAlacranes de Durango[10]

References

  1. Morales, Tomás (19 August 2015). "1978: año de Rieleros de Aguascalientes". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. Kerlegand, Enrique (5 November 2020). "LMB: La historia extraña alrededor de Jaime Favela". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. "1978 Mexican League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF). MiLB (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 421. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF). MiLB (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 465. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  6. "A 42 años del juego perfecto de Diego Seguí con Cafeteros". BeisbolPuro.com (in Spanish). 21 June 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. Nájera, Paula (17 July 2017). "El Juego Perfecto, Horacio Piña, Rieleros 1978". LJA Aguascalientes (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  8. "Un 29 de octubre pero de 1955 nace Arturo González". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). 29 October 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  9. "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF). MiLB (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 477. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  10. Esquivel, Armando (26 March 2021). "El 'Chino' Pérez". El Siglo de Durango (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.