1978 Mexican League season

Sports season
1978 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Number of games1211
Number of teams16
Serie del Rey
ChampionsRieleros de Aguascalientes
  Runners-upAlgodoneros de Unión Laguna
LMB seasons
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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 Team W L T Pct. GB
1 Sultanes de Monterrey 80 73 0 .523 —
2 Alijadores de Tampico 76 78 0 .494 4.5
3 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 68 79 2 .463 9.0
4 Mineros de Coahuila 65 85 2 .433 13.5
Northwest[3]
Rank Team W L T Pct. GB
1 Saraperos de Saltillo 88 64 1 .579 —
2 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 79 72 2 .523 8.5
3 Indios de Ciudad Juárez 69 84 0 .451 19.5
4 Dorados de Chihuahua 60 89 1 .403 26.5

South

Southeast[3]
Rank Team W L T Pct. GB
1 Cafeteros de Córdoba 95 50 2 .655 —
2 Diablos Rojos del México 70 76 3 .479 25.5
3 Petroleros de Poza Rica 67 84 1 .444 31.0
4 Plataneros de Tabasco 60 90 3 .400 37.5
Southwest[3]
Rank Team W L T Pct. GB
1 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 89 62 0 .589 —
2 Alacranes de Durango 85 65 2 .567 3.5
3 Ángeles de Puebla 85 66 1 .563 4.0
4 Tigres Capitalinos 65 85 1 .433 23.5

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 Canada Saltillo .366
HR United States Hal King Saltillo 28
RBI United States Hal King Saltillo 114
R United States Romel Canada Saltillo 108
H Dominican Republic Blas Santana Unión Laguna 196
SB Mexico Leonardo Valenzuela Monterrey 29
Mexico Antonio Villaescusa México
Pitching leaders[5]
Stat Player Team Total
ERA United States Mike Nagy Tabasco 1.64
W Mexico José Peña Córdoba 22
K Mexico Aurelio Monteagudo Coahuila 222
SV United States Wayne Granger Durango 21

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
Award Player Team Ref.
Rookie of the Year Mexico Joel Pérez Alacranes 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. ^ a b c d "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.
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