1978 Mexican Baseball League season

1978 Mexican League season Mexican League Baseball 1211 16 Serie del Rey Serie del Rey Rieleros de Aguascalientes Algodoneros de Unión Laguna List of Mexican League seasons LMB 1977 Mexican League season 1977 1979 Mexican League season 1979 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.Tomás Morales 1978: año de Rieleros de Aguascalientes https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-144025854 MiLB.com 19 August 2015 26 February 2024 esEnrique Kerlegand LMB: La historia extraña alrededor de Jaime Favela https://www.milb.com/news/lmb-la-historia-extrana-alrededor-de-jaime-favela MiLB.com 5 November 2020 26 February 2024 es This was the Rieleros first, and as of 2024, only Mexican League championship. Standings North Northeast1978 Mexican League https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=1ed7358a Baseball Reference 26 February 2024 Rank Team W L T Pct. GB 1 Sultanes de Monterrey 80 73 0 80 73 — 2 Alijadores de Tampico 76 78 0 76 78 4.5 3 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 68 79 2 68 79 9.0 4 Mineros de Coahuila 65 85 2 65 85 13.5 Northwest Rank Team W L T Pct. GB 1 Saraperos de Saltillo 88 64 1 88 64 — 2 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 79 72 2 79 72 8.5 3 Indios de Ciudad Juárez 69 84 0 69 84 19.5 4 Dorados de Chihuahua 60 89 1 60 89 26.5 South Southeast Rank Team W L T Pct. GB 1 Cafeteros de Córdoba 95 50 2 95 50 — 2 Diablos Rojos del México 70 76 3 70 76 25.5 3 Petroleros de Poza Rica 67 84 1 67 84 31.0 4 Plataneros de Tabasco 60 90 3 60 90 37.5 Southwest Rank Team W L T Pct. GB 1 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 89 62 0 89 62 — 2 Alacranes de Durango 85 65 2 85 65 3.5 3 Ángeles de Puebla 85 66 1 85 66 4.0 4 Tigres Capitalinos 65 85 1 65 85 23.5 Postseason 200 Quarterfinals Semifinals Serie Final North South NE1 Sultanes de Monterrey 3 NW2 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 4 NW1 Saraperos de Saltillo 4 NE2 Alijadores de Tampico 2 SE1 Cafeteros de Córdoba 4 SW2 Alacranes de Durango 1 SW1 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 4 SE2 Diablos Rojos del México 2 NW2 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 4 NW1 Saraperos de Saltillo 1 SE1 Cafeteros de Córdoba 2 SW1 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 4 N Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 1 S Rieleros de Aguascalientes 4 League leaders + Batting leadersQuién es quién 2023 https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/upload/milb/uqxqnixocbyibjedzmc5.pdf MiLB Liga Mexicana de Beisbol 421 26 February 2024 es Stat Player Team Total AVG USA Romel Canada Saltillo .366 HR USA Hal King Saltillo 28 RBI USA Hal King Saltillo 114 R USA Romel Canada Saltillo 108 H DOM Blas Santana Unión Laguna 196 SB MEX Leonardo Valenzuela Monterrey 29 MEX Antonio Villaescusa México 1em + Pitching leadersQuién es quién 2023 https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/upload/milb/uqxqnixocbyibjedzmc5.pdf MiLB Liga Mexicana de Beisbol 465 26 February 2024 es Stat Player Team Total ERA USA Mike Nagy Tabasco 1.64 W MEX José Peña Córdoba 22 K MEX Aurelio Monteagudo Coahuila 222 SV USA 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.A 42 años del juego perfecto de Diego Seguí con Cafeteros https://beisbolpuro.com/a-42-anos-del-juego-perfecto-de-diego-segui-con-cafeteros/ BeisbolPuro.com 21 June 2020 26 February 2024 es 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.Paula Nájera El Juego Perfecto, Horacio Piña, Rieleros 1978 https://www.lja.mx/2017/07/juego-perfecto-horacio-pina-rieleros-1978-alegorias-cotidianas/ LJA Aguascalientes 17 July 2017 26 February 2024 es 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.Un 29 de octubre pero de 1955 nace Arturo González https://www.salondelafamadelbeisbolmexicano.com/post/un-29-de-octubre-pero-de-1955-nace-arturo-gonz%C3%A1lez-2 Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano 29 October 2022 26 February 2024 es 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.Quién es quién 2023 https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/upload/milb/uqxqnixocbyibjedzmc5.pdf MiLB Liga Mexicana de Beisbol 477 26 February 2024 es Awards + LMB Awards Award Player Team Ref. Rookie of the Year MEX Joel Pérez Alacranes de Durango Armando Esquivel El 'Chino' Pérez https://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/2021/el-chino-perez.1297679.html El Siglo de Durango 26 March 2021 26 February 2024 es References Mexican League season Mexican League season Category:Mexican Baseball League seasons