1971–72 Mexican Pacific League season

1971–72 Mexican Pacific League season Mexican Pacific League Baseball 5 October 1971 – 26 January 1972 7 Algodoneros de Guasave MEX Héctor Espino (Hermosillo) List of Mexican Pacific League seasons LMP 1970–71 Mexican Pacific League season 1970–71 1972–73 Mexican Pacific League season 1972–73 The 1971–72 Mexican Pacific League season was the 14th season in the history of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). It was contested by seven teams, after the Ostioneros de Guaymas did not participate in this season. The season was played in two halves, with teams earning points at the end of each half according to their finish. The four teams with the highest cumulative points qualified for the playoffs. The Algodoneros de Guasave won their first championship (and, as of 2025, only), defeating the Tomateros de Culiacán 4–2 in the final series, led by manager Vinicio García.Fernando Ballesteros Guasave y su único campeonato https://riodoce.mx/2023/01/08/guasave-y-su-unico-campeonato/ Ríodoce 8 January 2023 10 October 2025 esMánagers que dejado huella en Algodoneros https://losalgodoneros.com/managers-que-dejado-huella-en-algodoneros/ Algodoneros de Guasave losalgodoneros.com 5 April 2024 10 October 2025 es Standings First half + First half standingsGastélum Duarte Guillermo Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico http://www.lmp.mx/enciclopedia75 Culiacán, Sinaloa Moby Dick Editorial 1043 es 10 October 2025 26 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220626211315/http://www.lmp.mx/enciclopedia75 dead Rank Team W L T Pct. GB Pts. 1 Tomateros de Culiacán 21 14 3 21 14 — 7 2 Algodoneros de Guasave 21 15 2 21 15 0.5 6 3 Cañeros de Los Mochis 21 17 0 21 17 1.5 5 4 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 19 18 1 19 18 3.0 4 5 Mayos de Navojoa 18 20 0 18 20 4.5 3 6 Yaquis de Obregón 16 21 1 16 21 6.0 2 7 Venados de Mazatlán 13 24 1 13 24 9.0 1 Second half + Second half standings Rank Team W L T Pct. GB Pts. 1 Venados de Mazatlán 21 15 0 21 15 — 7 2 Yaquis de Obregón 20 16 1 20 16 1.0 6 3 Algodoneros de Guasave 17 16 2 17 16 2.5 5 4 Tomateros de Culiacán 18 17 1 18 17 2.5 4 5 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 18 18 2 18 18 3.0 3 6 Cañeros de Los Mochis 17 19 0 17 19 4.0 2 7 Mayos de Navojoa 13 23 0 13 23 8.0 1 General + General standings Rank Team W L T Pct. GB Pts. 1 Tomateros de Culiacán 39 31 4 39 31 — 11 2 Algodoneros de Guasave 38 31 4 38 31 0.5 11 3 Yaquis de Obregón 36 37 2 36 37 4.5 8 4 Venados de Mazatlán 34 39 1 34 39 6.5 8 5 Cañeros de Los Mochis 38 36 0 38 36 3.0 7 6 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 37 36 3 37 36 3.5 7 7 Mayos de Navojoa 31 43 0 31 43 10.0 4 Postseason high Semifinals 1 Culiacán 4 4 Mazatlán 3 2 Guasave 4 3 Obregón 1 1 Culiacán 2 2 Guasave 4 League leaders + Batting leadersGastélum Duarte, p. 41 Stat Player Team Total AVG MEX Héctor Espino Hermosillo .372 HR USA Bobby Darwin Hermosillo 27 RBI MEX Héctor Espino Hermosillo 75 R MEX Héctor Espino Hermosillo 56 H MEX Héctor Espino Hermosillo 100 SB MEX Marcelo Juárez Hermosillo 11 1em + Pitching leadersGastélum Duarte, p. 85 Stat Player Team Total ERA USA Mark Ballinger Los Mochis 2.13 W MEX José Peña Los Mochis 12 L USA Mark Ballinger Los Mochis 9 USA Ralph Garcia Obregón USA Dick Rusteck Los Mochis SV MEX Manuel Lugo Hermosillo 6 MEX Juan Suby Obregón IP USA Mark Ballinger Los Mochis 152.0 K USA Mark Ballinger Los Mochis 144 Awards The following players received awards at the end of the season.Gastélum Duarte, p. 113 Award Player Team Manager of the Year MEX Vinicio García Guasave Most Valuable Player MEX Héctor Espino Hermosillo Rookie of the Year MEX Miguel Suárez Guasave References Mexican Pacific League season Mexican Pacific League season Mexican Pacific League season Mexican Pacific League season Category:Mexican Pacific League seasons