1972–73 Mexican Pacific League season

1972–73 Mexican Pacific League season Mexican Pacific League Baseball 4 October 1972 – 11 January 1973 8 Yaquis de Obregón MEX Héctor Espino (Hermosillo) List of Mexican Pacific League seasons LMP 1971–72 Mexican Pacific League season 1971–72 1973–74 Mexican Pacific League season 1973–74 The 1972–73 Mexican Pacific League season was the 15th season in the history of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). It was contested by eight teams, one more than the previous season: the Ostioneros de Guaymas made a return after missing the previous 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 Yaquis de Obregón won their second league championship, defeating the Mayos de Navojoa 4–1 in the final series, led by manager Dave Garcia.Regreso a la gloria https://www.infocajeme.com/deportes/2008/01/regreso-a-la-gloria/ InfoCajeme.com 27 January 2008 13 October 2025 esMuere Dave García, hizo campeón a Yaquis en 1972 - 73 https://www.infocajeme.com/deportes/2018/05/muere-dave-garcia-hizo-campeon-a-yaquis-en-1972-73/ InfoCajeme.com 24 May 2018 13 October 2025 esEl poder de John Grubb https://www.yaquis.com.mx/2018/05/04/el-poder-de-john-grubb/ yaquis.com.mx Prensa Yaquis 13 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 1044 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 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 29 15 0 29 15 — 8 2 Algodoneros de Guasave 23 21 0 23 21 6.0 7 3 Tomateros de Culiacán 23 21 0 23 21 6.0 6 4 Ostioneros de Guaymas 22 21 1 22 21 6.5 5 5 Yaquis de Obregón 21 23 0 21 23 8.0 4 6 Venados de Mazatlán 20 23 0 20 23 8.5 3 7 Mayos de Navojoa 19 25 1 19 25 10.0 2 8 Cañeros de Los Mochis 18 26 0 18 26 11.0 1 Second half + Second half standings Rank Team W L T Pct. GB Pts. 1 Mayos de Navojoa 28 16 0 28 16 — 8 2 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 26 16 0 26 16 1.0 7 3 Yaquis de Obregón 25 17 0 25 17 2.0 6 4 Ostioneros de Guaymas 22 21 0 22 21 5.5 5 5 Cañeros de Los Mochis . 20 22 0 20 22 7.0 4 6 Algodoneros de Guasave 19 23 0 19 23 8.0 3 7 Tomateros de Culiacán 16 27 0 16 27 11.5 2 8 Venados de Mazatlán 14 28 0 14 28 13.0 1 General + General standings Rank Team W L T Pct. GB Pts. 1 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 55 31 0 55 31 — 15 2 Mayos de Navojoa 47 41 1 47 41 9.0 10 3 Algodoneros de Guasave 42 44 0 42 44 13.0 10 4 Yaquis de Obregón 34 39 0 34 39 14.5 10 5 Ostioneros de Guaymas 44 42 1 44 42 11.0 10 6 Tomateros de Culiacán 39 48 0 39 48 16.5 8 7 Cañeros de Los Mochis 38 48 0 38 48 17.0 5 8 Venados de Mazatlán 34 51 0 34 51 20.5 4 Postseason high Semifinals 2 Navojoa 4 3 Guasave 3 1 Hermosillo 2 4 Obregón 4 2 Navojoa 1 4 Obregón 4 League leaders + Batting leadersGastélum Duarte, p. 41 Stat Player Team Total AVG MEX Héctor Espino Hermosillo .415 HR MEX Héctor Espino Hermosillo 26 RBI MEX Héctor Espino Hermosillo 83 R MEX Héctor Espino Hermosillo 66 H MEX Héctor Espino Hermosillo 125 SB MEX Héctor Zamudio Guaymas 20 1em + Pitching leadersGastélum Duarte, p. 85 Stat Player Team Total ERA MEX Saúl Montoya Hermosillo 1.89 W MEX Héctor Madrigal Guaymas 16 L MEX Carlos Carrasco Guasave 12 SV USA Dennis O'Toole Hermosillo 11 IP MEX Héctor Madrigal Guaymas 183.0 K USA Dyar Miller Navojoa 150 Awards The following players received awards at the end of the season.Gastélum Duarte, p. 113 Award Player Team Manager of the Year USA Dave Garcia Obregón Most Valuable Player MEX Héctor Espino Hermosillo Rookie of the Year MEX Armando Lara Mazatlán References Mexican Pacific League season Mexican Pacific League season Mexican Pacific League season Mexican Pacific League season Category:Mexican Pacific League seasons