1967 Mexican League season

Sports season
1967 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Number of games565
Number of teams8
Season championsCharros de Jalisco
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The 1967 Mexican League season was the 43rd season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by eight teams. Charros de Jalisco won the championship by finishing the season first with a record of 85 wins and 55 losses, led by manager Guillermo Garibay.[1]

Starting from this season, the Mexican League received Triple-A class from Minor League Baseball.[2]

Standings

Regular season standings[3]
Rank Team W L T Pct. GB
1 Charros de Jalisco 85 55 0 .607 —
2 Broncos de Reynosa 80 60 1 .571 5.0
3 Diablos Rojos del México 76 63 3 .547 8.5
4 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 71 69 1 .507 14.0
5 Petroleros de Poza Rica 65 75 3 .464 20.0
6 Tigres Capitalinos 64 75 1 .460 20.5
7 Sultanes de Monterrey 60 80 2 .429 25.0
8 Pericos de Puebla 57 81 3 .413 27.0

League leaders

Batting leaders[4]
Stat Player Team Total
AVG Mexico Héctor Espino Monterrey .379
HR United States Elrod Hendricks Jalisco 41
RBI Dominican Republic Winston Llenas Jalisco 113
R Mexico Miguel Gaspar Veracruz 374
H Mexico Emilio Sosa Poza Rica 184
SB Mexico Abelardo Balderas México 41
SLG Mexico Héctor Espino Monterrey .706
Pitching leaders[5]
Stat Player Team Total
ERA Mexico Mario Peláez México 2.21
W Cuba Andrés Ayón Jalisco 25
IP Mexico Ramón Arano México 249.0
K Mexico Francisco Maytorena Reynosa 175
WHIP Mexico César Gutiérrez Poza Rica 0.906

Awards

Award Player Team Ref.
Rookie of the Year Mexico Francisco Maytorena Reynosa [6]

References

  1. ^ "Charros de Jalisco, la pasión por el juego de pelota". Informador (in Spanish). 15 October 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Historia de la Liga Mexicana" (PDF). MiLB (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "1967 Mexican League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ "1967 Mexican League Batting Leaders". Baseball Reference.
  5. ^ "1967 Mexican League Pitching Leaders". Baseball Reference.
  6. ^ "Muere en Los Mochis 'Pancho' Maytorena". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 20 June 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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