2002–03 Mexican Pacific League season

Sports season
2002–03 Mexican Pacific League season
LeagueMexican Pacific League
SportBaseball
Duration11 October 2002 – 27 January 2003
Number of games300
Number of teams8
Season championsCañeros de Los Mochis
LMP seasons
← 2001–02
2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Mexican Pacific League season was the 45th season in the history of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). It was contested by eight teams. Cañeros de Los Mochis won their third championship by defeating Yaquis de Obregón 4–1 in the final series, led by manager Juan Francisco Rodríguez.[1]

Standings

Regular season standings[2]
Rank Team W L Pct. GB Pts.
1 Águilas de Mexicali 37 29 .561 — 12
2 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 36 30 .545 1.0 12
3 Yaquis de Obregón 37 31 .544 1.0 12
4 Tomateros de Culiacán 35 31 .530 2.0 11
5 Cañeros de Los Mochis 28 38 .424 9.0 10
6 Venados de Mazatlán 31 34 .477 5.5 9.5
7 Mayos de Navojoa 31 36 .463 6.5 8
8 Algodoneros de Guasave 31 37 .463 7.0 7.5

Postseason

 
First roundSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Mexicali2
 
 
 
Mazatlán4
 
Mazatlán1
 
 
 
Los Mochis4
 
Hermosillo1
 
 
 
Los Mochis4
 
Los Mochis4
 
 
 
Obregón1
 
Obregón4
 
 
 
Culiacán2
 
Obregón4
 
 
Mexicali3
 
 
 
 

League leaders

Batting leaders[3]
Stat Player Team Total
AVG Mexico Heber Gómez Venados de Mazatlán .353
HR United States Bubba Smith Águilas de Mexicali 24
RBI United States Bubba Smith Águilas de Mexicali 64
R United States Bubba Smith Águilas de Mexicali 50
H Mexico Luis Carlos García Yaquis de Obregón 84
SB United States Anton French Mayos de Navojoa 30
SLG Panama Julio Zuleta Algodoneros de Guasave .664
Pitching leaders[4]
Stat Player Team Total
ERA Mexico Édgar González Naranjeros de Hermosillo 1.89
W Mexico Édgar González Naranjeros de Hermosillo 8
Mexico Juan Manuel Palafox Yaquis de Obregón
L Mexico Manuel Bernal Mayos de Navojoa 6
SV United States Mike Garcia Águilas de Mexicali 17
IP Mexico Octavio Álvarez Mayos de Navojoa 93.0
K Mexico Francisco Campos Venados de Mazatlán 76

Awards

2002–03 LMP Awards[5]
Award Player Team
Manager of the Year Mexico Juan Francisco Rodríguez Cañeros de Los Mochis
Most Valuable Player Mexico Antonio Osuna Cañeros de Los Mochis
Pitcher of the Year Mexico Édgar González Naranjeros de Hermosillo
Rookie of the Year Mexico Édgar González Naranjeros de Hermosillo

References

  1. ^ "Campeonato 2002-2003". cañeros.net (in Spanish). Cañeros de Los Mochis. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. ^ Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 1085. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. ^ Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 41. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-08.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 85. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-08.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 113. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-08.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)