1978 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Number of games1211
Number of teams16
Serie del Rey
ChampionsRieleros de Aguascalientes
  Runners-upAlgodoneros de Unión Laguna
LMB seasons
← 1977
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.[1][2] This was the Rieleros first, and as of 2024, only Mexican League championship.

Standings

Postseason

Quarterfinals Semifinals Serie Final
         
NE1 Sultanes de Monterrey 3
NW2 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 4
NW2 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 4
North
NW1 Saraperos de Saltillo 1
NW1 Saraperos de Saltillo 4
NE2 Alijadores de Tampico 2
N Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 1
S Rieleros de Aguascalientes 4
SE1 Cafeteros de Córdoba 4
SW2 Alacranes de Durango 1
SE1 Cafeteros de Córdoba 2
South
SW1 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 4
SW1 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 4
SE2 Diablos Rojos del México 2

League leaders

Milestones

Pitchers

Perfect games

No-hitters

Awards

LMB Awards
Award Player Team Ref.
Rookie of the Year Mexico Joel Pérez Alacranes de Durango [10]

References

  1. ^ Morales, Tomás (19 August 2015). "1978: año de Rieleros de Aguascalientes". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ Kerlegand, Enrique (5 November 2020). "LMB: La historia extraña alrededor de Jaime Favela". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "1978 Mexican League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF). MiLB (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 421. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF). MiLB (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 465. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  6. ^ "A 42 años del juego perfecto de Diego Seguí con Cafeteros". BeisbolPuro.com (in Spanish). 21 June 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. ^ Nájera, Paula (17 July 2017). "El Juego Perfecto, Horacio Piña, Rieleros 1978". LJA Aguascalientes (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Un 29 de octubre pero de 1955 nace Arturo González". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). 29 October 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF). MiLB (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 477. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  10. ^ Esquivel, Armando (26 March 2021). "El 'Chino' Pérez". El Siglo de Durango (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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