1998–99 Mexican Pacific League season

1998–99 Mexican Pacific League season
1998–99 Mexican Pacific League season
League	Mexican Pacific League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	14 October 1998 – 27 January 1999
Number of games	411
Number of teams	8
Season champions	Águilas de Mexicali
LMP seasons
	← 1997–98 1999–00 →

The 1998–99 Mexican Pacific League season was the 41st season in the history of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). It was contested by eight teams. Águilas de Mexicali won their third championship by defeating Tomateros de Culiacán 4–1 in the final series, led by manager Francisco Estrada.^[1]^[2]

Standings edit

Regular season standings^[3]
Rank	Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	Pts.
1	Yaquis de Obregón	38	29	1	.567	—	12.5
2	Naranjeros de Hermosillo	38	29	1	.567	—	12.5
3	Cañeros de Los Mochis	37	30	1	.552	1.0	11
4	Águilas de Mexicali	35	32	1	.522	3.0	11
5	Algodoneros de Guasave	35	32	1	.522	3.0	10.5
6	Tomateros de Culiacán	32	35	1	.478	6.0	10.5
7	Venados de Mazatlán	28	40	0	.412	10.5	7
8	Mayos de Navojoa	26	42	0	.382	12.5	7

Postseason edit

First round		Semi-finals		Final



Los Mochis	2

Mexicali	4
		Mexicali	4

		Guasave	0



				Mexicali	4

				Culiacán	1
Hermosillo	4

Guasave	2
		Hermosillo	3

		Culiacán	4
Obregón	1

Culiacán	4

League leaders edit

Batting leaders^[4]
Stat	Player	Team	Total
AVG	Matt Stark	Tomateros de Culiacán	.349
HR	Bubba Smith	Venados de Mazatlán	14
RBI	Erubiel Durazo	Naranjeros de Hermosillo	48
R	Eddie Williams	Naranjeros de Hermosillo	58
H	Jacque Jones	Yaquis de Obregón	86
SB	Darrell Sherman	Tomateros de Culiacán	26
SLG	Erubiel Durazo	Naranjeros de Hermosillo	.610

Pitching leaders^[5]
Stat	Player	Team	Total
ERA	José Manuel Hernández	Tomateros de Culiacán	2.00
W	Salvador Rodríguez	Yaquis de Obregón	8
L	Héctor Heredia	Mayos de Navojoa	9
SV	Gustavo Federico	Yaquis de Obregón	13
SV	Isidro Márquez	Águilas de Mexicali	13
IP	Daniel Garibay	Venados de Mazatlán	95.2
K	Daniel Garibay	Venados de Mazatlán	77

Awards edit

1998–99 LMP Awards^[6]
Award	Player	Team
Manager of the Year	Aurelio Rodríguez	Algodoneros de Guasave
Most Valuable Player	George Arias	Águilas de Mexicali
Pitcher of the Year	José Manuel Hernández	Tomateros de Culiacán
Rookie of the Year	Marino Cota	Tomateros de Culiacán

References edit

^ "El Club Águilas de Mexicali celebra sus 74 años de existencia". LMP.mx (in Spanish). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ Mayoral, Ibrahim (17 March 2023). "Fiesta en el Nido, 75 años volando en Mexicali". La Voz de la Frontera (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 1080. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ 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 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ 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 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ 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 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[1] "El Club Águilas de Mexicali celebra sus 74 años de existencia". LMP.mx (in Spanish). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[2] Mayoral, Ibrahim (17 March 2023). "Fiesta en el Nido, 75 años volando en Mexicali". La Voz de la Frontera (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[standings-3] Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 1080. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.{{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. 41. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.{{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. 85. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[6] 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 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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