2004 Mexican League season

The 2004 Mexican League season was the 80th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by sixteen teams evenly divided into two zones: North and South. The season began on 16 March and ended on 3 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey. Piratas de Campeche won its second championship after defeating Saraperos de Saltillo in the Serie del Rey 4 games to 1, led by manager Francisco Estrada.[1][2][3][4]

2004 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Duration16 March – 3 August
Number of games781
Number of teams16
Serie del Rey
ChampionsPiratas de Campeche
  Runners-upSaraperos de Saltillo
LMB seasons
2005 →

Prior to the beginning of the season three teams were replaced. Rieleros de Aguascalientes bought the Cafeteros de Córdoba franchise, Tuneros de San Luis took over Broncos de Reynosa and Toros de Tijuana replaced Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos. The number of games also changed from the previous season, from 113 to 100 per team.[5]

Standings

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North[6]
Pos Team W L Pct. GB Pts.
1 Pericos de Puebla 63 34 .649 15
2 Saraperos de Saltillo 63 34 .649 15
3 Sultanes de Monterrey 56 41 .577 7.0 13
4 Toros de Tijuana 49 48 .505 14.0 12
5 Vaqueros Laguna 45 54 .455 19.0 10
6 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 45 55 .450 19.5 10
7 Acereros de Monclova 39 60 .394 25.0 10
8 Tuneros de San Luis 32 66 .327 31.5 8
South[6]
Pos Team W L Pct. GB Pts.
1 Diablos Rojos del México 60 40 .600 15
2 Piratas de Campeche 55 42 .567 3.5 14
3 Tigres de la Angelópolis 54 45 .545 5.5 13
4 Guerreros de Oaxaca 50 48 .510 9.0 12
5 Olmecas de Tabasco 48 48 .500 10.0 11.5
6 Leones de Yucatán 43 55 .439 16.0 10
7 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 44 56 .440 16.0 9.5
8 Langosteros de Cancún 40 60 .400 20.0 8

Postseason

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First roundSecond roundChampionship SeriesSerie del Rey
 
              
 
North
 
 
Pericos de Puebla4
 
 
 
Rieleros de Aguascalientes0
 
Pericos de Puebla4
 
 
Toros de Tijuana1
 
 
 
 
 
Pericos de Puebla2
 
 
 
Saraperos de Saltillo4
 
Saraperos de Saltillo4
 
 
 
Vaqueros Laguna0
 
Saraperos de Saltillo4
 
 
 
Sultanes de Monterrey2
 
Sultanes de Monterrey4
 
 
 
Toros de Tijuana3
 
Saraperos de Saltillo1
 
South
 
Piratas de Campeche4
 
Diablos Rojos del México4
 
 
 
Leones de Yucatán1
 
Diablos Rojos del México4
 
 
Guerreros de Oaxaca0
 
 
 
 
 
Diablos Rojos del México3
 
 
 
Piratas de Campeche4
 
Piratas de Campeche4
 
 
 
Olmecas de Tabasco1
 
Piratas de Campeche4
 
 
 
Tigres de la Angelópolis1
 
Tigres de la Angelópolis4
 
 
Guerreros de Oaxaca1
 

League leaders

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Notes

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Milestones

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Pitchers

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  • Francisco Campos (Campeche): Campos became the sixth pitcher in the Mexican League history to win the Triple Crown, recording 1.47 ERA, 12 wins and 99 strikeouts.[9][10]

No-hitters

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Awards

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Award Player Team Ref.
Pitcher of the Year   Francisco Campos Campeche [9]
Rookie of the Year   Santiago González Veracruz [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Metralleta Ramírez abrirá por Diablos Rojos del México". La Jornada (in Spanish). 16 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Piratas venció 4-3 a Saraperos". La Jornada (in Spanish). 4 August 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Campeche aún festeja el triunfo de los Piratas". Proceso (in Spanish). 5 August 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ "A 16 años del segundo título en la historia de Piratas de Campeche". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Cinco novedades del 2004". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 17 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "2004 Mexican League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 421. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 465. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Francisco Campos". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 13 September 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  10. ^ Cortés, Yesme (9 August 2018). "Pancho Ponches: la receta para una larga vida como pitcher". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Roque espera volver a GL; dominicano tira no hit en béisbol México". hoy.com.do (in Spanish). EFE. 13 April 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  12. ^ "El premio fue para un local". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 12 October 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2024.