1978 Mexican League season explained

1978 Mexican League season
League:	Mexican League
Sport:	Baseball
No Of Games:	1211
No Of Teams:	16
Finals:	Serie del Rey
Finals Link:	Serie del Rey
Finals Champ:	Rieleros de Aguascalientes
Finals Runner-Up:	Algodoneros de Unión Laguna
Seasonslist:	List of Mexican League seasons
Seasonslistnames:	LMB
Prevseason Link:	1977 Mexican League season
Prevseason Year:	1977
Nextseason Link:	1979 Mexican League season
Nextseason Year:	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

North

Northeast^[3]
Rank	Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
1		80	73	0		—
2		76	78	0		4.5
3		68	79	2		9.0
4		65	85	2		13.5

Northwest
Rank	Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
1		88	64	1		—
2		79	72	2		8.5
3		69	84	0		19.5
4		60	89	1		26.5

South

Southeast
Rank	Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
1		95	50	2		—
2		70	76	3		25.5
3		67	84	1		31.0
4		60	90	3		37.5

Southwest
Rank	Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
1		89	62	0		—
2		85	65	2		3.5
3		85	66	1		4.0
4		65	85	1		23.5

League leaders

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Player	Team	Total
AVG			.366
HR		Saltillo	28
RBI	Hal King	Saltillo	114
R	Romel Canada	Saltillo	108
H			196
SB			29
	México

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Player	Team	Total
ERA			1.64
W			22
K			222
SV			21

Milestones

Pitchers

Perfect games

• Diego Seguí (COR): On 21 June 1978, Seguí pitched the fourth perfect game in the Mexican League history and the first in franchise history against the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo.^[4]
• Horacio Piña (AGS): On 12 July 1978, Piña pitched the fifth perfect game in the Mexican League history and the first in franchise history against the Diablos Rojos del México in the first round of the playoffs.^[5]

No-hitters

• Arturo González (MTY): On 28 June 1978, González threw the third no-hitter in franchise history by defeating the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 2–0.^[6]
• Mike Paul (JUA): On 12 July 1978, Paul threw the second no-hitter in franchise history by defeating the Sultanes de Monterrey 1–0 in seven innings.^[7]

Awards

LMB Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Rookie of the Year			^[8]

Notes and References

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