2004 Mexican League season explained
2004 Mexican League season |
League: | Mexican League |
Sport: | Baseball |
Duration: | 16 March – 3 August |
No Of Games: | 781 |
No Of Teams: | 16 |
Finals: | Serie del Rey |
Finals Link: | Serie del Rey |
Finals Champ: | Piratas de Campeche |
Finals Runner-Up: | Saraperos de Saltillo |
Seasonslist: | List of Mexican League seasons |
Seasonslistnames: | LMB |
Prevseason Link: | 2003 Mexican League season |
Prevseason Year: | 2003 |
Nextseason Link: | 2005 Mexican League season |
Nextseason Year: | 2005 |
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]
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
League leaders
Stat!scope="col" width="15%" Player | Team | Total |
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AVG | | | .406 |
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HR | | | 27 |
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RBI | | | 97 |
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R | | | 100 |
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H | align=left colspan=2 | 3 tied with | 129 |
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SB | | | 54 | |
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Stat!scope="col" width="15%" Player | Team | Total |
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ERA | | | 1.47 |
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W | Francisco Campos | Campeche | 12 |
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K | Francisco Campos | Campeche | 99 |
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IP | | | 123.2 |
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SV | | | 26 | |
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Notes
Milestones
Pitchers
- 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.[7] [8]
No-hitters
- Rafael Roque (Tigres): On 11 April, Roque threw the seventh no-hitter in franchise history by defeating the Langosteros de Cancún 1–0 in seven innings.[9]
Awards
Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
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Pitcher of the Year | | | |
Rookie of the Year | | | [10] | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Metralleta Ramírez abrirá por Diablos Rojos del México. La Jornada. 16 March 2004. 12 March 2024. es.
- Web site: Piratas venció 4-3 a Saraperos. La Jornada. 4 August 2004. 12 March 2024. es.
- Web site: Campeche aún festeja el triunfo de los Piratas. Proceso. 5 August 2004. 12 March 2024. es.
- Web site: A 16 años del segundo título en la historia de Piratas de Campeche. MiLB.com. 4 August 2020. 12 March 2024. es.
- Web site: Cinco novedades del 2004. ESPN.com.mx. 17 March 2004. 12 March 2024. es.
- Web site: 2004 Mexican League. Baseball Reference. 12 March 2024.
- Web site: Francisco Campos. ESPN Deportes. 13 September 2004. 12 March 2024. es.
- Web site: Yesme. Cortés. Pancho Ponches: la receta para una larga vida como pitcher. El Economista. 9 August 2018. 12 March 2024. es.
- Web site: Roque espera volver a GL; dominicano tira no hit en béisbol México. hoy.com.do. EFE. 13 April 2004. 12 March 2024. es.
- Web site: El premio fue para un local. ESPN.com.mx. 12 October 2004. 12 March 2024. es.