1968–69 Mexican Pacific League season

1968–69 Mexican Pacific League season
LeagueMexican Pacific League
SportBaseball
Duration10 October 1968 – 7 January 1969
Number of games221
Number of teams6
Season championsCañeros de Los Mochis
Season MVPUnited States Don Secrist (Los Mochis)
LMP seasons
← 1967
1969–70 →

The 1968–69 Mexican Pacific League season was the 11th season in the history of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). It was contested by six teams. Cañeros de Los Mochis won their first championship in the team's history by finishing first in the final round robin, led by manager Benjamín Valenzuela.[1][2]

This was the first season of the league to use the points system to determine the standings.[3]

Standings

Regular season

Regular season standings[4]
Rank Team W L T Pct. GB Pts.
1 Cañeros de Los Mochis 35 27 0 .565 — 9
2 Yaquis de Obregón 34 26 2 .567 1.0 8
3 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 31 28 3 .525 2.5 7
4 Ostioneros de Guaymas 23 36 2 .390 11.0 7
5 Tomateros de Culiacán 30 30 2 .500 4.0 6
6 Venados de Mazatlán 25 31 5 .446 7.5 5

Championship round robin

Championship round robin standings[4]
Rank Team W L T Pct. GB
1 Cañeros de Los Mochis 11 6 1 .647 —
2 Yaquis de Obregón 9 9 0 .500 2.5
3 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 8 9 1 .471 3.0
4 Ostioneros de Guaymas 7 11 0 .389 4.5

League leaders

Awards

1968–69 LMP Awards[7]
Award Player Team
Manager of the Year Mexico Benjamín Valenzuela Cañeros de Los Mochis
Most Valuable Player United States Don Secrist Cañeros de Los Mochis
Rookie of the Year Mexico Luis Lagunas Yaquis de Obregón

References

  1. ^ "Campeonato 1968-1969". cañeros.net (in Spanish). Cañeros de Los Mochis. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ López Alanis, Gilberto J. (4 December 2011). "Los Mochis Campeón del Béisbol en 1969". La Voz del Norte (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ "La magia del «Papelero», primer título 7 de enero de 1969". squeezeplay.mx (in Spanish). 19 January 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 1040. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-08.{cite book}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Gastélum Duarte, p. 41
  6. ^ Gastélum Duarte, p. 85
  7. ^ Gastélum Duarte, p. 113