The Mexican Center League was a Class C Minor League Baseball circuit that operated in 1956 and 1957.
| Classification | Class C |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Ceased | 1957 |
| President | Anuar Canavati |
| Country | Mexico |
History edit
By 1955, the outlaw Mexican League was struggling for survival during its confrontation against Major League Baseball. As a result, Anuar Canavati, president of the Sultanes de Monterrey team, led a group of new owners that helped make the league part of Organized Baseball as a Class AA circuit in 1955. On the other hand, he encouraged the creation of the Mexican Center League, which operated as a Class C circuit between 1956 and 1957, as a support for the Mexican League. Canavati also served as president of the six-team league during its brief period of existence.[1][2]
Cities represented/Teams edit
- Rieleros de Aguascalientes (1956)
- Tigres de Aguascalientes (1957)
- Dorados de Chihuahua (1956–1957)
- Indios de Ciudad Juárez (1956–1957)
- Alacranes de Durango (1956–1957)
- Mineros de Fresnillo (1956)
- Rojos de Fresnillo (1957)
- Saraperos de Saltillo (1956–1957)
Standings edit
1956 edit
| Teams | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saraperos de Saltillo | 58 | 41 | .589 | – | Agustín Bejerano |
| Dorados de Chihuahua | 58 | 42 | .580 | ½ | Manuel Arroyo |
| Indios de Ciudad Juárez | 48 | 52 | .480 | 10½ | Manuel Fortes Syd Cohen |
| Mineros de Fresnillo | 47 | 53 | .470 | 11½ | Eduardo Reyes Gutiérrez Jesús Diaz |
| Alacranes de Durango | 45 | 54 | .455 | 13 | Salvador Sahuayo Adolfo Cabrera |
| Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 43 | 57 | .430 | 15½ | Martín Dihigo Armando Flores |
1957 edit
| Teams | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorados de Chihuahua | 62 | 38 | .620 | – | Manuel Arroyo |
| Saraperos de Saltillo | 55 | 45 | .550 | 7 | Domingo Santana St. Claire Bello |
| Alacranes de Durango | 52 | 48 | .520 | 10 | Virgilio Arteaga |
| Indios de Ciudad Juárez | 49 | 51 | .490 | 13 | Syd Cohen Jesús Diaz |
| Rojos de Fresnillo | 43 | 55 | .439 | 18 | Preston Gómez Agustín Bejerano José Luis Garcia Wild Bill Wright |
| Tigres de Aguascalientes | 37 | 61 | .378 | 24 | Armando Flores Chile Gómez |
Sources edit
- ^ Freedman, Lew H. (2010 ) Latino Baseball Legends: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-37867-3
- ^ Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Profesional de México Archived 2013-06-30 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (1993). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-96-371898-3