1968–69 Mexican Pacific League season

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]

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)

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 TeamWLTPct.GBPts.
1 Cañeros de Los Mochis35270.5659
2 Yaquis de Obregón34262.5671.08
3 Naranjeros de Hermosillo31283.5252.57
4 Ostioneros de Guaymas23362.39011.07
5 Tomateros de Culiacán30302.5004.06
6 Venados de Mazatlán25315.4467.55

Championship round robin

Championship round robin standings[4]
Rank TeamWLTPct.GB
1 Cañeros de Los Mochis1161.647
2 Yaquis de Obregón990.5002.5
3 Naranjeros de Hermosillo891.4713.0
4 Ostioneros de Guaymas7110.3894.5

League leaders

Awards

1968–69 LMP Awards[7]
AwardPlayerTeam
Manager of the Year Mexico Benjamín ValenzuelaCañeros de Los Mochis
Most Valuable Player United States Don SecristCañeros de Los Mochis
Rookie of the Year Mexico Luis LagunasYaquis 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. 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
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