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Sports season
1999 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Number of games953
Number of teams16
Serie del Rey
ChampionsDiablos Rojos del México
  Runners-upTigres Capitalinos
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The 1999 Mexican League season was the 75th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by sixteen teams divided into three zones: North, Central and South. The season ended on 4 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey. Diablos Rojos del México won its twelfth championship after defeating Tigres Capitalinos in the Serie del Rey 4 games to 2, led by manager Tim Johnson.

Standings

North
Pos Team W L Pct. GB Pts.
1 Saraperos de Saltillo 74 45 .622 — 15
2 Acereros de Monclova 71 46 .607 2.0 15
3 Sultanes de Monterrey 64 54 .542 9.5 13
4 Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 53 65 .449 20.5 11.5
5 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 50 69 .420 24.0 11.5
6 Broncos de Reynosa 42 75 .359 31.0 10
Central
Pos Team W L Pct. GB Pts.
1 Tigres Capitalinos 75 38 .664 — 15
2 Diablos Rojos del México 74 43 .632 3.0 15
3 Cafeteros de Córdoba 51 66 .436 26.0 13
4 Guerreros de Oaxaca 49 70 .412 29.0 11.5
5 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 47 74 .388 32.0 11.5
South
Pos Team W L Pct. GB Pts.
1 Langosteros de Cancún 63 57 .525 — 14
2 Piratas de Campeche 58 60 .492 4.0 14
3 Olmecas de Tabasco 63 57 .525 — 13.5
4 Leones de Yucatán 60 56 .517 1.0 13.5
5 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 50 69 .420 12.5 11

Postseason

First round Semifinals Serie del Rey
         
1 Tigres Capitalinos 4
8 Olmecas de Tabasco 3
1 Tigres Capitalinos 4
4 Acereros de Monclova 2
4 Acereros de Monclova 4
5 Langosteros de Cancún 0
1 Tigres Capitalinos 2
2 Diablos Rojos del México 4
2 Diablos Rojos del México 4
7 Sultanes de Monterrey 1
2 Diablos Rojos del México 4
3 Saraperos de Saltillo 3
3 Saraperos de Saltillo 4
6 Piratas de Campeche 2

League leaders

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
AVG Dominican Republic Julio Franco Tigres .423
HR United States Mike Meggers Veracruz / Unión Laguna 28
RBI Puerto Rico Boi Rodríguez Monclova 105
R Venezuela Willie Romero Tigres / Saltillo 110
H Mexico Matías Carrillo Tigres 175
SB Puerto Rico Boi Rodríguez Monclova 43
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
ERA Mexico Juan Jesús Álvarez Tabasco 2.20
W Dominican Republic José Martínez Tabasco 16
Mexico José Félix Navarro Tigres
K Mexico Narciso Elvira Campeche 133
IP Mexico Alejandro Carrasco Oaxaca 180.2
SV Mexico Luis Ayala Saltillo 41

Milestones

Pitchers

No-hitters

Awards

Award Player Team Ref.
Rookie of the Year Mexico Luis Carlos García Tigres

References

  1. "Septiembre un mes de cinco campeonatos para los Diablos". diablos.com.mx (in Spanish). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. Valverde, Alfredo (30 March 2020). "Los Diablos debutaron hace 80 años". Esto (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ "1999 Mexican League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 421. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 465. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  6. "Fallece Narciso Elvira". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  7. "Novatos del año en Liga Mexicana". El Oriente (in Spanish). 22 June 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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