2002 Mexican League season

Sports season

2002 Mexican League season

League| Mexican League
Sport| Baseball
Duration| 19 March – 1 September
Number of games| 868
Number of teams| 16
Serie del Rey
Champions| Diablos Rojos del México
Runners-up| Tigres de la Angelópolis
Finals MVP| Ray Martínez
LMB seasons

← 2001

2003 →

The 2002 Mexican League season was the 78th 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 20 March and ended on 1 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey. Diablos Rojos del México won its 13th championship after defeating Tigres de la Angelópolis in the Serie del Rey 4 games to 3, led by manager Bernie Tatis.[1][2]

Two changes were made in the competition system for the 2002 season. Starting from this year, teams were divided into two zones (North and South) and the number of games per team was reduced from 122 to 110.[3] The Tigres moved from Mexico City to Puebla and changed their name to Tigres de la Angelópolis.[4]

## Standings

[edit]

North[5] Pos  | Team  | W  | L  | Pct.  | GB  | Pts.

|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | Diablos Rojos del México | 74 | 36 | .673 | — | 15
2  | Saraperos de Saltillo | 66 | 43 | .606 | 7.5 | 14.5
3  | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 62 | 48 | .564 | 12.0 | 12.5
4  | Acereros de Monclova | 56 | 54 | .509 | 18.0 | 12
5  | Sultanes de Monterrey | 60 | 49 | .550 | 13.5 | 11.5
6  | Algodoneros de Unión Laguna | 44 | 65 | .404 | 29.5 | 9.5
7  | Broncos de Reynosa | 43 | 67 | .391 | 31.0 | 9.5
8  | Pericos de Puebla | 38 | 70 | .352 | 35.0 | 8.5
South[5] Pos  | Team  | W  | L  | Pct.  | GB  | Pts.

|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 62 | 45 | .579 | — | 14.5
2  | Leones de Yucatán | 60 | 47 | .561 | 2.0 | 14
3  | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 57 | 49 | .538 | 4.5 | 12
4  | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 55 | 53 | .509 | 7.5 | 12
5  | Langosteros de Cancún | 53 | 54 | .495 | 9.0 | 12
6  | Piratas de Campeche | 52 | 55 | .486 | 10.0 | 10.5
7  | Olmecas de Tabasco | 48 | 61 | .440 | 15.0 | 10
8  | Cafeteros de Córdoba | 37 | 71 | .343 | 25.5 | 8

## Postseason

[edit]

| Quarterfinals | | | Championship Series | | | Serie del Rey |

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 1 | Diablos Rojos del Mexico | 4 | | |
| 4 | Acereros de Monclova | 1 |
| | 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 |
| North |
| | | 3 | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 3 |
| 2 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 2 |

| 3 | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 4 |
| | N1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 |
|  |
| | | S3 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 3 |
| 1 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 4 | |

| 4 | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 0 |
| | 1 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 3 |
| South |
| | | 3 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 4 |
| 2 | Leones de Yucatán | 2 |

| 3 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 4 |

## League leaders

[edit]

Batting leaders[6] | Stat  | Player  | Team  | Total

|
|
|

AVG |  Willie Romero | Saltillo | .387
HR |  Roberto Saucedo | Nuevo Laredo | 32
RBI |  Félix José | México | 102
R |  Lino Connell | Oaxaca | 102
H |  Lino Connell | Oaxaca | 163
SB |  Demond Smith | Monterrey | 41
Pitching leaders[7] | Stat  | Player  | Team  | Total

|
|
|

ERA |  Edwin Hurtado | Cancún | 1.38
W |  Eleazar Mora | Veracruz | 15
K |  Francisco Campos | Campeche | 125
IP |  Efraín Valdez | Tabasco / Córdoba | 156.0
Obed Vega | Cancún
SV |  Miguel Rubio | Monterrey | 32

## Milestones

[edit]

### Pitchers

[edit]

#### No-hitters

[edit]

* Jesús Olague (Puebla): On 13 April, Olague threw the fourth no-hitter in franchise history by defeating the Tigres de la Angelópolis 6–0 in nine innings.[8]

* Obed Vega (Cancún): On 13 June, Vega threw the first no-hitter in franchise history by defeating the Piratas de Campeche 1–0 in seven innings.[9]

## Awards

[edit]

Award | Player | Team | Ref.

|
|
|

Pitcher of the Year  |  Eleazar Mora | Veracruz | [10]
Rookie of the Year  |  Carlos Gastélum | Puebla / Tigres | [11]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Diablos-Córdoba al iniciar la temporada". La Jornada (in Spanish). 19 March 2002. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
2. ^ Garduño Gómez, José (2 September 2002). "Diablos Rojos destronó a Tigres en la Liga Mexicana de Beisbol". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
3. ^ "En siete plazas abre hoy la Liga Mexicana de Beisbol". La Jornada (in Spanish). Notimex. 20 March 2002. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
4. ^ "Tigres celebra 65 años de historia". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
5. ^ a b "2002 Mexican League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
6. ^ "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 421. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
7. ^ "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 465. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
8. ^ "Jesús Olague dejó sin hit ni carrera al bicampeón Tigres". La Jornada (in Spanish). 14 April 2002. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
9. ^ Zapata, Mario (14 June 2002). "Obed Vega lanza juego sin jit ni carrera, con Piratas". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
10. ^ "Eleazar Mora jugó con las leyes de la probabilidad, y ganó". BeisbolPuro.com (in Spanish). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
11. ^ Hermida Uscanga, J. L. (12 February 2019). "¡Bienvenido a casa! "La Chispa" Gastélum regresa a Pericos". El Sol de Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.

* v
* t
* e

Mexican League

Current teams|

| North Zone|

* Acereros de Monclova
* Algodoneros de Unión Laguna
* Caliente de Durango
* Charros de Jalisco
* Dorados de Chihuahua
* Rieleros de Aguascalientes
* Saraperos de Saltillo
* Sultanes de Monterrey
* Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
* Toros de Tijuana

|

South Zone|

* Bravos de León
* Conspiradores de Querétaro
* Diablos Rojos del México
* El Águila de Veracruz
* Guerreros de Oaxaca
* Leones de Yucatán
* Olmecas de Tabasco
* Pericos de Puebla
* Piratas de Campeche
* Tigres de Quintana Roo

Schedule|

* Preseason
* All Star Game

Postseason|

* Postseason
* Serie del Rey (Champions)

Business|

* Business Structure
* Media (Television Radio Internet)

Miscellaneous|

* Copa de Zaachila
* Rosters
* Stadiums

History|

* History
* Doping

Seasons|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template