2003 Mexican League season

Sports season

2003 Mexican League season

League| Mexican League
Sport| Baseball
Duration| 18 March – 29 August
Number of games| 863
Number of teams| 16
Serie del Rey
Champions| Diablos Rojos del México
Runners-up| Tigres de la Angelópolis
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The 2003 Mexican League season was the 79th 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 18 March and ended on 29 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey. Diablos Rojos del México won its 14th championship (and second back to back) after defeating Tigres de la Angelópolis in the Serie del Rey 4 games to 1, led by manager Bernie Tatis.[1][2][3]

Algodoneros de Unión Laguna were rebranded as Vaqueros Laguna, changing its main color from maroon to orange.[4][5]

## Standings

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North[6] Pos  | Team  | W  | L  | Pct.  | GB  | Pts.

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1  | Diablos Rojos del México | 68 | 40 | .630 | — | 15
2  | Saraperos de Saltillo | 62 | 45 | .579 | 5.5 | 14
3  | Sultanes de Monterrey | 66 | 43 | .606 | 2.5 | 13.5
4  | Pericos de Puebla | 62 | 48 | .564 | 7.0 | 12
5  | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 53 | 56 | .486 | 15.5 | 10.5
6  | Acereros de Monclova | 49 | 59 | .454 | 19.0 | 10
7  | Broncos de Reynosa | 43 | 63 | .406 | 24.0 | 9
8  | Vaqueros Laguna | 39 | 71 | .355 | 30.0 | 9
South[6] Pos  | Team  | W  | L  | Pct.  | GB  | Pts.

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1  | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 72 | 34 | .673 | — | 16
2  | Leones de Yucatán | 61 | 45 | .575 | 10.5 | 13.5
3  | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 57 | 52 | .523 | 16.0 | 12
4  | Piratas de Campeche | 55 | 51 | .519 | 16.5 | 12
5  | Olmecas de Tabasco | 49 | 59 | .454 | 23.5 | 11
6  | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 50 | 54 | .481 | 20.5 | 10.5
7  | Langosteros de Cancún | 44 | 63 | .411 | 28.0 | 10
8  | Cafeteros de Córdoba | 29 | 75 | .279 | 41.5 | 8

## Postseason

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

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| 1 | Diablos Rojos del Mexico | 4 | | |
| 4 | Pericos de Puebla | 3 |
| | 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 |
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| | | 3 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 2 |
| 2 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 3 |

| 3 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 |
| | N1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 |
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| | | S1 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 1 |
| 1 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 4 | |

| 4 | Piratas de Campeche | 2 |
| | 1 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 4 |
| South |
| | | 3 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 2 |
| 2 | Leones de Yucatán | 0 |

| 3 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 4 |

## League leaders

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Batting leaders[7] | Stat  | Player  | Team  | Total

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AVG |  Félix José | México | .377
HR |  Guillermo García | Tigres | 28
RBI |  Guillermo García | Tigres | 95
R |  Jayson Bass | Saltillo | 102
H |  Luis Carlos García | Tigres | 144
SB |  Demond Smith | Monterrey | 53
Pitching leaders[8] | Stat  | Player  | Team  | Total

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ERA |  Dan Serafini | Monterrey | 1.59
W |  José Mercedes | Saltillo | 14
K |  Bo Magee | Campeche | 155
IP |  Edwin Hurtado | Cancún / Yucatán | 175.0
SV |  Santos Hernández | Tigres | 35

## Awards

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Award | Player | Team | Ref.

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Pitcher of the Year  |  Pablo Ortega | Puebla | [9]
Rookie of the Year  |  Jesús Guzmán | Tigres | [10]

## References

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1. ^ "Laguna gana al iniciar la Liga Mexicana". La Jornada (in Spanish). 18 March 2003. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
2. ^ "Diablos Rojos del México consiguió su título 14; se impuso 7-6 a Tigres". La Jornada (in Spanish). Notimex. 30 August 2003. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
3. ^ Canseco, Antonio (13 June 2022). "Diablos y Tigres una rivalidad en vías de extinción (Primera Parte)". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
4. ^ "Espectacular inauguración de Vaqueros Laguna en el Revolución". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 19 March 2003. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
5. ^ Martínez Silva, Claudio (19 June 2019). "El andar de Algodoneros y Vaqueros". El Sol de la Laguna (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
6. ^ a b "2003 Mexican League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
7. ^ "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 421. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
8. ^ "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 465. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
9. ^ "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 535. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
10. ^ "Novatos del año en Liga Mexicana". El Oriente (in Spanish). 22 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

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