1964 Mexican League season

1964 Mexican League season
1964 Mexican League season
League	Mexican League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	26 March – 16 August
Number of teams	8
Season champions	Diablos Rojos del México
LMB seasons
	← 1963 1965 →

The 1964 Mexican League season was the 40th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by eight teams. The season started on 26 March and finished on 16 August.^[1] Diablos Rojos del México won their second championship after finishing first with a 82–58 record, three games ahead of the Pericos de Puebla, led by manager Tomás Herrera.^[2]

The competition format was the same used since the 1952 season where the team with the best win-loss record by the end of the season would be the champion.

Standings

1964 Mexican League standings^[3]
Pos	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
1	Diablos Rojos del México	82	58	.586	—
2	Pericos de Puebla	79	61	.564	3.0
3	El Águila de Veracruz	78	62	.557	4.0
4	Tigres de México	76	63	.547	5.5
5	Petroleros de Poza Rica	70	70	.500	12.0
6	Sultanes de Monterrey	66	74	.471	16.0
7	Broncos de Reynosa	61	79	.436	21.0
8	Charros de Jalisco	47	92	.338	34.5

League leaders

Batting leaders^[4]
Stat	Player	Team	Total
AVG	Héctor Espino	Monterrey	.371
HR	Héctor Espino	Monterrey	46
RBI	Bobby Prescott	Poza Rica	123
R	Héctor Espino	Monterrey	118
H	Alfredo Ríos	Monterrey	189
SB	Armando Murillo	Tigres	21

Pitching leaders^[5]
Stat	Player	Team	Total
ERA	Fernando Osorio	Veracruz	2.56
W	Miguel Sotelo	Puebla	17
K	Ramón López	Monterrey	213

Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Elpidio Osuna	Poza Rica	^[6]

References

^ "La Liga Mexicana pone hoy en marcha su torneo 1964". El Informador (in Spanish). 26 March 1964. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ Morales, Tomás (29 May 2015). "1964: el año de Diablos y Tomás Herrera". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 396. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 437. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 485. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "Un 17 de diciembre pero de 1944 nace Elpidio Osuna". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[1] "La Liga Mexicana pone hoy en marcha su torneo 1964". El Informador (in Spanish). 26 March 1964. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[2] Morales, Tomás (29 May 2015). "1964: el año de Diablos y Tomás Herrera". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[3] "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 396. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[4] "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 437. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[5] "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 485. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[6] "Un 17 de diciembre pero de 1944 nace Elpidio Osuna". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

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