1999 Mexican League season

1999 Mexican League season
League	Mexican League
Sport	Baseball
Number of games	953
Number of teams	16
Serie del Rey
Champions	Diablos Rojos del México
Runners-up	Tigres Capitalinos

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.[1][2]

Standings

North[3]

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[3]

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[3]

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[4] Stat Player Team Total AVG Julio Franco Tigres .423 HR Mike Meggers Veracruz / Unión Laguna 28 RBI Boi Rodríguez Monclova 105 R Willie Romero Tigres / Saltillo 110 H Matías Carrillo Tigres 175 SB Boi Rodríguez Monclova 43

Pitching leaders[5] Stat Player Team Total ERA Juan Jesús Álvarez Tabasco 2.20 W José Martínez Tabasco 16 José Félix Navarro Tigres K Narciso Elvira Campeche 133 IP Alejandro Carrasco Oaxaca 180.2 SV Luis Ayala Saltillo 41

Milestones

Pitchers

No-hitters

• Narciso Elvira (Campeche): Elvira threw two no-hitters during the season, the sixth and seventh in franchise history. The first on 20 March defeating Langosteros de Cancún 5–0 in nine innings and the second on 10 June defeating Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 1–0 in seven innings.[6]

Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Rookie of the Year	Luis Carlos García	Tigres	[7]

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.