2002–03 Mexican Pacific League season

2002–03 Mexican Pacific League season
League	Mexican Pacific League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	11 October 2002 – 27 January 2003
Number of games	300
Number of teams	8
Season champions	Cañeros de Los Mochis

The 2002–03 Mexican Pacific League season was the 45th season in the history of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). It was contested by eight teams. Cañeros de Los Mochis won their third championship by defeating Yaquis de Obregón 4–1 in the final series, led by manager Juan Francisco Rodríguez.[1]

Standings

Regular season standings[2]

Rank	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Pts.
1	Águilas de Mexicali	37	29	.561	—	12
2	Naranjeros de Hermosillo	36	30	.545	1.0	12
3	Yaquis de Obregón	37	31	.544	1.0	12
4	Tomateros de Culiacán	35	31	.530	2.0	11
5	Cañeros de Los Mochis	28	38	.424	9.0	10
6	Venados de Mazatlán	31	34	.477	5.5	9.5
7	Mayos de Navojoa	31	36	.463	6.5	8
8	Algodoneros de Guasave	31	37	.463	7.0	7.5

Postseason

	First round				Semi-finals				Final
	Mexicali	2
	Mazatlán	4
					Mazatlán	1
					Los Mochis	4
	Hermosillo	1
	Los Mochis	4
									Los Mochis	4
									Obregón	1
	Obregón	4
	Culiacán	2
					Obregón	4
					Mexicali	3

League leaders

Batting leaders[3] Stat Player Team Total AVG Heber Gómez Venados de Mazatlán .353 HR Bubba Smith Águilas de Mexicali 24 RBI Bubba Smith Águilas de Mexicali 64 R Bubba Smith Águilas de Mexicali 50 H Luis Carlos García Yaquis de Obregón 84 SB Anton French Mayos de Navojoa 30 SLG Julio Zuleta Algodoneros de Guasave .664

Pitching leaders[4] Stat Player Team Total ERA Édgar González Naranjeros de Hermosillo 1.89 W Édgar González Naranjeros de Hermosillo 8 Juan Manuel Palafox Yaquis de Obregón L Manuel Bernal Mayos de Navojoa 6 SV Mike Garcia Águilas de Mexicali 17 IP Octavio Álvarez Mayos de Navojoa 93.0 K Francisco Campos Venados de Mazatlán 76

Awards

2002–03 LMP Awards[5]

Award	Player	Team
Manager of the Year	Juan Francisco Rodríguez	Cañeros de Los Mochis
Most Valuable Player	Antonio Osuna	Cañeros de Los Mochis
Pitcher of the Year	Édgar González	Naranjeros de Hermosillo
Rookie of the Year	Édgar González	Naranjeros de Hermosillo

References

1. "Campeonato 2002-2003". cañeros.net (in Spanish). Cañeros de Los Mochis. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
2. Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 1085. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
3. Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 41. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
4. Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 85. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
5. Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 113. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-08.