Mexican Central League

Mexican Central League
Classification
SportBaseball
Founded1960
Folded1978
CountryMexico

The Mexican Central League was a Minor League Baseball circuit that operated for 19 seasons, from 1960 through 1978, with several clubs based across Mexico, primarily in the Northern Mexico, Bajío and Huasteca regions.

History

The Mexican Central League was formed in 1960 at the Class D level.: 508  It was placed in Class C in 1961,: 512  where it remained through the 1962 season.: 515  Upon the reorganization of Minor League Baseball in 1963, it was reclassified as Class A.: 522  In 1979, the circuit was absorbed into the expanded Mexican Baseball League (Liga Mexicana de Beisbol). This expansion elevated the Mexican Central League teams to Triple-A, with the newly expanded Mexican Baseball League featuring a 20-team circuit with four divisions.

Cities represented/teams

Winners

The following is a list of winners of the Mexican Central League.

Team Winners Runners-up Winning seasons Runners-up seasons
Tigres de Aguascalientes221961, 19721962, 1963
Tuzos de Guanajuato221963, 19661964, 1976
Rojos de Ébano1219711972, 1973
Rojos de San Luis Potosí1119651966
Saraperos de Saltillo1119681967
Bravos de Ciudad Madero1119701968
Petroleros de Salamanca101960–
Rojos de Fresnillo101962–
Broncos de León101964–
Bravos de León101967–
Charros de San Luis Potosí101969–
Tuzos de Zacatecas101973–
Alacranes de Durango101974–
Uriangato101975–
Caporales de Lagos de Moreno101976–
Teocaltiche101977–
La Barca101978–
Cajeteros de Celaya02–1960, 1961
Diablos Verdes de León01–1965
Petroleros de Zacatecas01–1969
Algodoneros de Tampico01–1970
Tuneros de San Luis Potosí01–1971
Valles de Ciudad Valles01–1974
Cortázar01–1975
Ciudad Victoria01–1977
Matamoros01–1978

Notable players

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 9781932391176.
  2. ↑ Sumner, Benjamin Barrett (2000). Minor League Baseball Standings All North American Leagues, Through 1999. McFarland & Company. p. 377–379. ISBN 0786407816. Retrieved 2 March 2026.