2008 Mexican League season

Sports season
2008 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 19 – August 24
Number of games899
Number of teams16
Serie del Rey
ChampionsDiablos Rojos del México
  Runners-upSultanes de Monterrey
Finals MVPJosé Luis Sandoval
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The 2008 Mexican League season was the 84th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 16 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 19 March with the match between 2008 season champions Sultanes de Monterrey and Saraperos de Saltillo and ended on 24 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Diablos Rojos del México defeated the Sultanes to win the championship.[1]

899 games were played with a total attendance of 4,035,169 spectators, averaging 4,850 per game.[2]

Standings

North[3]
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK
1 Acereros de Monclova 69 40 .633 — L1
2 Saraperos de Saltillo 66 42 .611 2.5 W1
3 Sultanes de Monterrey 64 46 .582 5.5 W8
4 Dorados de Chihuahua 54 53 .505 14.0 W1
5 Vaqueros de la Laguna 52 57 .477 17.0 L1
6 Potros de Tijuana 46 61 .430 22.0 L1
7 Pericos de Puebla 43 65 .398 25.5 W1
8 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 39 70 .358 30.0 L8
South[3]
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK
1 Diablos Rojos del México 66 39 .629 — L1
2 Tigres de Quintana Roo 65 44 .596 3.0 W1
3 Leones de Yucatán 64 44 .593 3.5 W5
4 Piratas de Campeche 58 49 .542 9.0 L1
5 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 57 53 .518 11.5 W1
6 Olmecas de Tabasco 55 52 .514 12.0 L3
7 Petroleros de Minatitlán 35 73 .324 32.5 L5
8 Guerreros de Oaxaca 30 75 .286 36.0 W3

Postseason

First stage Championship Series Serie del Rey
         
1 Acereros de Monclova 4
8 Dorados de Chihuahua 3
1 Acereros de Monclova 0
North
3 Sultanes de Monterrey 4
4 Saraperos de Saltillo 0
5 Sultanes de Monterrey 4
N3 Sultanes de Monterrey 1
S1 Diablos Rojos del México 4
2 Diablos Rojos del México 4
7 Piratas de Campeche 0
1 Diablos Rojos del México 4
South
3 Leones de Yucatán 2
3 Tigres de Quintana Roo 2
6 Leones de Yucatán 4

League leaders

Batting leaders[4]
Stat Player Team Total
Batting Average United States Kit Pellow Saraperos de Saltillo .385
Home Runs United States Kit Pellow Saraperos de Saltillo 34
Runs Batted In United States Kit Pellow Saraperos de Saltillo 107
Runs United States Donzell McDonald Acereros de Monclova 96
Hits Mexico Víctor Bojórquez Diablos Rojos del México 151
Stolen Bases United States Demond Smith Dorados de Chihuahua 38
Slugging Percentage United States Kit Pellow Saraperos de Saltillo .730
Pitching leaders[4]
Stat Player Team Total
Earned run average Mexico Juan Delgadillo Vaqueros de la Laguna 2.29
Wins Dominican Republic Nerio Rodríguez Acereros de Monclova 17
Saves Dominican Republic Máximo de la Rosa Dorados de Chihuahua 29
Innings Pitched Mexico Francisco Campos Piratas de Campeche 149.2
Strikeouts Mexico Francisco Campos Piratas de Campeche 115
United States Félix Villegas Saraperos de Saltillo
WHIP Mexico Francisco Campos Piratas de Campeche 1.05

Awards

LMB Awards
Award Player Team Ref.
Most Valuable Player United States Kit Pellow Saraperos de Saltillo [5]
Rookie of the Year Mexico Alfredo Caudillo Saraperos de Saltillo [6]
Best Pitcher Dominican Republic Nerio Rodríguez Acereros del Norte [7]
Best Relief Pitcher Mexico David Cortés Diablos Rojos del México [8]
Manager of the Year Mexico Daniel Fernández Diablos Rojos del México [9]

References

  1. ^ "Logró Diablos Rojos del México el título 15 en su historia en la LMB". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 28 December 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Minor League Baseball Attendance Up 1.1% For '08". Sports Business Daily (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Standings". milb.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Stats". milb.com. MiLB.
  5. ^ "Kit Pellow, el Jugador más Valioso del 2008". milb.com (in Spanish). 6 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Alfredo Caudillo, Novato del año". milb.com (in Spanish). 20 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Andrés Meza es el pitcher del año 2009". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 8 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  8. ^ "David Cortés, relevista del año". El Universal (in Spanish). 18 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Daniel Fernández, Manager del año". milb.com (in Spanish). 24 October 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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