Central Mexican League

The Central Mexican League was a class C operation which lasted two seasons, 1956 and 1957. The six-team circuit was very offense-friendly and ERAs over 8 were about as common as ERAs under 3.50.

Cities Represented

• Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes: Rieleros de Aguascalientes 1956; Aguascalientes Tigres 1957
• Chihuahua, Chihuahua: Chihuahua Dorados 1956-1957
• Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua: Indios de Ciudad Juarez 1956-1957
• Durango, Durango: Alacranes de Durango 1956-1957
• Fresnillo, Zacatecas: Fresnillo Mineros 1956; Fresnillo Rojos 1957
• Saltillo, Coahuila: Saraperos de Saltillo 1956-1957

Teams and Statistics

1956 - 1957

1956 Central Mexican League
President: Anuar Canavati

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Attend	Managers
Saltillo Saraperos	58	41	.589	0	86,735	Agustin Bejerano
Chihuahua Dorados	58	42	.580	.5	89,275	Manuel Arroyo
Ciudad Juarez Indios	48	52	.480	10.5	103,721	Manuel Fortes / Syd Cohen
Fresnillo Mineros	47	53	.470	11.5	61,436	Eduardo Reyes / Gutierrez / Jesus Diaz
Durango Alacranes	45	54	.455	13	84,441	Salvador Sahuayo / Adolfo Cabrera
Aguascalientes Rieleros	43	57	.430	15.5	63,042	Martin Dihigo / Armando Flores

No Playoffs Scheduled.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Juan Hernandez	Durango	BA	.365		Marte de Alejandro	Chihuahua	W	18
Juan Hernandez	Durango	Runs	103		Marte de Alejandro	Chihuahua	SO	129
Gilberto Villarreal	Chihuahua	Hits	143		Aurelio Espericueto	Aguascalientes	ERA	3.29
Pedro Ramirez	Saltillo	RBI	108		Blas Guzman	Freznillo	HR	28
Lupe Pedroza	Fresnillo	HR	28

1957 Central Mexican League
President: Anuar Canavati

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Attend	Managers
Chihuahua Dorados	62	38	.620	0	67,896	Manuel Arroyo
Saltillo Saraperos	55	45	.550	7	58,194	Domingo Santana / St. Claire / Bello
Durango Alacranes	52	48	.520	10	86,538	Virgilio Arteaga
Ciudad Juarez Indios	49	51	.490	13	66,305	Syd Cohen / Jesus Diaz
Fresnillo Rojos	43	55	.439	18	59,094	Gomez / Bejerano / Garcia / Wright
Aguascalientes Tigres	37	61	.378	24	42,946	Armando Flores / Chile Gomez

No Playoffs Scheduled.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Juan Arias	Fresnillo	BA	.420		Antonio Dicochea	Chihuahua	W	17
Luis Casablanca	Chihuahua	Runs	105		Antonio Dicochea	Chihuahua	SO	157
Silvio Meza	Saltillo	Hits	153		Jaime Ochoa	Aguascalientes	ERA	3.78
Silvio Meza	Saltillo	RBI	122		Juan Hernandez	Durango-Laguna	HR	27

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor league Baseball: Second Edition.
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