Ciudad Valles (MCL)

• Location: Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí
• League: Mexican Center League 1974, 1978
• Affiliation: Petroleros de Poza Rica 1974, 1978
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Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí has had two minor league teams (through 2011). They played four years apart in the Mexican Center League. In 1974, they won the 4-team Gulf Division but three of the four teams in the Center Division had better records. They beat the Ciudad Mante Azucareros 2 games to 1 in the playoffs then fell 3 games to 2 in the finals to the Durango Alacranes. They scored 338 runs and allowed a league-low 276. They had three All-Stars in SS Julio Esparza (.298/.362/.347), C Jesus Robles (.287/.315/.372) and P Regino Moroyoqui (8-0, Sv, 0.58). Moroyoqui led the league in ERA.

In 1978, the team returned, again as a farm club for the Petroleros de Poza Rica. This time they were 33-32-4 to finish 3rd in the 6-team Gulf Division. They were outscored 276-258. The star this time was again a pitcher, Matias Baruch (6-3, 1.04, second in the MCL in ERA).

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1974	39-37	4th	Juan Hernandez	Lost League Finals
1978	33-32	6th (t)	Angel Scull

Sources: 1975 and 1979 Baseball Guides