Jose Luis Garcia (minors01)

Jose Luis Garcia
(Chito)

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• Born January 18, 1924 in Veracruz, Veracruz Mexico
• Died October 14, 2015 in Mexico, Distrito Federal Mexico

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Biographical Information

Jose Luis Garcia played for three seasons in the Mexican League as a left fielder but managed there for 20 years, winning one title for his main club, the Tigres de México.

Garcia debuted in 1953, hitting .163/.200/.229 in 48 games for the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz. He batted .252/.328/.404 as an outfielder for the 1954 Diablos Rojos del Mexico, then hit .257/.288/.407 for them a year later. Overall, he hit .225/.280/.349 in 150 Mexican League games.

He managed the Mexican national team in the 1990 Baseball World Cup in addition to his LMB stints over a four-decade period that are listed below.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
1957	Fresnillo Rojos	Central Mexican League		--	--	replaced Agustin Bejerano June 19/ replaced by Wild Bill Wright July 7
1963	Tigres de México	Mexican League		4th	none	replaced Memo Garibay July 23
1964	Tigres de México	Mexican League	76-63	4th	none
1965	Tigres de México	Mexican League	82-57	1st	none League Champs
1966	Tigres de México	Mexican League		--	--	replaced by Ricardo Garza March 28
	Piratas de Campeche	Mexican Southeast League		--	--	replaced Ricardo Garza March 28 / replaced by David Garcia June 1
1967	Pericos de Puebla	Mexican League	57-81	8th	none
1968	Tigres de México	Mexican League	62-78	6th	none
1969	Tigres de México	Mexican League	60-93	8th	none
1970	Tigres de México	Mexican League	73-74	6th
1971	Tigres de México	Mexican League	80-67	6th
1972	Tigres de México	Mexican League		--	--	replaced by David Garcia
1973	Tigres de México	Mexican League	59-72	11th
1974	Tigres de México	Mexican League		--	--	replaced by Ronnie Camacho
1975	Tigres de México	Mexican League	64-72	10th
1976	Tigres de México	Mexican League	54-78	14th
1977	Tigres de México	Mexican League		--	--	replaced by Ronnie Camacho
1979	Tigres de México	Mexican League		14th		replaced Domingo Rivera
1981	Tigres de México	Mexican League	65-56	8th	Lost in 1st round
1982	Leones de Yucatán	Mexican League		--	--	replaced Wilfredo Calvino / replaced by Carlos Paz
1983	Rojos del Águila de Veracruz	Mexican League	51-61	13th
1984	Rojos del Águila de Veracruz	Mexican League		--	--	replaced by George Scott

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