Venados de Mazatlán
(Redirected from Mazatlan Venados)
- Location: Mazatlán, Sinaloa
- League: Mexican Pacific League 1945-1948, 1950-1957, 1965-present
- Stadium: Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
The Venados de Mazatlán (or Mazatlan Deer or Reindeer in English) have been a mainstay of Mexican winter baseball for decades. They won five titles in the winter Pacific Coast League in the 1940s and 1950s and have won eight pennants in the Mexican Pacific League - in 1974, 1977, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2016. They won their first Caribbean Series in 2005 behind the strong arm of Francisco Campos. They won their second title in 2016 when they swept through the tournament undefeated.
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Record | Manager | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|
1945-46 | 32-22 | Manolo Fortes | Champions |
1946-47 | 26-26 | Manolo Fortes | |
1947-48 | 25-35 | Manolo Fortes | |
1948-49 | 37-23 | Guillermo Garibay | |
1949-50 | Did not enter | ||
1950-51 | 30-30 | Guillermo Garibay | |
1951-52 | 33-27 | Guillermo Garibay | Runner-up |
1952-53 | 39-18 | Guillermo Garibay | Champions |
1953-54 | 48-32 | Guillermo Garibay | Champions |
1954-55 | 47-33 | Guillermo Garibay | Champions |
1955-56 | 23-33 | Guillermo Garibay | |
1956-57 | 31-29 | Guillermo Garibay | |
1957-58 | 41-21 | Guillermo Garibay | Champions |
1965-66 | 36-47 | Daniel Rios | |
1966-67 | 39-42 | Mario Peláez | |
1967-68 | 39-51 | Guillermo Garibay | |
1968-69 | 25-31 | ||
1969-70 | 24-37 | ||
1970-71 | 44-40 | ||
1971-72 | 34-39 | Semi-final | |
1972-73 | 34-51 | ||
1973-74 | 44-39 | Ronaldo Camacho | Champions |
1974-75 | 25-55 | ||
1975-76 | 40-45 | Russ Nixon | |
1976-77 | 29-36 | Miguel Gaspar / Alfredo Ortiz | Champions |
1977-78 | 37-36 | 1st round | |
1978-79 | 35-39 | ||
1979-80 | 36-35 | ||
1980-81 | 40-44 | ||
1981-82 | 36-53 | ||
1982-83 | 36-36 | 1st round | |
1983-84 | 36-34 | Benjamin Reyes | 1st round |
1984-85 | 33-40 | Jorge Calvo / Chico Rodriguez | |
1985-86 | 37-35 | Carlos Paz | 1st round |
1986-87 | 35-27 | Carlos Paz | Champions |
1987-88 | 29-28 | Semi-final | |
1988-89 | 48-37 | Semi-final | |
1989-90 | 37-31 | Benjamin Reyes | Semi-final |
1990-91 | 31-39 | Semi-final | |
1991-92 | 35-42 | ||
1992-93 | 36-29 | Ramón Montoya | Champions |
1993-94 | 40-27 | 1st round | |
1994-95 | 31-25 | Ozzie Virgil | Semi-final |
1995-96 | 31-27 | Fernando Villaescusa | Runner-up |
1996-97 | 27-35 | Marco Antonio Vazquez | |
1997-98 | 30-32 | Raúl Cano | Champions |
1998-99 | 28-40 | Raúl Cano | |
1999-00 | 40-28 | Raúl Cano | 1st round |
2000-01 | 40-28 | Tim Johnson | Runner-up |
2001-02 | 38-30 | Tim Johnson | Runner-up |
2002-03 | 31-34 | Dan Firova | Semi-final |
2003-04 | 40-28 | Dan Firova | Semi-final |
2004-05 | 35-30 | Dan Firova / J.J. Pacho | Champions |
2005-06 | 35-32 | Juan Jose Pacho | Champions |
2006-07 | 38-27 | Juan Jose Pacho | Runner-up |
2007-08 | 36-30 | J.J. Pacho / Eddie Diaz | Runner-up |
2008-09 | 41-27 | Lorenzo Bundy | Champions |
2009-10 | 36-32 | Lorenzo Bundy | Runner-up |
2010-11 | 33-35 | Lorenzo Bundy | 1st round |
2011-12 | 27-41 | Homar Rojas / Miguel Ojeda | |
2012-13 | 27-40 | Carlos Subero / Alfonso Jimenez | 1st round |
2013-14 | 26-40 | Alfonso Jimenez / Miguel Flores | |
2014-15 | 31-36 | Miguel Ojeda / J.J. Pacho | 1st round |
2015-16 | 38-30 | Juan Jose Pacho | Champions |
2016-17 | 29-39 | J.J. Pacho / Daniel Fernandez | 1st round |
2017-18 | 37-31 | Daniel Fernandez | 1st round |
2018-19 | 34-34 | Juan Jose Pacho | Semi-final |
2019-20 | 31-37 | Juan Jose Pacho | Runner-up |
2020-21 | 28-30 | J.J. Pacho / Pablo Ortega | 1st round |
2021-22 | 29-39 | Pablo Ortega / Eddie Diaz |
Caribbean Series Appearances[edit]
- 1974: Last place
- 1977: 3rd place (t)
- 1987: 3rd place (t)
- 1993: 3rd place (t)
- 1998: 3rd place (t)
- 2005: Champions
- 2006: Last place
- 2009: 2nd place
- 2016: Champions
Source: Viva Beisbol newsletter by Bruce Baskin
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