Mexican Northern League

The Mexican Northern League was formed in 1968 and was one of five leagues in operation in Mexico that year. A class A circuit, the six-team league featured Jesus Sommers in 1969 as one of its brightest alumni. It folded by 1970.

There are won-loss stats for the 1971 season!

Cities Represented

• Ensenada, Baja California: Ensenada Tigres (1968-1969, 1971)
• Mexicali, Baja California: Águilas de Mexicali (1968-1969, 1971)
• Nogales, Sonora: Nogales Internationals (1968-1969, 1971)
• Puerto Peñasco, Sonora: Puerto Peñasco (1969, 1971)
• San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora: San Luis Rio Colorado Algodoneros (1968-1969, 1971)
• Caborca, Sonora: Caborca Reds (1969, 1971)

1968

1968 A Mexican Northern League
President: Horacio Lopez

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Attend	Managers
Ensenada Tigres	62	40	.608	0	42,135	Jesus Robles
Nogales Internationals	60	40	.600	1	12,933	Ernesto Gracia
Águilas de Mexicali	56	45	.554	5.5	37,583	Ramon Sandoval
San Luis Rio Colorado Algodoneros	52	50	.510	10	24,724	Marco Antonio Manzo

Played an Interlocking schedule with the Mexican Rookie League.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Fernando Castro	Mexicali	BA	.349		Alberto Villa	San Luis Rio	W	15
Fernando Castro	Mexicali	Runs	77		Raymundo Parra	Mexicali	W	15
Hector Huerta	Ensenada	Hits	135		Raymundo Parra	Mexicali	SO	168
Hector Escamilla	Ensenada	RBI	66		Cruz Ruvalcaba	Nogales	ERA	1.41
Pedro Lozano	San Luis Rio	HR	12

1969

1969 A Mexican Northern League
President: Horacio Lopez

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Nogales Internationals	57	33	.633	0	Ernesto Garcia
San Luis Rio Colorado Algodoneros	48	42	.533	9	Javier Espinoza
Puerto Peñasco (MNL)	46	44	.511	11	Jesus Bustamante
Ensenada Tigres	46	44	.511	11	Guillermo Frayde
Águilas de Mexicali	44	46	.489	13	Mauro Ruiz
Caborca (MNL)	29	61	.322	28	Sergio Gonzalez

Total Attendance: 145,244
No Playoffs Scheduled

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Romulo Munoz	Ensenada	BA	.359		Alberto Villa	San Luis Rio	W	14
Hector Escamilla	Ensenada	Runs	72		Alberto Villa	San Luis Rio	SO	137
Jesus Sommers	Puerto Penasco	Runs	72		Armando Mora	Caborca	ERA	1.71
Jesus Sommers	Puerto Penasco	Hits	118		Pedro Lozano	San Luis Rio	RBI	71
Romulo Munoz	Ensenada	RBI	71		Romulo Munoz	Ensenada	HR	23

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League baseball: Second Edition.