Moisés Camacho

Moisés Camacho Muniz

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.

• Born March 31, 1932 in Tlahualilo, Durango Mexico

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Biographical Information

Moisés (Moi) Camacho was one of the top second basemen in the history of the Mexican League. He barely hit over .200 with 3 homers in his first two seasons ('51-'52) after which he went to the Arizona-Texas League. In two years there he hit in the .340s with 28 HR and 170 RBI - but this is deceptive as the league was a very high-offense one, where Camacho was not one of the league's elite offensive weapons. In 1955 the Arizona-Texas became the Arizona-Mexico League - Camacho stayed with Mexicali and hit .363 with 16 HR and 113 RBI; he was close to winning the batting title that year. He moved up to the Eastern League in 1956 - he hit .269 with 12 HR and 70 RBI, again a top-15 hitter in the circuit, but not a star.

Camacho returned to Mexico in 1957 and hit 63 homers in three years for the Nuevo Laredo Owls. In 1960 the Owls moved to Puebla and became the Parrots - Camacho improved his average at this time, becoming a .299 or better hitter in all six years for Puebla. He hit 29 homers and drove in 105 runs in '65 - he set a Liga record for homers by a second baseman that lasted 40 years before it was broken by Carlos Valencia. In '63, he teamed with Ronnie Camacho to lead the Parrots to their only Liga title.

After leaving the Parrots in 1966, Camacho declined quickly - he never hit more than 6 HR again (having hit 217 in his prior 13 years inthe minors). His contact hitting vanished in 1970 and he retired in 1975. Overall he hit .291 in the Mexican League with 350 doubles, 1,046 runs and 1,169 RBI. In his pro career, he hit .299 with 2,725 hits and 244 homers. For his offensive performance at second, he was called the "Rogers Hornsby of Mexico"

He coached for the Mexican national team in the 1993 Intercontinental Cup.

As of 2000, Camacho ranked 11th in Liga history in doubles, 9th in RBI, 11th in total bases and 14th with 912 walks. He was also in the top 25 in many other stats.

Moisés Camacho was elected to the Salon de la Fama in 1986.

Salon de la Fama site for Moi Camacho

Sources: The Mexican League: Comprehensive Player Statistics by Pedro Treto Cisneros, Jamie Marshall

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs
1971	Petroleros de Poza Rica	Mexican League		11th		replaced David Garcia
1972	Petroleros de Poza Rica	Mexican League	65-70	10th
1973	Petroleros de Poza Rica	Mexican League	79-53	3rd	Lost in 1st round
1974	Petroleros de Poza Rica	Mexican League	71-65	6th
1975	Petroleros de Poza Rica	Mexican League	68-67	7th
1976	Algodoneros de Torreon	Mexican League	75-62	4th	Lost League Finals
1977	Algodoneros de Torreon	Mexican League	83-67	5th	Lost in 1st round
1978	Algodoneros de Torreon	Mexican League	79-72	7th	Lost League Finals
1979	Algodoneros de Torreon	Mexican League	66-70	11th
1980	Rieleros de Aguascalientes	Mexican League	61-33	2nd	Season ended by player strike
1981	Rieleros de Aguascalientes	Mexican League	57-70	13th
1982	Rieleros de Aguascalientes	Mexican League	66-63	9th
1983	Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos	Mexican League		--	--	replaced by Jorge Calvo
1994	Pericos de Puebla	Mexican League		16th		replaced Bernardo Calvo