Acereros del Norte
(Redirected from Monclova Acereros)
- English name: Northern Steelers
- Location: Monclova, Coahuila
- League: Mexican League 1980, 1982-present
- Affiliation:
- Ballpark: Monclova Stadium
The Acereros del Norte, formerly the Acereros de Monclova until 2015, have been playing in the Mexican League since 1980 and won their first league championship in 2019.
Monclova's steel industry has the highest production of steel in Mexico. Monclova is known as the "Steel City," El Capital del Acero in Spanish. Source: Baseball Team Names, 1869-2012. McFarland Publishing (2012).
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | 36-61 | 20th | Victor Favela | none (Player strike) |
1982 | 62-68 | 11th | Felipe Hernandez | |
1983 | 49-69 | 15th | Lee Sigman / Adolfo Cabrera | |
1984 | 39-76 | 16th | Mario Mendoza / Servando Gonzalez / Vinicio Garcia | |
1985 | 64-62 | 8th | Vinicio Garcia | Lost in 1st round |
1986 | 76-51 | 3rd | Alfredo Rios | Lost in 2nd round |
1987 | 63-61 | 8th | Alfredo Rios / Carlos Paz | Lost in 2nd round |
1988 | 47-84 | 16th | Miguel Sotelo / Aurelio Monteagudo | |
1989 | 58-73 | 14th | Alfredo Rios | |
1990 | 63-66 | 9th | Gregorio Luque | Lost in 1st round |
1991 | 49-71 | 13th | Gregorio Luque | |
1992 | 58-73 | 13th | Jose Soto / Jaime Corella | |
1993 | 73-57 | 5th | Joel Serna | Lost in 1st round |
1994 | 69-62 | 9th | Joel Serna | |
1995 | 46-69 | 13th | Gerardo Gutierrez / Ramon Montoya | |
1996 | 58-56 | 5th (t) | Ramon Montoya / Marcelo Juarez | Lost in 1st round |
1997 | 65-56 | 5th (t) | Juan Villaescusa | Lost in 1st round |
1998 | 75-46 | 3rd | Aurelio Rodriguez | Lost League Finals |
1999 | 71-46 | 4th | Aurelio Rodriguez | Lost in 2nd round |
2000 | 58-63 | 10th | Andres Mora / Domingo Rivera | |
2001 | 67-52 | 7th | Bernie Tatis | Lost in 2nd round |
2002 | 56-54 | 8th | Gerardo Sanchez | Lost in 1st round |
2003 | 49-59 | 11th (t) | Derek Bryant | |
2004 | 39-60 | 15th | Fernando Elizondo | |
2005 | 53-55 | 10th (t) | Lino Rivera / Chico Rodríguez | |
2006 | 48-60 | 12th | Chico Rodriguez | |
2007 | 57-52 | 7th | Chico Rodriguez | Lost in 1st round |
2008 | 69-40 | 1st | Chico Rodriguez | Lost in 2nd round |
2009 | 57-50 | 7th | Chico Rodriguez | |
2010 | 53-52 | 10th | Mario Mendoza / Gerardo Sanchez | |
2011 | 47-59 | 12th | Gerardo Sanchez / Marco Antonio Davalillo | |
2012 | 57-56 | 9th | Orlando Sanchez | |
2013 | 53-57 | 10th | Willie Romero | |
2014 | 60-51 | 4th | Homar Rojas | Lost in 1st round |
2015 | 59-51 | 4th | Homar Rojas | Lost Final |
2016 | 69-43 | 2nd | Homar Rojas | Lost in 1st round |
2017 | 67-41 | 2nd | Wally Backman / Jorge Luis Loredo | Lost in 1st round |
2018-1 | 29-27 | 4th | Dan Firova | Lost in 1st round |
2018-2 | 42-14 | 1st | Carlos Garcia / Pedro Meré | Lost in semi final |
2019 | 75-45 | 1st (t) | Pedro Mere / Pat Listach | Champions |
2021 | 35-31 | 5th | Pat Listach | Lost in 2nd round |
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