The Mexican Center League was a Class C Minor League Baseball circuit that operated in 1956 and 1957.
Classification | Class C |
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Sport | Baseball |
Founded | 1956 |
Ceased | 1957 |
President | Anuar Canavati |
Country | Mexico |
By 1955, the outlaw Mexican League was struggling for survival during its confrontation against Major League Baseball. As a result, Anuar Canavati, president of the Sultanes de Monterrey team, led a group of new owners that helped make the league part of Organized Baseball as a Class AA circuit in 1955. On the other hand, he encouraged the creation of the Mexican Center League, which operated as a Class C circuit between 1956 and 1957, as a support for the Mexican League. Canavati also served as president of the six-team league during its brief period of existence.[1][2]
Teams | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
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Saraperos de Saltillo | 58 | 41 | .589 | – | Agustín Bejerano |
Dorados de Chihuahua | 58 | 42 | .580 | ½ | Manuel Arroyo |
Indios de Ciudad Juárez | 48 | 52 | .480 | 10½ | Manuel Fortes Syd Cohen |
Mineros de Fresnillo | 47 | 53 | .470 | 11½ | Eduardo Reyes Gutiérrez Jesús Diaz |
Alacranes de Durango | 45 | 54 | .455 | 13 | Salvador Sahuayo Adolfo Cabrera |
Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 43 | 57 | .430 | 15½ | Martín Dihigo Armando Flores |
Teams | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
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Dorados de Chihuahua | 62 | 38 | .620 | – | Manuel Arroyo |
Saraperos de Saltillo | 55 | 45 | .550 | 7 | Domingo Santana St. Claire Bello |
Alacranes de Durango | 52 | 48 | .520 | 10 | Virgilio Arteaga |
Indios de Ciudad Juárez | 49 | 51 | .490 | 13 | Syd Cohen Jesús Diaz |
Rojos de Fresnillo | 43 | 55 | .439 | 18 | Preston Gómez Agustín Bejerano José Luis Garcia Wild Bill Wright |
Tigres de Aguascalientes | 37 | 61 | .378 | 24 | Armando Flores Chile Gómez |