1978 Aguascalientes Rieleros Roster

Mexican League (ML) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 89-62
Finished 1st in the ML's Southwest Division
Manager: Jaime Fabela (89-62)
Location: Aguascalientes, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Estadio Alberto Romo Chavez (Parque Deportivo)
Attendance: 351,326, Avg. 4,653
1978 Aguascalientes Rieleros Statistics

Playoffs - Aguascalientes Rieleros 4 games, Cordoba Cafeteros 2
Playoffs - Aguascalientes Rieleros 4 games, Mexico City Diablos Rojos 2
Finals - Aguascalientes Rieleros 4 games, Union Laguna Algodoneros 1

The Aguascalientes Rieleros of the Mexican League ended the 1978 season with a record of 89 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the league's Southwest Division.

The Rieleros scored 681 runs and surrendered 554 runs.

Players from the 1978 Aguascalientes Rieleros who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Cy Acosta, Willie Crawford, Clarence Jones, Ángel Moreno and Horacio Piña.

Jaime Fabela served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
David AbarcaRROctober 22, 1952195Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco MX
Cy AcostaRRNovember 22, 19465'10"165El Sabino, Sinaloa MX
Enrique AguilarRRMarch 21, 19565'10"183Villa Azueta, Veracruz MX
Juan AlvarezRRJanuary 10, 1956195Guadalajara, Jalisco MX
Angel CantresRRMay 20, 19536'3"190Toa Baja, PR
Antonio CervantesRAguascalientes, Aguascalientes MX
Lauro CervantesROctober 19, 1955195Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes MX
Hector Chavez
Raul ColonLLJuly 15, 19516'1"195
Willie CrawfordLLSeptember 7, 19466'1"197Los Angeles, CA US
Ruben CruzLLAugust 31, 19535'11"175
Baldemar Figueroa
Ruben GarciaRMay 6, 1951195Ensenada, Baja California MX
Joe GonzalezRR6'0"180
Leobardo Guerrero
Clarence JonesLLNovember 7, 19406'2"185Zanesville, OH US
Ángel MorenoLLJune 6, 19555'9"165Soledad de Doblado, Veracruz MX
Jose Perez
Horacio PiñaRRMarch 12, 19456'2"177Matamoros, Coahuila MX
Javier ReyesLL6'1"151Torreon, Coahuila MX
Rigoberto Robles
Emmanuel Rodriguez
Francisco RodriguezRROctober 4, 19435'9"160
Clemente RosasRR6'0"169
Porfirio SalomonRRSeptember 15, 19495'8"147Las Marias, Veracruz MX
Jesus SolisRMay 13, 1947194Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX
Jesus SommersRRSeptember 11, 19495'11"175
Hector ValenzuelaRRJune 9, 19506'2"164El Fuerte, Sinaloa MX
Urbano ValleL, MX
Chico VillalobosRRJanuary 14, 19415'6"140San Blas, Sinaloa MX
Jesus ZamoraR, MX

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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