1979 Aguascalientes Rieleros Roster
Mexican League (ML) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 65-67
Finished 2nd in the ML's Southwest Division
Manager: Jaime Fabela (65-67)
Location: Aguascalientes, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Estadio Alberto Romo Chavez (Parque Deportivo)
Attendance: 233,734, Avg. 3,541
1979 Aguascalientes Rieleros StatisticsTeam Record: 65-67
Finished 2nd in the ML's Southwest Division
Manager: Jaime Fabela (65-67)
Location: Aguascalientes, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Estadio Alberto Romo Chavez (Parque Deportivo)
Attendance: 233,734, Avg. 3,541
Playoffs - Cordoba Cafeteros 4 games, Aguascalientes Rieleros 3
The Aguascalientes Rieleros of the Mexican League ended the 1979 season with a record of 65 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the league's Southwest Division.
The Rieleros scored 561 runs and allowed 532 runs.
Cy Acosta, Reggie Sanders, Ángel Moreno, Mike Scott, Willie Crawford, Steve Stroughter, Horacio Piña and Jamie Quirk were all players from the 1979 Aguascalientes Rieleros who played in the Majors during their careers.
Jaime Fabela served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Abarca | R | R | October 22, 1952 | 195 | Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco MX | |
| Cy Acosta | R | R | November 22, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | El Sabino, Sinaloa MX |
| Enrique Aguilar | R | R | March 21, 1956 | 5'10" | 183 | Villa Azueta, Veracruz MX |
| Victor Agundez | R | R | February 22, 1944 | 6'0" | 160 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
| Juan Alvarez | R | R | January 10, 1956 | 195 | Guadalajara, Jalisco MX | |
| Francisco Barajas | R | R | , MX | |||
| Jose Castro | ||||||
| Antonio Cervantes | R | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes MX | ||||
| Lauro Cervantes | R | October 19, 1955 | 195 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes MX | ||
| Willie Crawford | L | L | September 7, 1946 | 6'1" | 197 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Arturo Diaz | ||||||
| Javier Espinoza | R | March 24, 1956 | 195 | Guasave, Sinaloa MX | ||
| Felix Garzon | R | R | ||||
| Joe Gonzalez | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| John Guarnaccia | L | R | October 7, 1954 | 6'2" | 170 | Downers Grove, IL US |
| Leobardo Guerrero | ||||||
| Jaime Lopez | ||||||
| Kevin Meistickle | R | R | October 18, 1951 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Jose Molina | ||||||
| Ángel Moreno | L | L | June 6, 1955 | 5'9" | 165 | Soledad de Doblado, Veracruz MX |
| Paulino Pena | R | R | April 8, 1947 | 5'10" | 164 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
| Jose Perez | ||||||
| Horacio Piña | R | R | March 12, 1945 | 6'2" | 177 | Matamoros, Coahuila MX |
| Jose Pineda | ||||||
| Jamie Quirk | L | R | October 22, 1954 | 6'4" | 190 | Whittier, CA US |
| Juan Reyes | ||||||
| Francisco Rodriguez | R | R | October 4, 1943 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Clemente Rosas | R | R | 6'0" | 169 | ||
| Ronaldo Salazar | ||||||
| Porfirio Salomon | R | R | September 15, 1949 | 5'8" | 147 | Las Marias, Veracruz MX |
| Reggie Sanders | R | R | September 9, 1949 | 6'2" | 205 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Francisco Sandoval | R | , MX | ||||
| Mike Scott | R | R | April 26, 1955 | 6'2" | 210 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Cleo Smith | R | R | October 11, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Marvell, AR US |
| Thomas Smith | S | R | February 19, 1952 | 6'0" | 170 | San Diego, CA US |
| Gregorio Soto | ||||||
| Steve Stroughter | L | L | March 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 190 | Visalia, CA US |
| Adan Valenzuela | L | January 9, 1961 | 196 | , MX | ||
| Urbano Valle | L | , MX | ||||
| Chico Villalobos | R | R | January 14, 1941 | 5'6" | 140 | San Blas, Sinaloa 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.
