2006 Laguna Vaqueros Roster

Mexican League (ML) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 50-59
Finished 5th in the ML's North Division
Manager: Fernando Elizondo (50-59)
Location: Torreon, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Estadio Laguna
Attendance: 280,002, Avg. 5,138
2006 Laguna Vaqueros Statistics

The Laguna Vaqueros of the Mexican League ended the 2006 season with a record of 50 wins and 59 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.

The Vaqueros scored 583 runs and yielded 616 runs. Eddy Díaz led Laguna with 10 home runs and drove in 71 runs. Jose Amador paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .363. Ramon Garcia topped the team with 8 wins, while Alberto Manrique registered a 4.15 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 2006 Laguna Vaqueros who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Tavo Álvarez, Eddy Díaz, José Mercedes, Melvin Nieves, Anthony Sanders and Darrell Sherman.

Fernando Elizondo served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rodrigo AguirreLRAugust 1, 19835'10"185Hermosillo, Sonora MX
Edgar AhumadaLLNovember 17, 19826'1"190Culiacan, Sinaloa MX
Tavo ÁlvarezRRNovember 25, 19716'3"245Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX
Jose AmadorRRAugust 20, 19795'10"190Mexicali, Baja California MX
Ivan AraujoRRJanuary 29, 19845'11"185Guasave, Sinaloa MX
Fernando BarrerasRRMarch 8, 19826'1"196Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX
Christian BernalRRNovember 30, 19806'0"180Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Jose CastanedaRRAugust 15, 19846'1"190Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX
Rafael CastañedaRRDecember 14, 19676'3"200Mexico, Distrito Federal MX
Omar De La TorreRRDecember 30, 19795'11"185Guadalajara, Jalisco MX
Eddy DíazRRSeptember 29, 19715'10"160Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Ramon EspinosaRRFebruary 7, 19725'10"176San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Hector GarciaRRMay 6, 19735'11"185Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX
Ramon GarciaRRJanuary 23, 19796'1"205Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX
Marco GarzaRRSeptember 8, 19835'10"180Reynosa, Tamaulipas MX
Eliseo GarzonRRDecember 13, 19686'0"160Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX
Martin GomezRRApril 26, 19766'1"220Minatitlan, Veracruz MX
Carlos Eduardo GonzalezRRFebruary 25, 19855'10"176Ciudad Lerdo, MX
Fernando GonzalezRRMay 4, 19786'2"182Tuxpan, Nayarit MX
Gilberto GonzalezLLNovember 22, 19766'0"192Yanga, Veracruz MX
Norberto GrajalesRRJune 6, 19695'11"185Zempoala, Veracruz MX
Carlos GutierrezRRNovember 23, 19865'11"155Guasave, Sinaloa MX
Jorge GutierrezRROctober 18, 19796'0"165Guasave, Sinaloa MX
Armando HuertaRRJanuary 10, 19866'0"180Culiacan, Sinaloa MX
Jorge IbarraLLSeptember 22, 19876'2"185Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Julio JimenezLLFebruary 15, 19805'11"185Zacatecas, Zacatecas MX
Jesus LopezRRNovember 18, 19826'2"165Guasave, Sinaloa MX
Alberto ManriqueRRJanuary 28, 19766'4"220Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
José MercedesRRMarch 5, 19716'1"180El Seibo, El Seibo DO
Joel NavarroRRJuly 28, 19785'11"165Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX
Melvin NievesSRDecember 28, 19716'2"185San Juan, PR
Julio ParraRRSeptember 2, 19745'10"165Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Placido PintoRRNovember 5, 19776'2"243Guasave, Sinaloa MX
Oscar RamirezRRSeptember 14, 19785'10"180Mexico, Distrito Federal MX
Julio ReyesLRJune 30, 19806'1"198San Lis Rio Colorado, MX
Fernando RodriguezRRAugust 1, 19736'1"220Torreon, Coahuila MX
Ricardo RuizRRMay 17, 19825'10"176Veracruz, Veracruz MX
Anthony SandersRRMarch 2, 19746'2"200Tucson, AZ US
Darrell ShermanLLDecember 4, 19665'9"160Los Angeles, CA US
Demond SmithSRNovember 6, 19725'8"180Rialto, CA US
Melqui TorresRRMay 27, 19776'2"205San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Irving ValenzuelaRRJanuary 24, 19775'11"172Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Salvador VillarrealRRNovember 28, 19776'1"205Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 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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