1973 Monterrey Sultanes Roster
Mexican League (ML) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 66-68
Finished 3rd in the ML's Northeast Division
Manager: Miguel Sotelo (66-68)
Location: Monterrey, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Cuauhtemoc
Attendance: 180,000, Avg. 2,687
1973 Monterrey Sultanes StatisticsTeam Record: 66-68
Finished 3rd in the ML's Northeast Division
Manager: Miguel Sotelo (66-68)
Location: Monterrey, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Cuauhtemoc
Attendance: 180,000, Avg. 2,687
The Monterrey Sultanes of the Mexican League ended the 1973 season with a record of 66 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the league's Northeast Division.
The Sultanes plated 507 runs and gave up 509 runs.
Minnie Mendoza and Sandy Valdespino both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Miguel Sotelo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secundino Almonte | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'3" | 180 | El Bigiador, DO |
| Lorenzo Arauz | L | November 19, 1950 | 195 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX | ||
| Antonio Argumedo | R | R | July 13, 1947 | 194 | Coyote, Coahuila MX | |
| Rafael Arriaga | ||||||
| Othon Bernal | R | September 18, 1952 | 195 | Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur MX | ||
| Roy Bethell | S | R | May 22, 1946 | 6'2" | 185 | Nassau, BS |
| Carlos Carrasco | R | R | April 30, 1948 | 194 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX | |
| Chico Cedeno | L | L | January 30, 1949 | 5'11" | 170 | Bayamon, PR |
| Concepcion Cruz | R | R | October 30, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | San Miguel el Alto, Jalisco MX |
| Luis Davila | R | R | 6'0" | 159 | ||
| Eusebio Elizalde | R | R | January 20, 1938 | 5'7" | 168 | Anahuac, Tamaulipas MX |
| Ernesto Espinoza | R | R | 5'8" | 136 | ||
| Felipe Leal | R | R | May 29, 1943 | 5'11" | 182 | Matamoros, Tamaulipas MX |
| Ernesto Lopez | R | R | Villa Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon MX | |||
| Angel Macias | S | R | 5'10" | 149 | ||
| Francisco Martinez | R | L | February 23, 1951 | 5'7" | 151 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
| Minnie Mendoza | R | R | December 3, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | Ceiba del Agua, CU |
| Hernan Montero | R | R | December 14, 1949 | 5'9" | 165 | Jamapa, Veracruz MX |
| Raul Morales | R | Guaymas, Sonora MX | ||||
| Cesar Moreno | R | R | February 24, 1956 | 6'1" | 170 | San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora MX |
| Ron Oglesby | R | R | February 9, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Jose Ortiz | R | R | January 9, 1949 | 5'11" | 160 | Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo MX |
| Elpidio Osuna | R | R | December 17, 1944 | 5'7" | 163 | |
| Jesus Pacheco | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | , MX | |
| Federico Rios | ||||||
| Pilar Rodriguez | R | October 12, 1949 | 194 | Otilio Montano, Tamaulipas MX | ||
| Ruben Saldana | R | R | 5'7" | 161 | ||
| Rodolfo Sandoval | R | R | January 25, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | Guaymas, Sonora MX |
| Rodrigo Sandoval | R | R | March 14, 1943 | 5'11" | 187 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
| Albert Thompson | R | L | January 4, 1947 | 5'11" | 200 | Portland, OR US |
| Sandy Valdespino | L | L | January 24, 1939 | 5'8" | 170 | San Jose de las Lajas, Mayabeque CU |
| Fernando Vega | R | R | October 16, 1948 | 5'11" | 172 | Santurce, PR |
| Valenciano Vega | R | R | 5'6" | 134 | ||
| Faustino Zabala | R | R | December 29, 1942 | 5'9" | 195 | Cabimas, Zulia VE |
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.
