1958 Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes Roster
Team Record: 75-45
Finished 1st in the ML
Manager: (75-45)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque La Junta
Attendance: 113,994, Avg. 1,900
The Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes of the Mexican League ended the 1958 season with a record of 75 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the ML.
The Tecolotes paced the circuit with 728 runs, ignited by 124 home runs. Nuevo Laredo surrendered 583 runs. Hermenio Cortes powered the team with 25 home runs, while Jose Garcia, Ronny Camacho, Earl Taborn and Moises Camacho each walloped 15 or more as well. Hermenio Cortes accounted for 98 RBI. Pablo Bernard led all regular batters with a .371 average. Tony Dicochea topped the squad with 16 wins, and Julio Moreno recorded a 2.7 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1958 Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Bobby Herrera, Bill Currie, Earl Taborn and Julio Moreno.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Almenares | R | R | May 19, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Manzanillo, Granma CU |
| Tomas Arroyo | R | December 9, 1926 | 192 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX | ||
| Pablo Bernard | R | R | March 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 168 | Panama R., PA |
| Arturo Cacheux | R | R | January 31, 1934 | 6'1" | 165 | Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur MX |
| Romeo Cadena | R | R | December 18, 1932 | 5'11" | 165 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
| Moises Camacho | R | R | March 31, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Tlahualilo, Durango MX |
| Ronny Camacho | R | R | October 26, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
| Mario Cardenas | R | , US | ||||
| Pete Carmona | R | R | October 28, 1932 | 6'1" | 165 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
| Lucio Celis | R | R | March 30, 1935 | 6'2" | 180 | Cuyagua, Aragua VE |
| Hermenio Cortes | R | R | February 28, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bill Currie | R | R | November 29, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Leary, GA US |
| Tony Dicochea | R | R | June 13, 1924 | 5'11" | 180 | Nogales, Sonora MX |
| Eduardo Escalante | L | L | July 2, 1933 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Jose Garcia | R | R | 5'8" | 180 | ||
| Maximo Garcia | L | L | December 23, 1936 | 6'1" | 155 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Ricardo Garza | S | R | July 17, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Miguel Gaspar | R | R | September 7, 1929 | 6'1" | 182 | |
| Ignacio Gonzalez | ||||||
| Ken Guettler | R | May 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Kenneth Harris | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Bobby Herrera | R | R | July 26, 1926 | 6'0" | 184 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
| Tommy Herrera | R | R | November 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 172 | Laredo, TX US |
| Gregorio Lopez | R | , MX | ||||
| Julio Moreno | R | R | January 28, 1921 | 5'8" | 165 | Guines, CU |
| Eusebio Perez | L | R | December 16, 1925 | 5'11" | 155 | Niquero, CU |
| Juan Piedra | L | L | September 8, 1938 | 5'11" | 172 | Marianao, CU |
| Mauro Ramirez | R | R | 5'11" | 150 | ||
| Florencio Rivera | R | R | January 4, 1936 | 5'10" | 172 | , PR |
| Rodolfo Sandoval | R | R | January 25, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | Guaymas, Sonora MX |
| Oscar Sardinas | L | L | July 18, 1930 | 5'6" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Miguel Sotelo | R | R | June 22, 1933 | 6'2" | 180 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
| Earl Taborn | R | R | July 22, 1922 | 5'11" | 170 | Carrier Mills, IL US |
| Walt Tyler | L | R | December 8, 1929 | 5'11" | 173 | Burleson County, TX US |
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.
