1958 Poza Rica Petroleros Roster

Mexican League (ML) - Class: AA
Team Record: 52-68
Finished 5th in the ML
Manager: Jesús Valenzuela (0-0), Jose Bache (0-0)
Location: Poza Rica, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Ing. Jaime J. Merino Park
Attendance: 354,413, Avg. 5,907
1958 Poza Rica Petroleros Statistics

The Poza Rica Petroleros of the Mexican League ended the 1958 season with a record of 52 wins and 68 losses, finishing fifth in the ML.

The Petroleros scored 643 runs and allowed 702 runs, most in the circuit. Len Tucker led Poza Rica with 21 home runs, while Gene Collins, Ramon Rodriguez, Luis Garcia and Aldo Salvent each walloped 15 or more as well. Aldo Salvent drove in 78 runs. Luis Garcia paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .364 average. Roman Ramos topped the squad with 13 wins, and Ward Wilson recorded a 4.09 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1958 Poza Rica Petroleros who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mario Ariosa, Gene Collins, Vince Gonzales, Memo Luna and Samuel Williams.

Jesús Valenzuela and Jose Bache served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jaime AbadRROctober 4, 19265'10"170Yanga, Veracruz MX
Mario AriosaRRSeptember 12, 19256'0"175Remedios, Villa Clara CU
Fernando ArrietaLL5'8"148
Jose BacheRRMay 25, 19235'10"162Tuxpan, Veracruz MX
Eduardo BeltranRR5'9"162
Martin BeltranRRJuly 29, 19376'2"190
Mario BoldoRR5'10"145, MX
Bobby Lee BrownRROctober 17, 19326'4"185Danville, VA US
Ramiro CaballeroRRFebruary 12, 19306'0"205Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
Regino CamachoLLOctober 6, 19275'6"130Tampico, Tamaulipas MX
Lucio CelisRRMarch 30, 19356'2"180Cuyagua, Aragua VE
Librado CesenaLLAugust 17, 19325'11"155
Gene CollinsLLJanuary 7, 19255'8"168Kansas City, MO US
Mauro ContrerasRR5'11"192
Roque ContrerasRRAugust 16, 19276'1"175La Habana, La Habana CU
Desiderio DeLeonRR6'2"184, PR
Jose Delfin
Jose Delfin
Juan GalarzaR6'1"180
Raul GalataLLOctober 5, 19305'9"170La Habana, La Habana CU
Guillermo GalindoRR5'11"160
Francisco Gamboa
Juan GarciaRR5'10"145
Luis GarciaRRSeptember 11, 19295'10"180Carupano, Sucre VE
Vince GonzalesLLSeptember 28, 19256'1"165Quivican, CU
Manuel GonzalezRR6'3"170
Danny HaylingRROctober 5, 19276'2"195Port Limon, CR
Sergio HebraRR5'10"160, MX
Roberto HernandezRR6'3"167
Hugo Howell
Gene JohnsonRRDecember 24, 19376'0"180Hartford, CT US
Memo LunaLLJune 25, 19306'0"168Mexico, Distrito Federal MX
Jesus MartinezLRJuly 5, 19385'10"185Cerro Azul, Veracruz MX
Enrique MunozR, MX
Arturo NarvaezRRMay 15, 1931193Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
Justino NievesRR5'8"143, MX
Jesus OlveraR5'10"150
Alfonso OrtegaRR5'8"155
Modesto PerezR6'0"175
Ernesto RamirezR5'10"145
Roman RamosRRFebruary 17, 19355'7"154Alvarado, Veracruz MX
Lazaro RiveroRR5'11"175, CU
Ramon RodriguezRR6'1"210
Francisco SalfranR5'10"190
Aldo SalventRROctober 4, 19295'10"180Yateras, CU
Pete SpasoffLLFebruary 12, 19336'1"170Battle Creek, MI US
Len TuckerRLNovember 18, 19296'2"205Mounds, IL US
Joe TullyRRMarch 19, 19286'1"195, MX
Gilberto VillarrealR5'10"172
Jose VillegasRR5'11"190
Samuel WilliamsLROctober 13, 19225'11"175Birmingham, AL US
Ward WilsonRRJanuary 2, 19356'1"185
Jose Zambrana
Ray ZontaSR5'11"169, 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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