1996 Poza Rica Petroleros Roster
Team Record: 63-50
Finished 3rd in the ML's Central Division
Manager: Raul Cano (0-0), Bernardo Calvo (0-0), Jesus Sommers (0-0)
Location: Poza Rica, Mexico, Mexico
Attendance: 200,226, Avg. 3,513 in 57 home dates
Playoffs - Mexico City Tigres 4 games, Poza Rica Petroleros 1
The Poza Rica Petroleros of the Mexican League ended the 1996 season with a record of 63 wins and 50 losses, finishing third in the league's Central Division.
The Petroleros conceded 377 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Poza Rica plated 418 runs.
Darryl Motley, Cris Colón, Julio Solano, Rodrigo López, Eric Fox, Oscar Azócar, Carlos Martínez, Jim Bowie and Rosario Rodríguez were all players from the 1996 Poza Rica Petroleros who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Raul Cano, Bernardo Calvo and Jesus Sommers served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignacio Arauz | R | R | December 8, 1971 | 5'10" | 194 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
| Oscar Azócar | L | L | February 21, 1965 | 6'1" | 170 | Soro, Sucre VE |
| Sixto Baez | R | R | August 6, 1967 | 5'10" | 198 | Cardel, Veracruz MX |
| Mike Basse | L | L | March 7, 1970 | 6'0" | 180 | San Juan Capistrano, CA US |
| Jim Bowie | L | L | February 17, 1965 | 6'0" | 205 | Tokyo, JP |
| Oscar Campos | R | R | March 11, 1973 | Zumpango, Estado de Mexico MX | ||
| Juan Cazares | L | L | June 24, 1968 | 196 | El Fuerte, Sinaloa MX | |
| Cris Colón | S | R | January 3, 1969 | 6'2" | 180 | La Guaira, Vargas VE |
| Virgilio Corrales | ||||||
| Fausto Dominguez | ||||||
| Leopoldo Felix | R | December 15, 1971 | Huepac, Sonora MX | |||
| Eric Fox | S | L | August 15, 1963 | 5'10" | 180 | Lemoore, CA US |
| Jose Gamboa | ||||||
| Heriberto Garcia | R | R | ||||
| Hector Gonzalez | ||||||
| Victor Gonzalez | R | R | January 8, 1973 | Guaymas, Sonora MX | ||
| Jaime Guerrero | R | R | August 15, 1967 | 6'0" | 162 | |
| Brian Harrison | L | L | November 26, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Encarnacion Hernandez | R | April 19, 1962 | 196 | Villahermosa, Tabasco MX | ||
| Juan Hernandez | ||||||
| Julio Hernandez | R | September 17, 1972 | Chihuahua, Chihuahua MX | |||
| Miguel Hernandez | ||||||
| Enrique Herrera | R | R | February 11, 1964 | 5'11" | 185 | Comalcalco, Tabasco MX |
| Isaac Jimenez | L | L | July 28, 1965 | 196 | Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit MX | |
| Hugo Lara | R | May 14, 1959 | 195 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX | ||
| Miguel Larranaga | R | September 29, 1976 | Jamapa, Veracruz MX | |||
| Gilberto Lopez | R | R | May 25, 1975 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX | ||
| Rodrigo López | R | R | December 14, 1975 | 6'1" | 185 | Tlalnepantla, Estado de Mexico MX |
| Juan Luevano | R | R | July 9, 1966 | 6'3" | 240 | Chayote Tepezala, Aguascalientes MX |
| Enrique Malpica | ||||||
| Carlos Martínez | R | R | August 11, 1965 | 6'5" | 175 | La Guaira, Vargas VE |
| Noe Mata | R | R | November 4, 1973 | 6'1" | 210 | Puebla, MX |
| Jesus Mendez | L | L | June 14, 1964 | 5'10" | 173 | |
| Juan Mendiola | ||||||
| Pedro Mere | R | R | July 15, 1970 | 5'8" | 180 | Medellin de Bravo, Veracruz MX |
| Leobardo Meza | R | R | January 11, 1969 | Guamuchil, Sinaloa MX | ||
| Eleazar Mora | L | L | April 2, 1972 | 5'10" | 175 | Potrero, Veracruz MX |
| Martin Morones | ||||||
| Darryl Motley | R | R | January 21, 1960 | 5'9" | 196 | Muskogee, OK US |
| Eduardo Neri | L | L | August 29, 1971 | 5'7" | 175 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
| Alex Ortiz | R | R | August 18, 1960 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Jesus Ramirez | R | R | September 25, 1973 | 5'7" | 187 | Mexicali, Baja California MX |
| Martin Raygoza | R | May 18, 1964 | 196 | Empalme, Sonora MX | ||
| Rosario Rodríguez | R | L | July 8, 1969 | 6'0" | 185 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
| Porfirio Roman | R | September 15, 1976 | Juan Diaz Covarrubias, Veracruz MX | |||
| Julio Solano | R | R | January 8, 1960 | 6'1" | 160 | Agua Blanca, El Seibo DO |
| Jesus Sommers | R | R | September 11, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Emison Soto | R | R | August 3, 1971 | 6'0" | 175 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Keith Thomas | S | R | September 12, 1968 | 6'1" | 180 | Chicago, IL 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.
