2001 Puebla Pericos Roster

Mexican League (ML) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 54-62
Finished 3rd in the ML's Central Division
Manager: Jose Bellazetin (54-62)
Location: Puebla, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Hermanos Serdan
Attendance: 107,361, Avg. 1,851
2001 Puebla Pericos Statistics

The Puebla Pericos of the Mexican League ended the 2001 season with a record of 54 wins and 62 losses, finishing third in the league's Central Division.

The Pericos scored 505 runs and yielded 495 runs. Derrick Gibson and Lorenzo De La Cruz paced Puebla with 13 home runs apiece. Lorenzo De La Cruz recorded 67 runs batted in. Pedro Iturbe led batters with significant playing time by hitting .337. Jesus Olague topped the team with 9 wins, while Rich Kelley recorded a 3.09 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2001 Puebla Pericos who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Derrick Gibson, Eric Weaver and Héctor Villanueva.

Jose Bellazetin served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jose AguilarLLApril 3, 1963196Guaymas, Sonora MX
Jesus ArredondoLRMarch 10, 19725'9"190Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Lorenzo BuelnaRRJanuary 24, 19805'11"175Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX
Gabriel CabralesRRAugust 11, 1967196Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX
Ernesto CarrascoSRJanuary 16, 1973Mexicali, Baja California MX
Aurelio CastañedaRRSeptember 25, 1963196Rio Grande, Zacatecas MX
Roberto ColinaLLJanuary 29, 19716'0"200La Habana, La Habana CU
Albino ContrerasRRApril 30, 19805'10"205Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX
Luis CruzRRJanuary 30, 1979Hermosillo, Sonora MX
Lorenzo De La CruzRRSeptember 5, 19716'1"199Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Pedro DiazRRNovember 8, 19786'1"220Chihuahua, Chihuahua MX
Jose GarciaRRDecember 18, 19686'2"170Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal DO
Jose Luis GarciaLLJuly 12, 19736'0"200San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora MX
Ramon GarciaRRJanuary 23, 19796'1"205Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX
Carlos GastelumRRMay 16, 19665'8"176Rosa Morada, Nayarit MX
Derrick GibsonRRFebruary 5, 19756'2"244Winter Haven, FL US
Andres GutierrezRRJune 24, 19815'10"180Puebla, MX
Omar HernandezRNovember 3, 1978Mexico, Distrito Federal MX
Edgar HuertaLLOctober 21, 19795'11"200Culiacan, Sinaloa MX
Scott HuntsmanRROctober 28, 19726'2"236Zanesville, OH US
Pedro IturbeLLMay 6, 19696'1"194Monclova, Coahuila MX
Rich KelleyLLMay 27, 19706'3"210Brockton, MA US
Bobby MagallanesRRAugust 18, 19696'0"175Los Angeles, CA US
Osvaldo MedinaRROctober 2, 1978Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes MX
Omar MendozaRRMarch 19, 1979Barrio de la Soledad, Oaxaca MX
Francisco MinjarezRRMarch 11, 1975Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX
Jose Felix NavarroRRFebruary 13, 19796'1"205Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua MX
Jesus OlagueRROctober 3, 19745'11"160Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
Roberto OrtegaLLApril 6, 19725'11"180Guadalajara, Jalisco MX
Jorge PerezRRAugust 13, 19736'0"190
Armando RodriguezRRMarch 6, 19785'11"175Ensenada, Baja California MX
Jose SaldanaRRJanuary 6, 19836'4"185Mexicali, Baja California MX
Hector SanchezRRApril 13, 1968Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas MX
Fausto SolanoRRJune 19, 19745'10"155Villa Mella, Santo Domingo DO
Edgar VegaRRDecember 10, 19715'11"195Guasave, Sinaloa MX
Israel VelazquezRSeptember 25, 1970Mexicali, Baja California MX
Héctor VillanuevaRROctober 2, 19646'1"220Rio Piedras, PR
Jose VillegasRRFebruary 16, 1966196Hermosillo, Sonora MX
Matt WagnerRRAugust 4, 19746'5"220Frankfurt, DE
Eric WeaverRRAugust 4, 19736'5"230Springfield, 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.



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