1973 Sabinas Piratas Roster
Mexican League (ML) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 51-81
Finished 4th in the ML's Northeast Division
Manager: Benny Valenzuela (51-81)
Location: Sabinas, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Estadio Municipal Sabinas
Attendance: 98,132, Avg. 1,487
1973 Sabinas Piratas StatisticsTeam Record: 51-81
Finished 4th in the ML's Northeast Division
Manager: Benny Valenzuela (51-81)
Location: Sabinas, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Estadio Municipal Sabinas
Attendance: 98,132, Avg. 1,487
The Sabinas Piratas of the Mexican League ended the 1973 season with a record of 51 wins and 81 losses, finishing fourth in the league's Northeast Division.
The Piratas plated 416 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 569 runs.
Carlos López and Zoilo Versalles both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Benny Valenzuela served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Barbosa | L | L | August 29, 1948 | 5'11" | 170 | Brownsville, TX US |
| Ricardo Byron | R | June 17, 1944 | 194 | Colon, Colon PA | ||
| Arnoldo Castro | R | R | January 8, 1939 | 5'9" | 145 | Guasave, Sinaloa MX |
| Roger Cearly | ||||||
| Alfonso Cisneros | R | R | September 20, 1940 | 5'11" | 172 | Zacatecas, Zacatecas MX |
| Manuel De Hoyos | R | , MX | ||||
| Ramiro Esquivel | R | R | 5'11" | 163 | ||
| Saul Esquivel | R | , MX | ||||
| Guillermo Galindo | R | R | 5'6" | 143 | ||
| Jesus Gonzalez | ||||||
| Wenceslao Gonzalez | L | L | 6'1" | 198 | ||
| Fidencio Ibarra | ||||||
| Sonny Johnson | L | R | January 18, 1947 | 6'3" | 190 | Washington, DC US |
| Daniel Keller | R | R | June 27, 1945 | 6'3" | 195 | Twin Falls, ID US |
| Dave Kent | R | R | December 1, 1948 | 6'2" | 195 | Tampa, FL US |
| Won Kuk Lee | R | R | May 10, 1948 | 6'0" | 175 | Seoul, Seoul KR |
| Carlos López | R | R | September 27, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
| Francisco Lopez | R | R | October 10, 1950 | 5'11" | 160 | Ponce, PR |
| Lorenzo Lopez | R | R | 5'9" | 171 | ||
| Ovidio Maldonado | ||||||
| Gilberto Martinez | ||||||
| Rafael Mendivil | R | R | ||||
| Gilberto Morales | R | R | 5'9" | 158 | ||
| Ramiro Nuno | L | R | October 29, 1948 | 194 | Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur MX | |
| Alfredo Palomino | L | L | 5'7" | 145 | ||
| William Parlier | S | L | January 12, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Rafael Perez | ||||||
| Arturo Puig | L | Matamoros, Tamaulipas MX | ||||
| Alejandro Ramirez | ||||||
| Otoniel Rios | R | R | ||||
| Francisco Rivas | L | L | December 24, 1942 | 6'0" | 153 | Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal DO |
| Richard Sandate | L | L | September 27, 1949 | 5'9" | 155 | Corpus Christi, TX US |
| Carlos Sandoval | R | R | ||||
| Rodolfo Sandoval | R | R | January 25, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | Guaymas, Sonora MX |
| Juan Silva | R | , MX | ||||
| Francisco Solis | R | Merida, Yucatan MX | ||||
| Yuki Suzuki | R | R | 6'2" | 186 | ||
| Hector Trevino | R | R | 5'10" | 176 | ||
| Manuel Uriarte | R | R | December 24, 1947 | 5'9" | 154 | Guamuchil, Sinaloa MX |
| Zoilo Versalles | R | R | December 18, 1939 | 5'10" | 146 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
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.
