The Mexican Center League was a Class C Minor League Baseball circuit that operated in 1956 and 1957.
History By 1955, the outlaw Mexican League was struggling for survival during its confrontation against Major League Baseball. As a result, Anuar Canavati, president of the Sultanes de Monterrey team, led a group of new owners that helped make the league part of Organized Baseball as a Class AA circuit in 1955. On the other hand, he encouraged the creation of the Mexican Center League, which operated as a Class C circuit between 1956 and 1957, as a support for the Mexican League. Canavati also served as president of the six-team league during its brief period of existence.Freedman, Lew H. (2010 ) Latino Baseball Legends: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Profesional de México (Spanish)
Cities represented/Teams Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Rieleros de Aguascalientes (1956) Tigres de Aguascalientes (1957) Chihuahua, Chihuahua Dorados de Chihuahua (1956–1957) Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Indios de Ciudad Juárez (1956–1957) Durango, Durango Alacranes de Durango (1956–1957) Fresnillo, Zacatecas Mineros de Fresnillo (1956) Rojos de Fresnillo (1957) Saltillo, Coahuila Saraperos de Saltillo (1956–1957)
Standings 1956 Team W L PCT GB Manager(s) Saraperos de Saltillo 58 41 .589 – Agustín Bejerano Dorados de Chihuahua 58 42 .580 ½ Manuel Arroyo Indios de Ciudad Juárez 48 52 .480 10½ Manuel Fortes Syd Cohen Mineros de Fresnillo 47 53 .470 11½ Eduardo Reyes José Gutiérrez Jesús Díaz Alacranes de Durango 45 54 .455 13 Salvador Sahuayo Tribilín Cabrera Rieleros de Aguascalientes 43 57 .430 15½ Martín Dihigo Armando Flores 1957 Teams W L PCT GB Managers Dorados de Chihuahua 62 38 .620 – Manuel Arroyo Saraperos de Saltillo 55 45 .550 7 Domingo Santana José St. Claire Gustavo Bello Alacranes de Durango 52 48 .520 10 Virgilio Arteaga Indios de Ciudad Juárez 49 51 .490 13 Syd Cohen Jesús Díaz Rojos de Fresnillo 43 55 .439 18 Preston Gómez Agustín Bejerano José Luis Garcia Wild Bill Wright Tigres de Aguascalientes 37 61 .378 24 Armando Flores Chile Gómez Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (1993). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Baseball America.
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