The 2004 Mexican League season was the 80th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by sixteen teams evenly divided into two zones: North and South. The season began on 16 March and ended on 3 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey. Piratas de Campeche won its second championship after defeating Saraperos de Saltillo in the Serie del Rey 4 games to 1, led by manager Francisco Estrada.
Prior to the beginning of the season three teams were replaced. Rieleros de Aguascalientes bought the Cafeteros de Córdoba franchise, Tuneros de San Luis took over Broncos de Reynosa and Toros de Tijuana replaced Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos. The number of games also changed from the previous season, from 113 to 100 per team.
Standings + North Pos Team W L Pct. GB Pts. 1 Pericos de Puebla 63 34 — 15 2 Saraperos de Saltillo 63 34 — 15 3 Sultanes de Monterrey 56 41 7.0 13 4 Toros de Tijuana 49 48 14.0 12 5 Vaqueros Laguna 45 54 19.0 10 6 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 45 55 19.5 10 7 Acereros de Monclova 39 60 25.0 10 8 Tuneros de San Luis 32 66 31.5 8
+ South Pos Team W L Pct. GB Pts. 1 Diablos Rojos del México 60 40 — 15 2 Piratas de Campeche 55 42 3.5 14 3 Tigres de la Angelópolis 54 45 5.5 13 4 Guerreros de Oaxaca 50 48 9.0 12 5 Olmecas de Tabasco 48 48 10.0 11.5 6 Leones de Yucatán 43 55 16.0 10 7 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 44 56 16.0 9.5 8 Langosteros de Cancún 40 60 20.0 8
Postseason
League leaders
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total AVG Demond Smith Monterrey .406 HR Izzy Alcántara Laguna 27 RBI Roberto Saucedo México 97 R Morgan Burkhart Saltillo 100 H 3 tied with 129 SB Rontrez Johnson Aguascalientes 54
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total ERA Francisco Campos Campeche 1.47 W Francisco Campos Campeche 12 K Francisco Campos Campeche 99 IP Osvaldo Fernández Tabasco 123.2 SV Santos Hernández Tigres 26
Notes
Milestones Pitchers Francisco Campos (Campeche): Campos became the sixth pitcher in the Mexican League history to win the Triple Crown, recording 1.47 ERA, 12 wins and 99 strikeouts.
No-hitters Rafael Roque (Tigres): On 11 April, Roque threw the seventh no-hitter in franchise history by defeating the Langosteros de Cancún 1–0 in seven innings.
Awards Award Player Team Ref. Pitcher of the Year Francisco Campos Campeche Rookie of the Year Santiago González Veracruz
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