Mexican Center League

This should not be confused with Mexican Central League.

The Mexican Center League was a Class C Minor league baseball circuit which operated from 1956 to 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.^[1][2]

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

Teams	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
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 Gutiérrez Jesús Diaz
Alacranes de Durango	45	54	.455	13	Salvador Sahuayo   Adolfo 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  St. Claire Bello
Alacranes de Durango	52	48	.520	10	Virgilio Arteaga
Indios de Ciudad Juárez	49	51	.490	13	Syd Cohen Jesús Diaz
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

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Sources

1. Freedman, Lew H. (2010 ) Latino Baseball Legends: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-37867-3
2. Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Profesional de México (Spanish)
3. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (1993). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-96-371898-3