1979 Leon Bravos Roster
Mexican League (ML) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 52-82
Finished 5th in the ML's Northeast Division
Manager: Benny Valenzuela (0-0), Eusebio Elizalde (0-0), Luis Alcaraz (0-0)
Location: Leon, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Municipal Leon
Attendance: 189,748, Avg. 2,832
1979 Leon Bravos StatisticsTeam Record: 52-82
Finished 5th in the ML's Northeast Division
Manager: Benny Valenzuela (0-0), Eusebio Elizalde (0-0), Luis Alcaraz (0-0)
Location: Leon, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Municipal Leon
Attendance: 189,748, Avg. 2,832
The Leon Bravos of the Mexican League ended the 1979 season with a record of 52 wins and 82 losses, finishing fifth in the league's Northeast Division.
The Bravos tallied 519 runs and conceded 737 runs, most in the league.
Players from the 1979 Leon Bravos who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ivan Murrell, Luis Alcaraz, Celerino Sánchez and Cito Gaston.
Benny Valenzuela, Eusebio Elizalde and Luis Alcaraz served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Alcaraz | R | R | June 20, 1941 | 5'9" | 165 | Humacao, PR |
| David Aloi | R | R | October 3, 1955 | 6'1" | 182 | Vallejo, CA US |
| Jose Bellazetin | L | L | November 22, 1961 | 196 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX | |
| Tomas Bellazetin | L | L | January 24, 1957 | 195 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX | |
| Jose Benitez | R | R | September 12, 1951 | 195 | Mexicali, Baja California MX | |
| Carlos Carrasco | R | R | April 30, 1948 | 194 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX | |
| Dave Castro | R | R | , US | |||
| Carlos Chavez | R | April 20, 1953 | 195 | San Francisco del Oro, Chihuahua MX | ||
| Jorge Clark | ||||||
| Fernando Diaz | ||||||
| Hector Diaz | R | R | September 28, 1950 | 5'5" | 133 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
| Hector Espino | R | R | June 8, 1939 | 5'10" | 192 | |
| Javier Flores | ||||||
| Nicolas Garcia | R | R | September 7, 1942 | 5'10" | 168 | Penon Blanco, San Luis Potosi MX |
| Cito Gaston | R | R | March 17, 1944 | 6'3" | 190 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Jesus Gonzalez | ||||||
| Claudio Guerra | ||||||
| Jaime Hernandez | R | , MX | ||||
| Raul Lizarraga | ||||||
| Lorenzo Lopez | R | R | 5'9" | 171 | ||
| Norberto Lopez | R | , MX | ||||
| Bartolo Mojica | ||||||
| Mario Moncada | R | , MX | ||||
| Saul Montoya | L | L | October 15, 1951 | 195 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX | |
| Jesus Mora | R | R | 5'9" | 158 | ||
| Romulo Munoz | R | R | 5'8" | 143 | ||
| Ivan Murrell | R | R | April 24, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | , Bocas del Toro PA |
| Vidal Peraza | R | , MX | ||||
| Gregorio Perez | L | L | November 17, 1951 | 5'11" | 145 | Vega Alta, PR |
| Antonio Pollorena | R | R | April 17, 1947 | 5'4" | 132 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
| Jorge Quinones | R | , MX | ||||
| Mario Saldana | November 15, 1954 | 195 | ||||
| Celerino Sánchez | R | R | February 3, 1944 | 5'11" | 160 | El Guayabal, Veracruz MX |
| Raul Sanchez | ||||||
| Guillermo Solis | R | , MX | ||||
| Narciso Thompson | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Filiberto Urias | R | , MX | ||||
| Reyes Urias | R | August 20, 1958 | 195 | Guasave, Sinaloa MX | ||
| Rodolfo Valdez | ||||||
| Gary Williams | L | L | June 15, 1955 | 6'2" | 178 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Jesse Wright | L | L | April 14, 1954 | 6'1" | 180 | New Preston, CT 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.
