2002 Monterrey Sultanes Roster

Mexican League (ML) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 60-49
Finished 4th in the ML's Northern Division
Manager: Derek Bryant (0-0), Dan Firova (0-0)
Location: Monterrey, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Estadio de Beisbol
Attendance: 447,401, Avg. 8,209
2002 Monterrey Sultanes Statistics

The Monterrey Sultanes of the Mexican League ended the 2002 season with a record of 60 wins and 49 losses, finishing fourth in the league's Northern Division.

The Sultanes plated 556 runs and yielded 486 runs. Bubba Smith paced Monterrey with 27 home runs and drove in 86 runs. Ramon Orantes led all regular batters by connecting at a .341 clip. Humberto Montemayor topped the squad with 10 wins, while Ralph Diaz recorded a 4 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 2002 Monterrey Sultanes who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ever Magallanes, Warren Newson, Walter Silva and J. R. Phillips.

Derek Bryant and Dan Firova served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Gaudencio AguirreRRJanuary 22, 19736'0"209Mexico, Distrito Federal MX
Victor AntunaRRMarch 12, 1982Santa Barbara, Chihuahua MX
Joel CanalesLRApril 25, 19785'11"174Guadalajara, Jalisco MX
Ralph DiazRRDecember 12, 19696'1"178Quades, MX
Remigio DiazRRFebruary 4, 19685'9"171Jamapa, Veracruz MX
Miguel FloresRRAugust 16, 19705'10"213Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
Valentin GamezRRFebruary 14, 19836'0"175Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Conrado GarzaLLOctober 16, 19795'10"200Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
Gerardo GarzaRR
Eliseo GarzonRRDecember 13, 19686'0"160Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX
Arturo GonzalezRROctober 29, 19556'1"152Tampiquito Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon MX
Gilberto GonzalezLLNovember 22, 19766'0"192Yanga, Veracruz MX
Edgar LeyvaRRJuly 27, 19775'11"196Guasave, Sinaloa MX
Baltazar LopezLLNovember 22, 19836'1"185Caborca, Sonora MX
Roberto LugoRRMay 24, 19805'10"205La Paz, Baja California Sur MX
Ever MagallanesLRNovember 6, 19655'10"165El Sauz, Chihuahua MX
Alberto ManriqueRRJanuary 28, 19766'4"220Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
Humberto MontemayorRROctober 12, 19775'11"240Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
Sergio MoraRRSeptember 18, 19805'11"165Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX
Warren NewsonLLJuly 3, 19645'7"190Newnan, GA US
Mauro NieblasLLJanuary 15, 19796'0"180San Miguel Zapotitlan, Sinaloa MX
Ramon OrantesRRDecember 5, 19736'1"210Todos los Santos, Baja California MX
Carlos OrrantiaRRDecember 26, 19816'0"210Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Julio ParraRRSeptember 2, 19745'10"165Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Jose PerezRRJanuary 27, 19795'10"175Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX
J. R. PhillipsLLApril 29, 19706'2"205West Covina, CA US
Edgar QuinteroLLAugust 9, 19776'0"211Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX
Nestor RenovatoRRAugust 10, 19806'2"205Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
Raul RodarteRRApril 9, 19705'11"190Los Angeles, CA US
Raul RodriguezLLJuly 20, 1968196Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes MX
Miguel RubioRRJanuary 10, 19805'10"220Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
Eder SalcedoRROctober 26, 19825'10"190Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX
Scott SamuelsLRMay 19, 19715'11"190Cleveland, OH US
Walter SilvaRRJanuary 4, 19776'1"190Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX
Bubba SmithRRDecember 18, 19696'6"255Kernersville, NC US
Demond SmithSRNovember 6, 19725'8"180Rialto, CA US
Adrian VazquezRRDecember 29, 19705'11"190Mexicali, Baja California MX
Manuel VelezRRSeptember 14, 19755'9"195Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX

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.




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