1978 Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes Roster
Mexican League (ML) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 68-79
Finished 3rd in the ML's Northeast Division
Manager: Miguel Sotelo (0-0), Gerardo Gutierrez (0-0)
Location: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque La Junta
Attendance: 247,583, Avg. 3,368
1978 Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes StatisticsTeam Record: 68-79
Finished 3rd in the ML's Northeast Division
Manager: Miguel Sotelo (0-0), Gerardo Gutierrez (0-0)
Location: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque La Junta
Attendance: 247,583, Avg. 3,368
The Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes of the Mexican League ended the 1978 season with a record of 68 wins and 79 losses, finishing third in the league's Northeast Division.
The Tecolotes scored 635 runs and yielded 706 runs.
Members of the 1978 Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Roy Branch, Jorge Roque and Bobby Treviño.
Miguel Sotelo and Gerardo Gutierrez served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Amezcua | R | R | , MX | |||
| George Benson | R | R | April 1, 1952 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Ignacio Bracamontes | L | L | September 9, 1950 | 6'4" | 185 | San Diego, CA US |
| Roy Branch | R | R | July 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Carlos Carreno | ||||||
| Jose Chavez | L | R | ||||
| Raul Contreras | L | , MX | ||||
| Justino Delfin | R | R | May 14, 1946 | 5'9" | 154 | Paso Carretas, Veracruz MX |
| Hector Durazo | R | June 26, 1956 | 195 | Magdalena de Kino, Sonora MX | ||
| Victor Garcia | R | R | November 18, 1945 | 194 | Ahome, Sinaloa MX | |
| Adolfo Garza | R | R | ||||
| Alejandro Gomez | ||||||
| Graciano Gomez | ||||||
| Efrain Gonzalez | ||||||
| Richard Guerra | R | R | July 13, 1951 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Gerardo Gutierrez | R | R | 5'11" | 162 | ||
| Gilberto Lara | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | Manlio Fabio Altamirano, Veracruz MX | |
| Felipe Leal | R | R | May 29, 1943 | 5'11" | 182 | Matamoros, Tamaulipas MX |
| Marco Leal | R | R | ||||
| Humberto Ledezma | ||||||
| Gabriel Lugo | R | R | 5'7" | 154 | ||
| George Meyring | L | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Alfredo Meza | L | L | February 20, 1945 | 194 | Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur MX | |
| Juan Moreno | R | , MX | ||||
| Francisco Mota | R | R | September 3, 1948 | 6'1" | 165 | San Blas, Sinaloa MX |
| Jesus Paredes | R | R | ||||
| Juvencio Prieto | ||||||
| Guadalupe Rodriguez | R | R | ||||
| Manuel Rodriguez | R | R | October 24, 1948 | 6'2" | 187 | Hermosillo, Sonora MX |
| Roberto Rodriguez | ||||||
| Rodolfo Rodriguez | ||||||
| Jorge Roque | R | R | April 28, 1950 | 5'10" | 158 | Ponce, PR |
| Francisco Sifuentes | L | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX | ||||
| Jesus Solis | R | May 13, 1947 | 194 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX | ||
| Carlos Soto | R | R | November 4, 1953 | 6'0" | 187 | |
| Bobby Treviño | R | R | August 15, 1945 | 6'2" | 185 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
| Jesse Trinidad | L | L | 5'10" | , MX | ||
| Miguel Valdivia | R | , MX | ||||
| Frank Vazquez | S | R | January 12, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | Ponce, PR |
| Roberto Verdugo | R | Etcharay, Sinaloa 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.
