1958 Poza Rica Petroleros Roster
Team Record: 52-68
Finished 5th in the ML
Manager: Jesús Valenzuela (0-0), Jose Bache (0-0)
Location: Poza Rica, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Ing. Jaime J. Merino Park
Attendance: 354,413, Avg. 5,907
The Poza Rica Petroleros of the Mexican League ended the 1958 season with a record of 52 wins and 68 losses, finishing fifth in the ML.
The Petroleros scored 643 runs and allowed 702 runs, most in the circuit. Len Tucker led Poza Rica with 21 home runs, while Aldo Salvent, Gene Collins, Ramon Rodriguez and Luis Garcia each walloped 15 or more as well. Aldo Salvent drove in 78 runs. Luis Garcia paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .364 average. Roman Ramos topped the squad with 13 wins, and Ward Wilson recorded a 4.09 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1958 Poza Rica Petroleros who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Vince Gonzales, Mario Ariosa, Samuel Williams, Gene Collins and Memo Luna.
Jesús Valenzuela and Jose Bache served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Abad | R | R | October 4, 1926 | 5'10" | 170 | Yanga, Veracruz MX |
| Mario Ariosa | R | R | September 12, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Remedios, Villa Clara CU |
| Fernando Arrieta | L | L | 5'8" | 148 | ||
| Jose Bache | R | R | May 25, 1923 | 5'10" | 162 | Tuxpan, Veracruz MX |
| Eduardo Beltran | R | R | 5'9" | 162 | ||
| Martin Beltran | R | R | July 29, 1937 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Mario Boldo | R | R | 5'10" | 145 | , MX | |
| Bobby Lee Brown | R | R | October 17, 1932 | 6'4" | 185 | Danville, VA US |
| Ramiro Caballero | R | R | February 12, 1930 | 6'0" | 205 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
| Regino Camacho | L | L | October 6, 1927 | 5'6" | 130 | Tampico, Tamaulipas MX |
| Lucio Celis | R | R | March 30, 1935 | 6'2" | 180 | Cuyagua, Aragua VE |
| Librado Cesena | L | L | August 17, 1932 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Gene Collins | L | L | January 7, 1925 | 5'8" | 168 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Mauro Contreras | R | R | 5'11" | 192 | ||
| Roque Contreras | R | R | August 16, 1927 | 6'1" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Desiderio DeLeon | R | R | 6'2" | 184 | , PR | |
| Jose Delfin | ||||||
| Jose Delfin | ||||||
| Juan Galarza | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Raul Galata | L | L | October 5, 1930 | 5'9" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Guillermo Galindo | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Francisco Gamboa | ||||||
| Juan Garcia | R | R | 5'10" | 145 | ||
| Luis Garcia | R | R | September 11, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | Carupano, Sucre VE |
| Vince Gonzales | L | L | September 28, 1925 | 6'1" | 165 | Quivican, CU |
| Manuel Gonzalez | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Danny Hayling | R | R | October 5, 1927 | 6'2" | 195 | Port Limon, CR |
| Sergio Hebra | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | , MX | |
| Roberto Hernandez | R | R | 6'3" | 167 | ||
| Hugo Howell | ||||||
| Gene Johnson | R | R | December 24, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Hartford, CT US |
| Memo Luna | L | L | June 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 168 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
| Jesus Martinez | L | R | July 5, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Cerro Azul, Veracruz MX |
| Enrique Munoz | R | , MX | ||||
| Arturo Narvaez | R | R | May 15, 1931 | 193 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX | |
| Justino Nieves | R | R | 5'8" | 143 | , MX | |
| Jesus Olvera | R | 5'10" | 150 | |||
| Alfonso Ortega | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Modesto Perez | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Ernesto Ramirez | R | 5'10" | 145 | |||
| Roman Ramos | R | R | February 17, 1935 | 5'7" | 154 | Alvarado, Veracruz MX |
| Lazaro Rivero | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | , CU | |
| Ramon Rodriguez | R | R | 6'1" | 210 | ||
| Francisco Salfran | R | 5'10" | 190 | |||
| Aldo Salvent | R | R | October 4, 1929 | 5'10" | 180 | Yateras, CU |
| Pete Spasoff | L | L | February 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | Battle Creek, MI US |
| Len Tucker | R | L | November 18, 1929 | 6'2" | 205 | Mounds, IL US |
| Joe Tully | R | R | March 19, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | , MX |
| Gilberto Villarreal | R | 5'10" | 172 | |||
| Jose Villegas | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Samuel Williams | L | R | October 13, 1922 | 5'11" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Ward Wilson | R | R | January 2, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jose Zambrana | ||||||
| Ray Zonta | S | R | 5'11" | 169 | , 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.
