1978 Tabasco Plataneros Roster
Mexican League (ML) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 60-90
Finished 4th in the ML's Southeast Division
Manager: Alfredo Ortiz (0-0), Von Joshua (0-0), Fernando Graham (0-0)
Location: Villahermosa, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Centenario 27 de Febrero
Attendance: 297,122, Avg. 3,962
1978 Tabasco Plataneros StatisticsTeam Record: 60-90
Finished 4th in the ML's Southeast Division
Manager: Alfredo Ortiz (0-0), Von Joshua (0-0), Fernando Graham (0-0)
Location: Villahermosa, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Centenario 27 de Febrero
Attendance: 297,122, Avg. 3,962
The Tabasco Plataneros of the Mexican League ended the 1978 season with a record of 60 wins and 90 losses, finishing fourth in the league's Southeast Division.
The Plataneros plated 507 runs and conceded 627 runs.
Morris Nettles, Ed Kirkpatrick, Jesus de la Rosa, César Tovar, Blue Moon Odom, Von Joshua and Mike Nagy were all players from the 1978 Tabasco Plataneros who played in the Majors during their careers.
Alfredo Ortiz, Von Joshua and Fernando Graham served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Alvarado | L | L | March 17, 1947 | 5'6" | 138 | Tampico, Tamaulipas MX |
| Arturo Bernal | L | L | 6'0" | 182 | Guadalajara, Jalisco MX | |
| Luis Bravo | R | R | November 8, 1958 | 195 | , Bolivar VE | |
| Ricardo Byron | R | June 17, 1944 | 194 | Colon, Colon PA | ||
| Alberto Castro | R | R | , MX | |||
| Felipe Castro | R | , MX | ||||
| Jesus de la Rosa | R | R | August 5, 1953 | 6'1" | 153 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Julio Dominguez | ||||||
| Graciano Enriquez | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Claudio Felix | ||||||
| Lambert Ford | L | R | March 3, 1949 | 5'9" | 170 | Vineland, NJ US |
| Bulmaro Garcia | ||||||
| Felix Garzon | R | R | ||||
| Leon Gutierrez | R | R | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Miguel Herrera | ||||||
| Humberto Ibarra | L | L | 5'10" | 158 | Hermosillo, Sonora MX | |
| Von Joshua | L | L | May 1, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Oakland, CA US |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | L | R | October 8, 1944 | 5'11" | 195 | Spokane, WA US |
| Dave Lindsey | L | L | January 27, 1948 | 5'11" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Miguel Lizarraga | ||||||
| Hector Madrigal | R | R | December 3, 1947 | 194 | Jalpa de Mendez, Tabasco MX | |
| Gabriel Magana | R | R | ||||
| Javier Martinez | R | R | June 4, 1949 | 6'4" | 175 | Cardenas, San Luis Potosi MX |
| Alfredo Meza | L | L | February 20, 1945 | 194 | Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur MX | |
| Francisco Mota | R | R | September 3, 1948 | 6'1" | 165 | San Blas, Sinaloa MX |
| Mike Nagy | R | R | March 25, 1948 | 6'3" | 195 | New York, NY US |
| Morris Nettles | L | L | January 26, 1952 | 6'1" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Rodolfo Nieto | L | February 5, 1952 | 195 | Tampico, Tamaulipas MX | ||
| Jose Ochoa | R | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX | ||||
| Blue Moon Odom | R | R | May 29, 1945 | 6'0" | 178 | Macon, GA US |
| Alfredo Ortiz | L | L | January 12, 1944 | 5'7" | 135 | Medellin de Bravo, Veracruz MX |
| Manuel Rodriguez | R | R | October 24, 1948 | 6'2" | 187 | Hermosillo, Sonora MX |
| Tomas Saldivar | ||||||
| Joel Serna | R | R | October 28, 1951 | 195 | ||
| Fernando Tamayo | ||||||
| César Tovar | R | R | July 3, 1940 | 5'9" | 155 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Pedro Tovar | R | Torreon, Coahuila MX | ||||
| Gilberto Uzcanga | R | R | El Santuario, Veracruz MX | |||
| Carlos Valenzuela | R | R | Guadalupe, MX | |||
| Tomas Vazquez | R | , MX | ||||
| Roman Velarde | ||||||
| Fernando Villaescusa | ||||||
| Lauro Villalobos | R | R | 5'10" | 143 | ||
| Faustino Zuniga |
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.
