1985–86 Mexican Pacific League season

1985–86 Mexican Pacific League season
1985–86 Mexican Pacific League season
League	Mexican Pacific League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	5 October 1985 – 28 January 1986
Number of games	411
Number of teams	10
Season champions	Águilas de Mexicali
LMP seasons
	← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 Mexican Pacific League season was the 28th season in the history of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). It was contested by ten teams. Águilas de Mexicali won their first championship by defeating Tomateros de Culiacán 4–2 in the final series, led by manager Cananea Reyes.^[1]^[2]

Standings

North^[3]
Rank	Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	Pts.
1	Ostioneros de Guaymas	45	27	2	.625	—	10
2	Águilas de Mexicali	39	32	3	.549	5.5	8
3	Potros de Tijuana	37	34	1	.521	7.5	6
4	Naranjeros de Hermosillo	33	40	1	.452	12.5	3
5	Yaquis de Obregón	31	42	1	.425	14.5	3

South^[3]
Rank	Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	Pts.
1	Cañeros de Los Mochis	38	32	2	.543	—	7
2	Algodoneros de Guasave	36	34	3	.514	2.0	7
3	Venados de Mazatlán	37	35	2	.514	2.0	7
4	Tomateros de Culiacán	34	34	3	.500	3.0	7
5	Mayos de Navojoa	27	47	0	.365	13.0	2

Postseason

First round

Semifinals

Finals

N2

Mexicali

5

N4

Hermosillo

2

N2

Mexicali

5

N3

Tijuana

3

N1

Guaymas

1

N3

Tijuana

5

N2

Mexicali

4

S4

Culiacán

2

S1

Los Mochis

5

S3

Mazatlán

2

S1

Los Mochis

2

S4

Culiacán

5

S2

Guasave

2

S4

Culiacán

5

League leaders

Batting leaders^[4]
Stat	Player	Team	Total
AVG	Eddie Bronson	Yaquis de Obregón	.335
HR	Carlos Soto	Algodoneros de Guasave	17
RBI	Gary Gray	Ostioneros de Guaymas	61
R	Eddie Miller	Venados de Mazatlán	50
R	Eddie Bronson	Yaquis de Obregón	50
H	Alonso Téllez	Ostioneros de Guaymas	94
SB	Eddie Miller	Venados de Mazatlán	30
SLG	Carlos Soto	Algodoneros de Guasave	.562

Pitching leaders^[5]
Stat	Player	Team	Total
ERA	Félix Tejeda	Ostioneros de Guaymas	1.25
W	Jaime Orozco	Potros de Tijuana	13
W	Guillermo Valenzuela	Cañeros de Los Mochis	13
L	Rodolfo Valdez	Mayos de Navojoa	10
SV	Jesús Vila	Potros de Tijuana	13
IP	Jaime Orozco	Potros de Tijuana	143.1
K	Jaime Orozco	Potros de Tijuana	125

Awards

1985–86 LMP Awards^[6]
Award	Player	Team
Manager of the Year	Cananea Reyes	Águilas de Mexicali
Most Valuable Player	Jim Leopold	Águilas de Mexicali
Rookie of the Year	Luis Alberto Peña	Mayos de Navojoa
Rookie of the Year	Martín Hernández	Venados de Mazatlán

References

^ "El Club Águilas de Mexicali celebra sus 74 años de existencia". LMP.mx (in Spanish). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ Mayoral, Ibrahim (17 March 2023). "Fiesta en el Nido, 75 años volando en Mexicali". La Voz de la Frontera (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 1060. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Gastélum Duarte, p. 41
^ Gastélum Duarte, p. 85
^ Gastélum Duarte, p. 113

[1] "El Club Águilas de Mexicali celebra sus 74 años de existencia". LMP.mx (in Spanish). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[2] Mayoral, Ibrahim (17 March 2023). "Fiesta en el Nido, 75 años volando en Mexicali". La Voz de la Frontera (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[standings-3] Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 1060. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] Gastélum Duarte, p. 41

[5] Gastélum Duarte, p. 85

[6] Gastélum Duarte, p. 113

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