Yaquis de Obregón
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Yaquis de Obregón
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| Location | Ciudad Obregon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballpark | Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Founded | 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League championships | 1966, 1973, 1981, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Yaquis de Obregón is a Mexican baseball team of the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico ("Mexican Pacific (Baseball) League").
The team was founded on October 8, 1970, and its home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán. They have been champions of the league on four occasions. The first time was at the 1965-1966 season with Manuel Magallón (Mexico) as coach. The next two occasions were on the 1972-1973 season (coach Dave Garcia, United States) and the 1980-1981 season (coach Lee Sigman, United States). On January 27th, 2008 Yaquis won their fourth championship defeating Venados de Mazatlán 4 games to 1, with Homar Rojas (México) as manager.
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[edit] Famous Yaquis
- Vinicio Castilla (retired number "9").
- Roberto Vizcarra (retired number "4").
- Francisco "Paquín" Estrada
[edit] In-fielders
- Willie Aikens.
- Juan Navarrete.
- Aurelio Rodríguez.
- Antonio Villaescusa.
[edit] Fielders
- Dave Green.
- Leo Valenzuela.
- Jerry Turner.
[edit] Pitchers
- Enrique Romo.
- Rafael García.
- Fred Wall.
[edit] Results from all seasons
| Place | Season |
| 2nd | 2003-04 |
| 2nd | 2002-03 |
| 6th | 2001-02 |
| 3rd | 2000-01 |
| 7th | 1999-00 |
| 6th | 1998-99 |
| 8th | 1997-98 |
| 5th | 1996-97 |
| 8th | 1995-96 |
| 6th | 1994-95 |
| 6th | 1993-94 |
| 4th | 1992-93 |
| 6th | 1991-92 |
| 3rd | 1990-91 |
| 9th | 1989-90 |
| 5th | 1988-89 |
| 8th | 1987-88 |
| 10th | 1986-87 |
| 9th | 1985-86 |
| 7th | 1984-85 |
| 4th | 1983-84 |
| 10th | 1982-83 |
| 4th | 1981-82 |
| 1st | 1980-81 |
| 4th | 1979-80 |
| 6th | 1978-79 |
| 3rd | 1977-78 |
| 6th | 1976-77 |
| 2nd | 1975-76 |
| 4th | 1974-75 |
| 2nd | 1973-74 |
| 1st | 1972-73 |
| 4th | 1971-72 |
| 3rd | 1970-71 |
| 4th | 1969-70 |
| 2nd | 1968-69 |
| 6th | 1967-68 |
| 7th | 1966-67 |
| 1st | 1965-66 |
| 6th | 1964-65 |
| 5th | 1963-64 |
| 5th | 1962-63 |
| 4th | 1961-62 |
| 4th | 1960-61 |
| 4th | 1958-59 |
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Official site.
- Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán at the World Stadiums website.
