Felipe Hernandez

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Felipe Hernandez Esquivel (Burro)

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• Born: February 5, 1924 in Tlahualilo, Durango Mexico

Felipe Hernandez played 10 years in the Mexican League, hitting .295/~.368/.388 from 1949-1961. The corner infielder batted .384 in 1955 to fall one point shy of the league lead in batting average; the winner was Leo Rodriguez, who was born in the same town as him. He later managed for parts of four decades.

[edit] Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs
1958	Mexicali Aguilas	Arizona-Mexico League	53-66	6th	none
1959
1960
1961	Leon Aguilas	Mexican Center League		--		replaced by Manuel Arroyo
1962
1963	San Luis Potosi Reds	Mexican Center League	47-65	4th	none
1964	Fresnillo Charros	Mexican Center League	37-83	6th	none
1965	Fresnillo Mineros	Mexican Center League	62-77	6th	none
1966	Orizaba Cerveceros	Mexican Southeast League	33-77	5th
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971	Tuneros de San Luis	Mexican Center League	45-27	1st	Lost League Finals
1972	Zacatecas Tuzos	Mexican Center League	20-47	6th
1973	Alacranes de Durango	Mexican Center League	25-43	8th
1974	San Pedro	Mexican Center League	42-34	2nd	Lost in 1st round
1975	Celaya Cajeteros	Mexican Center League	36-33	3rd	Lost in 1st round
1976	Zacatecas Tuzos	Mexican Center League		--	none	replaced by Manolo Fortes
1977	Zacatecas Tuzos	Mexican Center League	38-30	3rd
1978	Zacatecas Tuzos	Mexican Center League	35-25	4th
1979
1980
1981	Union Laguna Algodoneros	Mexican League	68-58	7th
1982	Acereros de Monclova	Mexican League	62-68	11th
1983	Alijadores de Tampico	Mexican League		--	--	replaced by Roberto Casellon