1959 PAN-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Teams:
Mexican League
Mexico City Reds (Diablos Rojos)
Mexico City Tigers (Tigres)
Monterrey Sultans (Sultanes)
Nuevo Pueblo Owls (Tecolates)
Poza Rica Oilers (Petroleros)
Veracruz Eagles (Aguilas)
Texas League
Amarillo Gold Sox
Austin Senators
Corpus Christi Giants
San Antonio Missions
Tulsa Oilers
Victoria Rosebuds
Schedule Characteristics:
SCHEDULE type="ILY_BGN_G146_SL1_D1_T6_SL2_D1_T6_C_" inter_league="1" balanced_games="0" games_per_team="146" start_month="4" start_day="10" start_day_of_week="6" allstar_game_day="94"
Each team plays 146 games. Teams play 22 games against each team in their league and 6 games against each team in the other league.
Season starts on April 10 and ends on September 2. Weekday games start at 7:00. Weekend, holiday (5/1 (Mexico), 7/3 (US)), and home opener games start at 1:00. Weekend double-header games start at noon and 3:00. Weekday double-header games (twi-night) start at 4:00 and 7:00.
An early (perhaps the earliest) example of interleague play. All-Star Game scheduled for July 12 at Mexico City. The association between the Mexican League and the Texas League lasted only two years (1959-60).
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