Guillermo Garibay

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garibay and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Guillermo Garibay
Outfielder / Catcher / Manager
Born: (1921-06-06)6 June 1921
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Died: 17 October 1996(1996-10-17) (aged 75)
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Career highlights and awards
Member of the Mexican Professional
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1977

Guillermo "Memo" Garibay Fernández (6 June 1921 – 17 October 1996) was a Mexican professional baseball outfielder, catcher and manager. Garibay played for seven seasons in the Mexican League, making his debut with Unión Laguna de Torreón in 1941. In 1949, he was hired as the manager of Unión Laguna, starting his managing career, that lasted until 1970, becoming one of the most important managers in Mexican baseball, winning nine championships. Garibay was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 1977.[1][2]

Playing career

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Garibay was born in Torreón, Coahuila on 6 June 1921.[3] He made his Mexican League debut in 1941 playing for his hometown team, Unión Laguna de Torreón, aged 19, and won the Rookie of the Year Award.[4] In 1944, he joined the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo. In 1947, Garibay transferred to the Tuneros de San Luis Potosí and played the final part of the 1948 season with the Azules de Veracruz. He played as catcher and outfielder.[1]

Managerial career

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In 1949, Garibay was hired as the manager of Unión Laguna de Torreón. In his first season with the team, Unión Laguna reached the Final Series but lost in four games against Charros de Jalisco. The next year in his second year as manager, Garibay led the team to the 1950 Mexican League championship.[1][5] Garibay managed Torreón for five seasons until 1953.[2]

Garibay won four Mexican Pacific League titles with the Venados de Mazatlán, three back to back in the 1952–53, 1953–54 and 1954–55 seasons and one more in the 1957–58 season. Garibay won two championships in 1955 and 1956 with the Mineros de Cananea of the Arizona–Mexico League.[6]

Garibay was hired by the Tigres de México in 1959 to replace Santos Amaro, but was kicked after a 10–23 record and substituted by Virgilio Arteaga; the Tigres, however, finished the season last with a 39–104 record, the worst in their history. The next year, the Tigres hired Garibay again, who led the team to the championship, finishing first with a 77–66 record. Garibay left the team during the 1963 season with a 46–53–1, replaced by José Luis García.[7][8][9]

Garibay managed the Petroleros de Poza Rica in 1964. In 1965, Garibay joined Charros de Jalisco as the team manager, winning the 1967 championship.[10] Garibay managed the Charros in 1968, 1969 and 1970, retiring after the end of the 1970 season; he was succeeded by legendary manager Cananea Reyes in 1971.[11]

After his retirement as manager, Garibay's number 11 was retired by Algodoneros de Unión Laguna and Venados de Mazatlán.[12]

Managerial statistics

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Mexican League

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Year Team Regular season Postseason
Games Won Lost Tied Pct. Finish Won Lost Pct. Notes
1949 Unión Laguna de Torreón 87 49 36 2 .575 2nd 0 4 .000 Lost Final Series (Monterrey)
1950 Unión Laguna de Torreón 90 48 36 6 .567 2nd 4 2 .667 Won Final Series (Jalisco)
1951 Unión Laguna de Torreón 85 45 39 1 .535 3rd – – – –
1952 Unión Laguna de Torreón 92 48 42 2 .533 2nd – – – –
1953 Unión Laguna de Torreón 62 27 33 2 .452 6th – – – –
1959 Tigres de México 33 10 23 0 .303 6th – – – –
1960 Tigres de México 145 77 66 2 .538 1st – – – –
1961 Tigres de México 135 48 86 1 .359 6th – – – –
1962 Tigres de México 132 62 68 2 .477 5th – – – –
1963 Tigres de México 100 46 53 1 .465 4th – – – –
1964 Petroleros de Poza Rica 140 70 70 0 .500 5th – – – –
1965 Charros de Jalisco 140 71 68 1 .511 3rd – – – –
1966 Charros de Jalisco 140 69 70 1 .496 6th – – – –
1967 Charros de Jalisco 140 85 55 0 .607 1st – – – –
1968 Charros de Jalisco 140 77 63 0 .550 3rd – – – –
1969 Charros de Jalisco 152 82 70 0 .539 3rd – – – –
1970 Charros de Jalisco 150 83 66 1 .557 3rd – – – –
Total 1963 997 944 22 .513 4 6 .400

Death

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Garibay died on 17 October 1996 in Torreón, Coahuila. Prior to his death, in 1977, Garibay was elected to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame together with Santos Amaro.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Inmortales 73–79". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Torreón y el Estadio de la Revolución: toda una leyenda". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 28 January 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Guillermo Garibay Fernández". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 13 March 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ Rubio, Jesús Alberto. "Al bat: Memo Garibay". CULTURAdoor (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ^ Morales, Tomás (27 February 2015). "Unión Laguna y el título de 1950". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Un 6 de julio pero de 1921 nace Guillermo Garibay". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ^ Kerlegand, Enrique (9 May 2019). "Los Tigres Capitalinos de 1959 y 1960". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Tigres: último equipo que debutó con un título". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 15 January 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Recuerdan a 'Memo' Garibay". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 18 October 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Charros de Jalisco, la pasión por el juego de pelota". Informador (in Spanish). 15 October 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Aniversario luctuoso de "Cananea" Reyes". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  12. ^ Joffroy, Luis Carlos (25 July 2020). "Mazatlán y sus números retirados". El Jonronero (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Un 17 de octubre pero de 1996 muere Guillermo Garibay". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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