Gregorio Luque

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Luque and the second or maternal family name is Flores.
Gregorio Luque
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1942-05-09)9 May 1942
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
Died: 26 February 2026(2026-02-26) (aged 83)
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Member of the Mexican Professional
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1999

Gregorio Luque Flores (9 May 1942 – 26 February 2026) was a Mexican professional baseball catcher and manager. Luque played and managed in the Mexican League. Elected to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999, he played professionally from 1961 to 1980 and managed from 1976 to 1994.[1][2]

Career

Luque was born in Nogales, Sonora, on 9 May 1942.[3] He made his debut in the Mexican League (LMB) in 1963 with the Tigres de México, where he played until 1970. In 1971, he signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo, where he played until his retirement in 1980. From 1976 to 1980, he served as player-manager, and in 1981 he served only as manager, winning the 1980 LMB championship with the club.[1][4][5][6]

He finished his Mexican League career as player with 1,569 games, 1,299 hits, 526 RBIs, and a .264 batting average.[3]

Luque continued his career as manager in 1982 with the Sultanes de Monterrey; in 1983 with the Tigres de México; from 1984 to 1985 with the Alijadores de Tampico; from 1986 to 1989 with the Tuneros de San Luis; from 1990 to 1991 with the Acereros de Monclova; in 1992 with the Industriales de Monterrey and the Rieleros de Aguascalientes; in 1993 with the Pericos de Puebla; and in 1994 with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna.

He also played winter league baseball from 1962 to 1978 with the Cañeros de Los Mochis of the Mexican Pacific League.[7] He finished his Mexican Pacific League career with 933 games, 695 hits, 236 RBIs and a .219 batting average.[8]

In 1999, he was elected to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame alongside pitchers George Brunet and Francisco Maytorena, and executive Pedro Treto Cisneros.[9]

Death

Luque died in his native Nogales on 26 February 2026, at the age of 83.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gregorio Luque Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México – Biografías – Gregorio Luque" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 May 2005. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Un 9 de mayo pero de 1942 nace Gregorio Luque" (in Spanish). Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  4. ^ González, Víctor (31 August 2009). "Gregorio Luque: Hay que olvidar, la herida ya sanó". Periódico Zócalo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  5. ^ "40 años del primer título de Saraperos en una Temporada Extraordinaria". ContraPunto (in Spanish). 17 August 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Saraperos: Una gran historia que cumple 53 años". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  7. ^ García, Efrén (16 May 2020). "Jugadores de Cañeros de Los Mochis en el Salón de la Fama". Debate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. ^ Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (PDF) (in Spanish). Culiacán, Sinaloa: Moby Dick Editorial. p. 431. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Inmortales 98–2000" (in Spanish). Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  10. ^ Dávila, José Luis (26 February 2026). "Fallece Gregorio Luque Flores". El Diario de Coahuila (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Gregorio Luque, histórico receptor y estratega del beisbol mexicano". LMB.com.mx (in Spanish). 26 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
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