Muere el gran Gabriel "Jefe Cejas" Lugo
Saltillo, Coah.- (www.saraperos.com.mx). Lunes 18 de Septiembre de 2017.- El béisbol mexicano pierde a un gran personaje tras la muerte este lunes de Gabriel Lugo Morales, leyenda de los Saraperos con quienes destacó 7 de sus 18 temporadas en la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol, trayectoria que le valió en Saltillo
Saltillo, Coah.- (www.saraperos.com.mx). Lunes 18 de Septiembre de 2017.- El béisbol mexicano pierde a un gran personaje tras la muerte este lunes de Gabriel Lugo Morales, leyenda de los Saraperos con quienes destacó 7 de sus 18 temporadas en la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol, trayectoria que le valió en Saltillo al rendirle tributo con el retiro de su número 5 en el 2002, que quedó inmortalizado para siempre en el Estadio "Francisco I. Madero".
Gabriel Lugo Morales nació el 19 de abril de 1946 en El Fuerte, Sinaloa, donde falleció la tarde de este lunes, Lugo llegó al sarape en 1971 tras su paso por los Charros de Jalisco y desde su arribo, se adueñó de la segunda base donde hizo una de las mejores mancuernas de la LMB con el shortstop Guadalupe Chávez.
El sinaloense apareció en 894 juegos con la nave verde, consiguiendo 1,048 hits, 157 dobles, 114 cuadrangulares, 545 anotadas y 601 impulsadas, ésta última cantidad lo ubica como el segundo mejor productor en la historia de Saraperos, sólo detrás de Noé Muñoz que dejó 788.
Sus mejores temporadas con la franela verde fueron 1972 y 1973. En el 72 fue líder del circuito en dobles y remolcadas con 36 y 106 respectivamente, además bateó para .332 con 23 vuelacercas y 26 robos de base. Al año siguiente su promedio subió a .355 con 22 palos de vuelta entera, 97 remolcadas y 99 carreras anotadas.
El 11 de Julio de 1976, frente a Nicolás García, lanzador de los Alijadores de Tampico conectó su jonrón 100 como Sarapero y tras una destacada trayectoria con Saltillo en los años setentas, fue homenajeado por la directiva coahuilense encabezada por Don Juan Manuel "Chino" Ley, al inmortalizar su número 5 en la barda del Estadio "Francisco I. Madero", el 19 de Mayo de 2002 (par de datos aportados por Miguel Ángel Sandoval, actual anotador oficial).
En su paso por Liga Mexicana entre 1966 y 1983, Lugo vistió las franelas de Jalisco, Saltillo, Nuevo Laredo, Córdoba, Coatzacoalcos, León, Reynosa y Aguascalientes. Su carrera finalizó con 1,840 imparables, 271 dobles, 157 cuadrangulares, 987 producidas y 127 estafas.
Gabriel Lugo vivía en El Fuerte, Sinaloa, donde todavía se le veía por las gradas del Estadio que lleva su nombre en su tierra natal, donde se juega la Liga Clemente Grijalva Cota.
En la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico fue también un reconocido segunda base con el Club Cañeros de Los Mochis, levantó aquel trofeo logrado en la temporada de 1968-1969, un 7 de enero bajo el mando de Benjamín "Papelero" Valenzuela.
En la MEXPAC jugó un total de 15 campañas, donde acumuló 881 juegos, 3340 turnos al bat, 822 imparables, 118 dobletes, 7 triples, 51 cuadrangulares y 294 carreras producidas.
Debutó en el béisbol invernal en 1967 portando los colores de Los Mochis y de los Naranjeros de Hermosillo, a partir del calendario 1968-1969 y hasta la temporada 1974-1975 permaneció con los Cañeros, antes de pasar a los Venados de Mazatlán, además vistió las casacas de los Mayos de Navojoa, Águilas de Mexicali, Yaquis de Ciudad Obregón y Algodoneros de Guasave.
El Rey de los Deportes le reconoció su brillante trayectoria al ser exaltado al Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Profesional en México en 2000, junto a Francisco "Paquín" Estrada, Roberto Méndez, Mario Mendoza Aispuru, otros de los grandes peloteros que ha dado nuestro país. (con información de Armando Baldenebro/Línea Deportiva).
A partir de este lunes 18 de Septiembre de 2017, el béisbol le da paso a la leyenda, a un pelotero extraordinario… ¡Hasta Siempre Gabriel Lugo Morales!
¡Siempre te recordaremos "Jefe Cejas"!
QEPD
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