Hansen's Top Teams, No. 75: James Mouton's monster season helped Toros win '93 PCL title

Greg Hansen The last time I had a taste of champagne was September 13, 1993. It wasn’t at a wedding or a birthday, it was in the Tucson Toros clubhouse at Hi Corbett Field. And I didn’t sip it from a glass.In 1993, Mouton probably had the single greatest season in the history of Tucson professional baseball, from 1940-2013. Judged by baseball scouts to be a bit too small for the big leagues — a man with no position — Mouton hit .315 with 16 home runs and 92 RBI for the Toros that summer.

By comparison, the Tucson Toros of the early 1990s became familiar with the taste of champagne, winning the PCL in 1991 and 1993, both triggering raucous celebrations at Hi Corbett Field. Ironically, when the Toros and Portland began the best-of-seven PCL championship series, there was no time for Feder to create one of his many promotions that would put 5,000 in the seats. After splitting the first two games in Portland, the Toros returned to Tucson for Game 3, which was delayed 90 minutes by a monsoon storm. Only 2,893 fans attended. Gmae 4 was played opposite Arizona’s"Desert Swarm" football home opener, and the Toros drew just 2,390.

The Toros roster and staff included some notables familiar to Tucson baseball. The pitching coach was Brent Strom, who went on to become one of baseball’s top names while helping the Houston Astros to the 2017 World Series championship. Ex-Arizona Wildcats Jack Daugherty , who hit .390 in 42 games, second baseman Tommy Barrett, and utilityman Casey Candaele, all contributed to the 1993 championship.

"I knew from the start, there was no doubt in my mind that Joe would be involved somehow in us winning," said Sweet, the manager."He knows it. We know it. We can feel it."

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