Cisneros, Pedro (Ruben) Treto 1939–

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CISNEROS, Pedro (Ruben) Treto 1939–

PERSONAL: Born August 1, 1939, in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico; son of Pedro Treto Ramirez (a government employee) and María de los Angeles Cisneros Alvarado (a homemaker); married María Estela Garza Elizondo (a homemaker), September 17, 1971; children: Pedro Ruben, Pedro Pablo, Luis Arturo. Education: Attended Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1959–64. Religion: Roman Catholic.

ADDRESSES: Home—Paris 2433, Col. Cumbres 2do sect, Monterey, N.L., Mexico 64310. Office—Nueva Orleans 4235, Frac. Lincoln, Monterey, N.L., Mexico 64310.

CAREER: XET Monterey (radio station), Monterey, Mexico, news director, 1965–67; XET (radio and television station), Monterey, sports commentator, 1968–70; Sultanes (baseball club), Monterey, general manager, 1971–78; Saltillo (baseball club), Saltillo, Mexico, general manager, 1979–81; Sultanes, president, 1982–. Mexican League of Professional Baseball, president, 1983–99. Deportes Treto Cisneros, owner.

AWARDS, HONORS: Named executive of the year, 1977; inducted into a Mexican hall of fame, 1999; named guest of honor by more than a dozen Mexican cities.

WRITINGS:

50 aniversario de los Sultanes, REDSA, 1989.

Enciclopedia del beisbol mexicano, Asociación de Equipos Profesionales de Beisbol de la Liga Mexicana (Mexico City, Mexico), 1994, 6th edition, REDSA, 2002.

The Mexican League: Comprehensive Player Statistics, 1937–2001 (bilingual in Spanish and English), McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 2002.

Contributor to magazines, including Super Hit.

WORK IN PROGRESS: A history of the Diablos Rojos professional baseball team; revising Enciclopedia del beisbol mexicano.

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