Aurelio Alejandro L�pez Rios was a Mexican professional baseball player. After pitching for several years in the Mexican League, he spent eleven seasons with four teams in Major League Baseball. He acquired the nickname "Se�or Smoke" in Detroit, while he was known as "El Buitre de Tecamachalco" in Mexico. L�pez was discovered in his hometown by Mexican League scouts and converted from a starting pitcher to a relief pitcher. L�pez led the Mexico City Reds to the 1974 Mexican League World Series, then made a brief MLB debut with the Kansas City Royals before returning to the Mexican League. L�pez was named the 1977 Mexican League Most Valuable Player. He returned to the major leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1978 and pitched for the Detroit Tigers between 1979 and 1985. L�pez finished seventh in the Cy Young Award voting in 1979. He earned a 10?1 record and 14 saves for Detroit's 1984 World Series championship team. L�pez returned to the postseason with Houston in 1986, but he was the losing pitcher in Game Five of that year's National League Championship Series. By the end of his MLB career, L�pez earned a 62?36 win?loss record, 93 saves and a 3.56 earned run average. 

September 21st, 1948 in Tecamachalco Municipality  /  Died:   Sep 22nd, 1992