1950 Mexican League season

Sports season
1950 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Number of teams8
Serie Final
ChampionsUnión Laguna de Torreón
  Runners-upCharros de Jalisco
LMB seasons
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The 1950 Mexican League season was the 26th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by eight teams. Unión Laguna de Torreón won their second championship (and as of 2024, their last) after defeating Charros de Jalisco in the Final Series, led by manager Guillermo Garibay.[1]

The season was contested in a split-season format, where the winner of each one of the two halves of the tournament faced each other in the Final Series to determine the champion. Unión Laguna won the first half with a 28–14 record, while Jalisco won the second half with a 26–16 record. Unión Laguna defeated Jalisco 4 games to 2 in the championship series.[2]

Standings

First half standings[3]
Pos Team W L Pct. GB
1 Unión Laguna de Torreón 28 14 .667 —
2 Sultanes de Monterrey 26 16 .619 2.0
3 Charros de Jalisco 24 18 .571 4.0
4 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 22 20 .524 6.0
5 Tuneros de San Luis Potosí 21 21 .500 7.0
6 Azules de Veracruz 18 24 .429 10.0
7 Diablos Rojos del México 15 27 .357 13.0
8 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 14 28 .333 14.0
Second half standings[3]
Pos Team W L Pct. GB
1 Charros de Jalisco 26 16 .619 —
2 Diablos Rojos del México 23 19 .548 3.0
3 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 23 19 .548 3.0
4 Tuneros de San Luis Potosí 22 20 .524 4.0
5 Sultanes de Monterrey 21 21 .500 5.0
6 Unión Laguna de Torreón 20 22 .476 6.0
7 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 17 25 .405 9.0
8 Azules de Veracruz 16 26 .381 10.0

Postseason

Final Series

Unión Laguna de Torreón won the series, 4–2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 3 October Torreón – 0, Jalisco – 1 Estadio Municipal - - 
2 4 October Torreón – 6, Jalisco – 4 Estadio Municipal 2:35 - 
3 6 October Jalisco – 4, Torreón – 5 Estadio Revolución - - 
4 7 October Jalisco – 6, Torreón – 8 Estadio Revolución - - 
5 8 October Jalisco – 9, Torreón – 5 Parque Delta - - 
6 9 October Torreón – 12, Jalisco – 6 Parque Delta - -

League leaders

Batting leaders[4]
Stat Player Team Total
AVG Cuba Lorenzo Cabrera México .355
HR Mexico Jesús Díaz Torreón 10
Mexico Ángel Castro Azules
RBI Mexico Ángel Castro Azules 68
R Mexico Epitacio Torres Monterrey 70
H Cuba Mario Ariosa Veracruz 119
SB Cuba Pedro Orta Torreón 34
Pitching leaders[5]
Stat Player Team Total
ERA Cuba Pedro Antúnez Veracruz / Nuevo Laredo 1.87
W Mexico Tomás Arroyo Torreón 18
Mexico Guillermo López Veracruz
K United States Barney Brown Torreón 157

Awards

Award Player Team Ref.
Rookie of the Year Mexico Francisco Ramírez San Luis Potosí [6]

References

  1. ^ Morales, Tomás (27 February 2015). "Unión Laguna y el título de 1950". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ Boada Nájera, Miguel (7 September 2023). "1950: año del último título de Unión Laguna en la LMB". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 396. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 437. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 485. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Francisco Panchillo Ramírez el pitcher de la mano bruja". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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