1949 Mexican League season

1949 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Number of teams8
Serie Final
ChampionsSultanes de Monterrey
  Runners-upUnión Laguna de Torreón
LMB seasons
← 1948

The 1949 Mexican League season was the 25th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by eight teams. Sultanes de Monterrey won their third championship in a row and fourth in their history after defeating Unión Laguna de Torreón in the Final Series, led by manager Lázaro Salazar.[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. Monterrey won the first half with a 25–18 record, while Torreón won the second half with a 29–13 record. The Sultanes sweeped Unión Laguna in four games to claim the championship.[2]

Standings

First half standings[3]
Pos Team W L Pct. GB
1 Sultanes de Monterrey 25 18 .581 —
2 Tuneros de San Luis Potosí 24 19 .558 1.0
3 Azules de Veracruz 23 19 .548 1.5
4 Diablos Rojos del México 22 20 .524 2.5
5 Charros de Jalisco 21 21 .500 3.5
6 Unión Laguna de Torreón 20 23 .465 5.0
7 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 18 24 .429 6.5
8 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 17 25 .405 7.5
Second half standings[3]
Pos Team W L Pct. GB
1 Unión Laguna de Torreón 29 13 .690 —
2 Sultanes de Monterrey 27 15 .643 2.0
3 Charros de Jalisco 22 20 .524 7.0
4 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 21 21 .500 8.0
5 Azules de Veracruz 19 23 .452 10.0
6 Diablos Rojos del México 19 23 .452 10.0
7 Tuneros de San Luis Potosí 17 25 .405 12.0
8 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 14 28 .333 15.0

Postseason

Final Series

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 3 October Monterrey – 8, Torreón – 5 Estadio Revolución - - 
2 4 October Monterrey – 6, Torreón – 2 Estadio Revolución - - 
3 5 October Torreón – 4, Monterrey – 9 Parque Cuauhtémoc - - 
4 6 October Torreón – 4, Monterrey – 7 Parque Cuauhtémoc - -

League leaders

Awards

Award Player Team Ref.
Rookie of the Year Mexico Leo Rodríguez Torreón [6]

References

  1. ^ Kerlegand, Enrique (29 August 2019). "Los tres campeonatos en Monterrey entre 1947 y 1949". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ "1949: el tricampeonato Sultán". sultanes.com.mx (in Spanish). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 396. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 442. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 485. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ^ Arguijo Gamiochipi, Aarón (1 July 2021). "Leo Rodríguez es un maestro en la 'esquina caliente' del beisbol lagunero". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2024.