1950 Mexican League season

1950 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Duration23 March – 9 October
Number of teams8
Serie Final
ChampionsUnión Laguna de Torreón
  Runners-upCharros de Jalisco
LMB seasons
1951 →

The 1950 Mexican League season was the 26th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by eight teams. The season started on 23 March with the inaugural match between Azules de Veracruz and Diablos Rojos del México at Parque Delta (with the ceremonial first pitch thrown by Olympic gold medalist equestrian Humberto Mariles) and finished on 9 October.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

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. Torreón 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.[5]

Standings

First half standings[6]
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[6]
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

Awards

Award Player Team Ref.
Rookie of the Year Mexico Francisco Ramírez San Luis Potosí [9]

References

  1. ^ "Hoy abre la Liga Mexicana". El Informador (in Spanish). 23 March 1950. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Veracruz se impuso a los Rojos del México por 6 a 1". El Informador (in Spanish). 24 March 1950. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ^ Morales, Tomás (27 February 2015). "Unión Laguna y el título de 1950". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ Kerlegand, Enrique (9 September 2019). "La época de oro de Unión Laguna en la LMB". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 396. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 437. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 485. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ^ "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.