1950 Mexican League season
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1950 Mexican League season
| league = Mexican League
| sport = Baseball
| duration = 23 March – 9 October
| no_of_games =
| no_of_teams = 8
| finals = Serie Final
| finals_link = Serie del Rey
| finals_champ = Unión Laguna de Torreón
| finals_runner-up = Charros de Jalisco
| seasonslist = List of Mexican League seasons
| seasonslistnames = LMB
| prevseason_link = 1949 Mexican League season
| prevseason_year = 1949
| nextseason_link = 1951 Mexican League season
| nextseason_year = 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.{{cite news|title=Hoy abre la Liga Mexicana|url=https://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558075be7d1e63c9fea1a303|newspaper=El Informador|date=23 March 1950|access-date=21 July 2024|language=es}}{{cite news|title=Veracruz se impuso a los Rojos del México por 6 a 1|url=https://hndm.iib.unam.mx/consulta/publicacion/visualizar/558075be7d1e63c9fea1a303|newspaper=El Informador|date=24 March 1950|access-date=21 July 2024|language=es}} 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.{{cite web|first=Tomás|last=Morales|title=Unión Laguna y el título de 1950|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-110689194|website=MiLB.com|date=27 February 2015|access-date=4 July 2024|language=es}}{{cite web|first=Enrique|last=Kerlegand|title=La época de oro de Unión Laguna en la LMB|url=https://www.milb.com/news/la-epoca-de-oro-de-union-laguna-en-la-lmb-310626870|website=MiLB.com|date=9 September 2019|access-date=4 July 2024|language=es}}
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.{{cite web|first=Miguel|last=Boada Nájera|title=1950: año del último título de Unión Laguna en la LMB|url=https://www.septimaentrada.com/liga-mexicana-de-beisbol/1950-el-ultimo-titulo-de-algodoneros-de-union-laguna-en-liga-mexicana-beisbol-lmb|website=Séptima Entrada|date=7 September 2023|access-date=5 July 2024|language=es}}
Teams
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | City ! scope="col" | Stadium ! scope="col" | Capacity ! scope="col" | Manager |
| scope="row" |Azules de Veracruz
| align=center | 25,000 |
| scope="row" |Charros de Jalisco
| align=center | 15,000 |
| scope="row" |Diablos Rojos del México
| align=center | 25,000 |
| scope="row" |Rojos del Águila de Veracruz
| Parque Deportivo Veracruzano | align=center | 12,000 |
| scope="row" |Sultanes de Monterrey
| align=center | 8,000 |
| scope="row" |Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo
| align=center | 5,000 |
| scope="row" |Tuneros de San Luis Potosí
| San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí | align=center | 6,500 |
| scope="row" |Unión Laguna de Torreón
| align=center | 7,689 |
Standings
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="60%" style="text-align:center;" | ||||
| + First half standings{{cite web|title=Quién es quién 2024|url=https://e.lmb.com.mx/eBook_2024/descarga_ebook/QesQ_2024.pdf|publisher=Liga Mexicana de Beisbol|p=396|access-date=5 July 2024|language=es}} | ||||
| scope="col" width="5%" | Pos
! scope="col" width="25%" | Team ! scope="col" width="5%" | W ! scope="col" width="5%" | L ! scope="col" width="5%" | Pct. ! scope="col" width="5%" | GB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
! 1 | 28 | 14 | {{winpct|28|14}} | — |
| 2
| Sultanes de Monterrey || 26 || 16 || {{winpct|26|16}} || 2.0 | ||||
| 3
| Charros de Jalisco || 24 || 18 || {{winpct|24|18}} || 4.0 | ||||
| 4
| Rojos del Águila de Veracruz || 22 || 20 || {{winpct|22|20}} || 6.0 | ||||
| 5
| Tuneros de San Luis Potosí || 21 || 21 || {{winpct|21|21}} || 7.0 | ||||
| 6
| Azules de Veracruz || 18 || 24 || {{winpct|18|24}} || 10.0 | ||||
| 7
| Diablos Rojos del México || 15 || 27 || {{winpct|15|27}} || 13.0 | ||||
| 8
| Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo || 14 || 28 || {{winpct|14|28}} || 14.0 |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="60%" style="text-align:center;" | ||||
| + Second half standings | ||||
| scope="col" width="5%" | Pos
! scope="col" width="25%" | Team ! scope="col" width="5%" | W ! scope="col" width="5%" | L ! scope="col" width="5%" | Pct. ! scope="col" width="5%" | GB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:#ccffcc;"
! 1 | 26 | 16 | {{winpct|26|16}} | — |
| 2
| Diablos Rojos del México || 23 || 19 || {{winpct|23|19}} || 3.0 | ||||
| 3
| Rojos del Águila de Veracruz || 23 || 19 || {{winpct|23|19}} || 3.0 | ||||
| 4
| Tuneros de San Luis Potosí || 22 || 20 || {{winpct|22|20}} || 4.0 | ||||
| 5
| Sultanes de Monterrey || 21 || 21 || {{winpct|21|21}} || 5.0 | ||||
| 6
| Unión Laguna de Torreón || 20 || 22 || {{winpct|20|22}} || 6.0 | ||||
| 7
| Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo || 17 || 25 || {{winpct|17|25}} || 9.0 | ||||
| 8
| Azules de Veracruz || 16 || 26 || {{winpct|16|26}} || 10.0 |
Postseason
=Final Series=
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| winner = Unión Laguna de Torreón
| score = 4–2
| date1 = 3 October
| time1 =
| score1 = Torreón – 0, Jalisco – 1
| loc1 = Estadio Municipal
| att1 =
| ref1 =
| date2 = 4 October
| time2 = 2:35
| score2 = Torreón – 6, Jalisco – 4
| loc2 = Estadio Municipal
| att2 =
| ref2 =
| date3 = 6 October
| time3 =
| score3 = Jalisco – 4, Torreón – 5
| loc3 = Estadio Revolución
| att3 =
| ref3 =
| date4 = 7 October
| time4 =
| score4 = Jalisco – 6, Torreón – 8
| loc4 = Estadio Revolución
| att4 =
| ref4 =
| date5 = 8 October
| time5 =
| score5 = Jalisco – 9, Torreón – 5
| loc5 = Parque Delta
| att5 =
| ref5 =
| date6 = 9 October
| time6 =
| score6 = Torreón – 12, Jalisco – 6
| loc6 = Parque Delta
| att6 =
| ref6 =
}}
League leaders
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" width="3%" | Stat !scope="col" width="15%" | Player !scope="col" width="10%" | Team !scope="col" width="3%" | Total | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| AVG
| align=left| {{flagicon|CUB}} Lorenzo Cabrera || México || .355 | |
|---|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | HR
| align=left| {{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Jesús Díaz || Torreón || rowspan=2 | 10 | |
| align=left| {{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Ángel Castro | Azules |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| RBI
| align=left| {{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Ángel Castro || Azules || 68 | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| R
| align=left| {{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Epitacio Torres || Monterrey || 70 | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| H
| align=left| {{flagicon|CUB}} Mario Ariosa || Águila || 119 | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| SB
| align=left| {{flagicon|CUB}} Pedro Orta || Torreón || 34 |
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col" width="3%" | Stat !scope="col" width="15%" | Player !scope="col" width="10%" | Team !scope="col" width="3%" | Total | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| ERA
| align=left| {{flagicon|CUB}} Pedro Antúnez || Águila / Nuevo Laredo || 1.87 | |
|---|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | W
| align=left| {{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Tomás Arroyo || Torreón || rowspan=2 | 18 | |
| align=left| {{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Guillermo López | Águila |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| K
| align=left| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Barney Brown || Torreón || 157 |
{{col-end}}
Awards
| class="wikitable"
! Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
| scope="row"| Rookie of the Year
| {{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Francisco Ramírez | San Luis Potosí | align=center| {{cite web|title=Francisco Panchillo Ramírez el pitcher de la mano bruja|url=https://www.salondelafamadelbeisbolmexicano.com/post/francisco-panchillo-ram%C3%ADrez-el-pitcher-de-la-mano-bruja|website=Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano|date=26 August 2022|access-date=5 July 2024|language=es}} |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Mexican League}}