League leaders
|
|
| 1940 Mexican League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Mexican League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Season champions | Azules de Veracruz |
The 1940 Mexican League season was the 16th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by eight teams. Azules de Veracruz won the first championship in their history by finishing the season first with a record of 61 wins and 30 losses, led by the team's owner and manager Jorge Pasquel. [1]
There were several team changes in the league. Prior to the beginning of the season, six clubs left the Mexican League to form their own competition, known as Liga Cismática (Schismatic League) or Liga del Golfo (Gulf League). Cafeteros de Córdoba, the 1939 champions, and El Águila de Veracruz, did not approve the arrival of businessman Jorge Pasquel and his team Azules de Veracruz, thus, decided to leave the Mexican League, joined by Alijadores de Tampico, Agrario de México, Tigres de Comintra and Puebla, that would play in the Liga Cismática. [2] [3]
Four new teams were established ahead of the season: Rojos del México owned by Salvador Lutteroth and Enrique Carmona, Azules de Veracruz owned by Pasquel, La Junta de Nuevo Laredo and Unión Laguna de Torreón. Later in the season, Alijadores left the Liga Cismática and rejoined the Mexican League, keeping their Liga Cismática record that counted towards the Mexican League standings; also, Dorados de Chihuahua bought the Gallos de Santa Rosa franchise and joined the league. [3] [4]
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azules de Veracruz | 61 | 30 | .670 | — |
| 2 | Rojos del México | 57 | 38 | .600 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Industriales de Monterrey | 52 | 41 | .559 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Alijadores de Tampico | 46 | 41 | .529 | 13.0 |
| 5 | Unión Laguna de Torreón | 45 | 41 | .523 | 13.5 |
| 6 | La Junta de Nuevo Laredo | 39 | 48 | .448 | 24.5 |
| 7 | Dorados de Chihuahua | 11 | 38 | .224 | 29.0 |
| 8 | Gallos de Santa Rosa | 3 | 29 | .094 | 30.0 |
|
|
| Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year |  Laureano Camacho | Azules | [12] [13] |
The Rieleros de Aguascalientes are a professional baseball team based in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes that competes in the Mexican League. Established in 1975, the Rieleros have won the Mexican League championship once in 1978. The team plays at the Parque Alberto Romo Chávez.
The Mexican League is a professional baseball league based in Mexico and the oldest running professional league in the country.
The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos, formerly known as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo, are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, and also a Minor League Baseball team based in Laredo, Texas.
Matías Carrillo García is a Mexican professional baseball manager and former outfielder. He played for three seasons in the Major League Baseball, making his debut in 1991 for the Milwaukee Brewers and was member of the Florida Marlins in the 1993 and 1994 seasons. Carrillo also spent 22 seasons in the Mexican League and 27 in the Mexican Pacific League.
Manuel "Ciclón" Echeverría, was a Mexican baseball player who pitched primarily in the Mexican League.
The Algodoneros de Unión Laguna are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League (LMB). Based in Torreón, Coahuila, they play in the North Division of LMB.
El Águila de Veracruz is a professional baseball team that plays in the Mexican League. Based in Veracruz, Mexico, they play their home games at the Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila.
The Azules de Veracruz were a professional baseball team from Veracruz, Mexico that played in the Mexican League from 1940 to 1951. They won league championships in 1940, 1941, 1944 and 1951, but were eventually shut down in favor of the other local team, El Águila de Veracruz.
The Charros de Jalisco are a professional baseball team who compete in both the Mexican Pacific League (LMP) and the Mexican League (LMB), based in Zapopan, Jalisco, in the Guadalajara metropolitan area. Their home ballpark is Estadio Panamericano, which has a capacity of 16,500 people.
Northern Mexico, commonly referred as El Norte, is an informal term for the northern cultural and geographical area in Mexico. Depending on the source, it contains some or all of the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas.
Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú is a baseball stadium in Mexico City, located within the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City in the Iztacalco borough. It is the ballpark of Mexican League's Diablos Rojos del México. Inaugurated on 23 March 2019, the stadium has a capacity of 20,062 seats.
The Mariachis de Guadalajara were a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Zapopan, Jalisco, in the Guadalajara metropolitan area. Their home ballpark was the Estadio Panamericano, with a capacity of 16,500 people. The Mariachis were established in December 2020 and started playing in the 2021 season.
The 2021 Mexican League season was the 96th season in the history of the Mexican League. The league was contested by 18 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 20 May with the series between Sultanes de Monterrey and Acereros de Monclova and ended on 15 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Toros de Tijuana defeated Leones de Yucatán to win the championship.
Ronaldo Camacho Durán is a retired Mexican professional baseball first baseman and manager. Camacho played in the Mexican League, the highest level of professional baseball in Mexico, the Mexican Pacific League and in the minor leagues.
Salvador Colorado Sánchez was a Mexican professional baseball right-handed pitcher. Colorado spent all his career playing in Mexico in the Mexican League and the Mexican Pacific League. Colorado was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2009.
Gabriel Lugo Morales was a Mexican professional baseball second baseman. Lugo, nicknamed "Jefe Cejas", spent all his career in Mexican baseball, playing 18 seasons in the Mexican League and 15 seasons in the Mexican Pacific League. He was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2000. Lugo, who is considered as one of the best second basemen in Mexican baseball, spent most of his career playing for the Cañeros de Los Mochis and Saraperos de Saltillo.
Ángel Castro Pacheco was a Mexican professional baseball first baseman. Castro spent twenty seasons playing in the Mexican League from 1938 to 1957. Castro was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 1964. Nicknamed, "el bateador elegante", Castro is considered as one of the first Mexican baseball stars alongside Héctor Espino.
The 1978 Mexican League season was the 54th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by sixteen teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. Rieleros de Aguascalientes won the championship by defeating Algodoneros de Unión Laguna in the Serie Final 4 games to 1, led by manager Jaime Favela in his first season as coach. This was the Rieleros first, and as of 2024, only Mexican League championship.
The 2001 Mexican League season was the 77th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by sixteen teams divided into three zones: North, Central and South. The season began on 19 March and ended on 11 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey. Tigres Capitalinos won its eight championship after defeating Diablos Rojos del México in the Serie del Rey 4 games to 2, led by manager Dan Firova.
The 2003 Mexican League season was the 79th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by sixteen teams evenly divided into two zones: North and South. The season began on 18 March and ended on 29 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey. Diablos Rojos del México won its 14th championship after defeating Tigres de la Angelópolis in the Serie del Rey 4 games to 1, led by manager Bernie Tatis.
