List of Mexican League batting champions

Robinson Canó, the current batting champion of the Mexican League

In the baseball Mexican League (LMB), the player with the highest batting average at the end of the season wins the "batting title". The first champion was recognized in 1937, the first season that the Mexican League officially recorded statistics. ^[a] That year, Alfonso Nieto claimed the title with a .476 batting average. ^[1] The most recent LMB batting champion is Robinson Canó, who slashed .431 while playing for the Diablos Rojos del México during the 2024 season. ^[2]

Héctor Espino is the most successful batter in the history of the Mexican League batting title, having won it five times, in 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1973, including three consecutive seasons. ^[3] The record for the most consecutive batting titles belongs to Al Pinkston, who won four straight from 1959 to 1962. ^[4] Beto Ávila was the first player to win batting titles in both the Mexican League and Major League Baseball, achieving the feat in 1947 with the Pericos de Puebla and in 1954 with the Cleveland Indians in the American League. ^[5]

Winners

Key

Winner	Player with the highest batting average (AVG) in the league
AVG	The winner's batting average
†	Member of the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame

Martín Dihigo batted .387 with El Águila de Veracruz in 1938 to win the title

Monte Irvin won the 1942 batting title, slashing .397 with the Azules de Veracruz

Beto Ávila won the 1947 title and would later capture the American League batting crown in 1954

Lorenzo Cabrera batted .350 in 1995 to win the championship

Pat Bourque won the 1975 title playing for the Diablos Rojos del México

Willie Aikens won two titles, in 1986 and 1989

Julio Franco won two titles (1999 and 2001) with the Tigres de México

Year	Winner	AVG	Team(s)	Ref
1937	Alfonso Nieto	.476	Agricultura de México	[6]
1938	Martín Dihigo †	.387	El Águila de Veracruz	[7]
1939	Lázaro Salazar †	.374	Cafeteros de Córdoba	[8]
1940	Cool Papa Bell	.437	Unión Laguna de Torreón / Azules de Veracruz	[9]
1941	Bill Wright †	.390	Rojos del México	[10]
1942	Monte Irvin †	.397	Azules de Veracruz	[11]
1943	Bill Wright †	.366	Diablos Rojos del México	[10]
1944	Alberto Hernández	.395	Pericos de Puebla	[12]
1945	Claro Duany	.375	Industriales de Monterrey	[13]
1946	Claro Duany	.364	Industriales de Monterrey	[13]
1947	Beto Ávila †	.346	Pericos de Puebla	[5]
1948	Ray Dandridge †	.369	Azules de Veracruz	[14]
1949	Tribilín Cabrera	.382	Charros de Jalisco	[15]
1950	Lorenzo Cabrera	.355	Diablos Rojos del México	[16]
1951	Ángel Castro †	.354	Azules de Veracruz	[17]
1952	René González †	.370	El Águila de Veracruz	[18]
1953	René González †	.336	Diablos Rojos del México / El Águila de Veracruz	[3]
1954	René González †	.315	El Águila de Veracruz	[3]
1955	Leo Rodríguez †	.385	Tigres de México	[19]
1956	Alonzo Perry	.392	Diablos Rojos del México	[20]
1957	Aldo Savent	.359	El Águila de Veracruz	[12]
1958	Pablo Bernard	.371	Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo	[21]
1959	Al Pinkston †	.369	Diablos Rojos del México	[4]
1960	Al Pinkston †	.397	Diablos Rojos del México	[4]
1961	Al Pinkston †	.374	El Águila de Veracruz	[4]
1962	Al Pinkston †	.381	El Águila de Veracruz	[4]
1963	Vinicio García †	.368	Sultanes de Monterrey	[12]
1964	Héctor Espino †	.371	Sultanes de Monterrey	[22]
1965	Emilio Sosa	.368	Petroleros de Poza Rica	[23]
1966	Héctor Espino †	.369	Sultanes de Monterrey	[3]
1967	Héctor Espino †	.379	Sultanes de Monterrey	[3]
1968	Héctor Espino †	.365	Sultanes de Monterrey	[3]
1969	Teolindo Acosta	.354	Pericos de Puebla	[24]
1970	Francisco Campos	.359	Charros de Jalisco	[6]
1971	Teolindo Acosta	.392	Leones de Yucatán	[24]
1972	Donald Anderson	.362	Charros de Jalisco	[12]
1973	Héctor Espino †	.377	Alijadores de Tampico	[25]
1974	Teolindo Acosta	.366	Ángeles Negros de Puebla	[24]
1975	Pat Bourque	.372	Diablos Rojos del México	[26]
1976	Larry Fritz	.355	Rieleros de Aguascalientes	[12]
1977	Víctor Davalillo	.384	Rieleros de Aguascalientes	[12]
1978	Romel Canada	.366	Saraperos de Saltillo	[12]
1979	Jimmie Collins	.438	Dorados de Chihuahua	[27]
1980	Jimmie Collins	.380	Saraperos de Saltillo	[27]
1981	Willie Norwood	.365	Broncos de Reynosa	[12]
1982	Bobby Smith	.357	Indios de Ciudad Juárez	[12]
1983	Richard Duran	.377	Indios de Ciudad Juárez	[12]
1984	Jimmie Collins	.412	Diablos Rojos del México / Cafeteros de Córdoba	[27]
1985	Oswaldo Olivares	.397	Rieleros de Aguascalientes / Piratas de Campeche	[28]
1986	Willie Aikens	.454	Ángeles Negros de Puebla	[12]
1987	Orlando Sánchez	.415	Ángeles Negros de Puebla	[29]
1988	Nick Castañeda	.374	Leones de Yucatán	[30]
1989	Willie Aikens	.395	Bravos de León	[12]
1990	Nick Castañeda	.388	Leones de Yucatán	[30]
1991	Rick Renteria	.442	Charros de Jalisco	[31]
1992	Raúl Pérez Tovar	.416	Acereros de Monclova	[32]
1993	Nelson Simmons	.382	Charros de Jalisco	[33]
1994	Adam Casillas	.367	Industriales de Monterrey	[12]
1995	Ty Gainey	.411	Diablos Rojos del México	[34]
1996	Matías Carrillo †	.368	Tigres de México	[6]
1997	Cornelio García †	.382	Sultanes de Monterrey	[35]
1998	Luis Polonia	.380	Tigres de México	[36]
	Miguel Flores †		Sultanes de Monterrey
1999	Julio Franco	.423	Tigres de México	[12]
2000	Warren Newson	.386	Algodoneros de Unión Laguna	[12]
2001	Julio Franco	.437	Tigres de México	[12]
2002	Willie Romero	.387	Saraperos de Saltillo	[37]
2003	Félix José	.377	Diablos Rojos del México	[16]
2004	Demond Smith	.406	Sultanes de Monterrey	[16]
2005	Javier Robles †	.392	Tigres de la Angelópolis	[36]
2006	Derrick White	.407	Potros de Tijuana	[12]
2007	Carlos Rivera	.410	Guerreros de Oaxaca	[12]
2008	Kit Pellow	.385	Saraperos de Saltillo	[38]
2009	Dionys César	.380	Vaqueros Laguna	[39]
2010	Willis Otáñez	.393	Pericos de Puebla	[40]
2011	Bárbaro Cañizares	.396	Guerreros de Oaxaca	[41]
2012	Michel Abreu	.371	Sultanes de Monterrey	[42]
2013	Luis Mauricio Suárez	.413	Pericos de Puebla	[36]
2014	Sandy Madera	.371	Pericos de Puebla	[43]
2015	Jesús Valdez	.363	Leones de Yucatán	[44]
2016	César Tapia	.383	Pericos de Puebla	[36]
2017	Yadir Drake	.385	Generales de Durango	[45]
2018 [b]	Isaac Rodríguez	.394	Toros de Tijuana	[36]
	Olmo Rosario	.408	Piratas de Campeche	[46]
2019	Daniel Mayora	.391	Generales de Durango	[47]
2020	No winner. Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [48] [49]
2021	Leo Heras	.401	Mariachis de Guadalajara	[50]
2022	Henry Urrutia	.420	Saraperos de Saltillo	[51]
2023	Fernando Villegas	.390	Saraperos de Saltillo	[52]
2024	Robinson Canó	.431	Diablos Rojos del México	[2]

Multiple-time winners

Manager	# of Wins	Years
Héctor Espino †	5	1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973
Al Pinkston †	4	1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
René González †	3	1952, 1953, 1954
Teolindo Acosta		1969, 1971, 1974
Jimmie Collins		1979, 1980, 1984
Bill Wright †	2	1941, 1943
Claro Duany		1945, 1946
Willie Aikens		1986, 1989
Nick Castañeda		1988, 1990
Julio Franco		1999, 2001

Wins by team

Teams	Champions	Years
Diablos Rojos del México	12	1941, 1943, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1975, 1984, 1995, 2003, 2025
Industriales/Sultanes de Monterrey	11	1945, 1946, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2012
El Águila de Veracruz	7	1938, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1962
Pericos de Puebla	7	1944, 1947, 1969, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016
Tigres de México/Angelópolis/Quintana Roo	6	1955, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005
Saraperos de Saltillo	6	1978, 1980, 2002, 2008, 2022, 2023
Charros de Jalisco	5	1949, 1970, 1972, 1991, 1993
Azules de Veracruz	4	1940, 1942, 1948, 1951
Leones de Yucatán	4	1971, 1988, 1990, 2015
Unión Laguna de Torreón/Vaqueros Laguna/Algodoneros de Unión Laguna	3	1940, 2000, 2009
Ángeles Negros de Puebla	3	1974, 1986, 1987
Rieleros de Aguascalientes	3	1976, 1977, 1985
Cafeteros de Córdoba	2	1939, 1984
Indios de Ciudad Juárez	2	1982, 1983
Piratas de Campeche	2	1985, 2018
Guerreros de Oaxaca	2	2007, 2011
Generales de Durango	2	2017, 2019
Agricultura de México	1	1937
Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo/Dos Laredos	1	1958
Petroleros de Poza Rica	1	1965
Alijadores de Tampico	1	1973
Dorados de Chihuahua	1	1979
Broncos de Reynosa	1	1981
Bravos de León	1	1989
Industriales de Monterrey	1	1994
Potros de Tijuana	1	2006
Toros de Tijuana	1	2018
Mariachis de Guadalajara	1	2021

Notes

• ^a The Mexican League was established in 1925, but it did not officially recorded statistics until 1937. ^[1]
• ^b The 2018 season was contested in a two-tournament format known as Spring and Autumn, each one with a batting champion. ^[53]

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