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1942 Mexican League season

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1942 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Number of teams6
Season championsUnión Laguna de Torreón
LMB seasons
← 1941
1943 →

The 1942 Mexican League season was the 18th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by six teams. Unión Laguna de Torreón won the championship by finishing the season first with a record of 48 wins and 40 losses, led by player-manager Martín Dihigo.[1][2][3]

Standings

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Regular season standings[4]
Pos Team W L Pct. GB
1 Unión Laguna de Torreón 48 40 .545
2 Industriales de Monterrey 46 41 .529 1.5
3 Alijadores de Tampico 44 40 .524 2.0
4 Pericos de Puebla 42 45 .483 5.5
5 Diablos Rojos del México 40 47 .460 7.5
6 Azules de Veracruz 39 46 .459 7.5

League leaders

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Milestones

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Pitchers

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  • Martín Dihigo (Torreón): Dihigo won his second Pitching Triple Crown in the Mexican League with an ERA of 2.53, 22 wins and 211 strikeouts.[7]

Awards

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Award Player Team Ref.
Rookie of the Year Mexico Jesús Díaz Torreón [8]

References

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  1. ^ Morales, Tomás (26 January 2015). "1942, el primer título de Unión Laguna". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ Arguijo, Aarón (12 October 2012). "A 70 años del primer título del Unión Laguna en la LMB". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ Kerlegand, Enrique (9 September 2019). "La época de oro de Unión Laguna en la LMB". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 395. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 437. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 485. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  7. ^ Escobar, Fernando (22 March 2023). "Martín Dihigo y el primer campeonato de Unión Laguna". El Sol de La Laguna (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Un 18 de enero pero de 1925 nace Jesús Chanquilón Díaz". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2024.