1942 Mexican League season

1942 Mexican League season
League	Mexican League
Sport	Baseball
Number of teams	6
Season champions	Unión Laguna de Torreón

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

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

Batting leaders[5] Stat Player Team Total AVG Monte Irvin Azules .397 HR Monte Irvin Azules 20 RBI Silvio García México 83 R Carlos Colás Torreón 83 H Carlos Colás Torreón 128 SB Pedro Pagés Puebla 30

Pitching leaders[6] Stat Player Team Total ERA Martín Dihigo Torreón 2.53 W Jesús Valenzuela Tampico 25 K Martín Dihigo Torreón 211

Milestones

Pitchers

• 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

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

References

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.