The 1950 Mexican Baseball League season was the 26th season in the history of the Mexican Baseball League (LMB). 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.
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.
Unión Laguna de Torreón won the first half with a 28–14 record, while Charros de Jalisco won the second half with a 26–16 record. Torreón defeated Jalisco 4 games to 2 in the championship series, led by manager Guillermo Garibay. The title was the second in franchise history for Unión Laguna de Torreón (and as of 2025, its last).
Teams Team City Stadium Capacity Manager Azules de Veracruz Mexico City Parque Delta 25,000 Ramón Bragaña Charros de Jalisco Guadalajara, Jalisco Estadio Municipal 15,000 Quincy Trouppe Diablos Rojos del México Mexico City Parque Delta 25,000 Ernesto Carmona Rojos del Águila de Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz Parque Deportivo Veracruzano 12,000 Martín Dihigo Sultanes de Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Parque Cuauhtémoc 8,000 Lázaro Salazar Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Parque la Junta 5,000 Guillermo Ornelas Tuneros de San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí Estadio 20 de Noviembre 6,500 Chile Gómez Unión Laguna de Torreón Torreón, Coahuila Estadio de la Revolución 7,689 Guillermo Garibay
Standings + First half standings Pos Team W L Pct. GB 1 Unión Laguna de Torreón 28 14 — 2 Sultanes de Monterrey 26 16 2.0 3 Charros de Jalisco 24 18 4.0 4 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 22 20 6.0 5 Tuneros de San Luis Potosí 21 21 7.0 6 Azules de Veracruz 18 24 10.0 7 Diablos Rojos del México 15 27 13.0 8 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 14 28 14.0
+ Second half standings Pos Team W L Pct. GB 1 Charros de Jalisco 26 16 — 2 Diablos Rojos del México 23 19 3.0 3 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 23 19 3.0 4 Tuneros de San Luis Potosí 22 20 4.0 5 Sultanes de Monterrey 21 21 5.0 6 Unión Laguna de Torreón 20 22 6.0 7 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 17 25 9.0 8 Azules de Veracruz 16 26 10.0
Postseason Final Series
League leaders
+ Batting leadersLiga Mexicana de Beisbol 2024, p. 437. Stat Player Team Total AVG Lorenzo Cabrera México .355 HR Jesús Díaz Torreón 10 Ángel Castro Azules RBI Ángel Castro Azules 68 R Epitacio Torres Monterrey 70 H Mario Ariosa Águila 119 SB Pedro Orta Torreón 34
+ Pitching leadersLiga Mexicana de Beisbol 2024, p. 485. Stat Player Team Total ERA Pedro Antúnez Águila / Nuevo Laredo 1.87 W Tomás Arroyo Torreón 18 Guillermo López Águila K Barney Brown Torreón 157
Notable events One of the most infamous incidents in the history of the league occurred on 13 August at Parque Delta during a game between the Charros de Jalisco and Diablos Rojos del México. In the eighth inning, México pitcher Rufus Lewis hit Tribilín Cabrera with a pitch, prompting Cabrera to charge the mound and strike Lewis in the head with his bat. Lewis was knocked to the ground, and moments later México outfielder Bill Wright struck Cabrera with another bat during the ensuing brawl. Both players suffered head injuries and were taken to the hospital. México eventually won the game 11–10 in 12 innings, and Cabrera and Wright were later suspended.
Awards Award Player Team Ref. Rookie of the Year Francisco Ramírez San Luis Potosí
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