1940 Mexican Baseball League season

1940 Mexican League season Mexican League Baseball 8 Azules de Veracruz List of Mexican League seasons LMB 1939 Mexican League season 1939 1941 Mexican League season 1941 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.Enrique Kerlegand Jorge Pasquel y sus Azules de Veracruz https://www.milb.com/news/jorge-pasquel-y-sus-azules-de-veracruz-305683354 MiLB.com 25 March 2019 11 March 2024 es 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.César González Gómez El cisma que provocó Jorge Pasquel y su semejanza con la crisis actual en la Liga Mexicana de Beisbol https://www.vice.com/es/article/el-cisma-que-provoco-jorge-pasquel-y-su-semejanza-con-la-crisis-actual-en-la-liga-mexicana-de-beisbol/ Vice 30 January 2017 11 March 2024 esEnrique Kerlegand Los trabucos de Jorge Pasquel en los años cuarenta https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/los-trabucos-de-jorge-pasquel-en-los-anos-cuarenta-313061998 MiLB.com 16 March 2020 11 March 2024 es 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.Chihuahua, pasado sombrío en la LMB https://www.elagora.com.mx/Chihuahua-pasado-sombrio-en-la-LMB,19289.html El Ágora 5 November 2009 11 March 2024 es Standings + Regular season standingsQuién es quién 2023 https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/upload/milb/uqxqnixocbyibjedzmc5.pdf Liga Mexicana de Beisbol 379 11 March 2024 es Pos Team W L Pct. GB 1 Azules de Veracruz 61 30 61 30 — 2 Rojos del México 57 38 57 38 6.0 3 Industriales de Monterrey 52 41 52 41 9.0 4 Alijadores de Tampico 46 41 46 41 13.0 5 Unión Laguna de Torreón 45 41 45 41 13.5 6 La Junta de Nuevo Laredo 39 48 39 48 24.5 7 Dorados de Chihuahua 11 38 11 38 29.0 8 Gallos de Santa Rosa 3 29 3 29 30.0 League leaders + Batting leadersQuién es quién 2023 https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/upload/milb/uqxqnixocbyibjedzmc5.pdf Liga Mexicana de Beisbol 421 11 March 2024 es Stat Player Team Total AVG USA 1912 Cool Papa Bell Torreón / Azules .437 HR USA 1912 Cool Papa Bell Torreón / Azules 12 RBI USA 1912 Cool Papa Bell Torreón / Azules 79 R USA 1912 Cool Papa Bell Torreón / Azules 119 H USA 1912 Cool Papa Bell Torreón / Azules 167 SB USA 1912 Sam Bankhead Monterrey 32 1em + Pitching leadersQuién es quién 2023 https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/upload/milb/uqxqnixocbyibjedzmc5.pdf Liga Mexicana de Beisbol 465 11 March 2024 es Stat Player Team Total ERA CUB Ramón Bragaña Azules 2.58 W USA 1912 Bill Jefferson Monterrey 22 K USA 1912 Edward Porter Nuevo Laredo 232 Milestones Batters Cool Papa Bell (Torreón / Azules): Bell became the first player in the Mexican League history to win the Triple Crown recording a .437 batting average, 12 home runs and 79 RBIs.Personal Profiles: James "Cool Papa" Bell https://nlbemuseum.com/history/players/bell.html Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum 12 March 2024Rich Tenorio US Negro League stars found better pay, integration and fame in Mexico https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexico-living/negro-league-players-in-mexico/ Mexico News Daily 16 March 2021 12 March 2024 Pitchers No-hitters Leroy Gaines (Azules): On 18 July, Gaines threw the fifth no-hitter in Mexican League history and the first in franchise history by defeating the Dorados de Chihuahua 3–0 in eight innings.Álex Carrión Diez años sin liga mexicana https://www.eldiariodechihuahua.mx/deportes/diez-anos-sin-liga-mexicana-20200102-1609874.html El Diario de Chihuahua 12 January 2020 11 March 2024 esEl Águila de Veracruz tira el primer juego sin hit ni carrera en la campaña 2021 de la LMB https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/universal-deportes/beisbol/el-aguila-de-veracruz-tira-el-primer-juego-sin-hit-ni-carrera-en-la/ El Universal 29 May 2021 11 March 2024 es Awards Award Player Team Ref. Rookie of the Year MEX 1934 Laureano Camacho Azules Enrique Vázquez Legarreta Tres veces campeón con el glorioso U.L. https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/sup/oladep/04/51/04oladep5115.pdf El Siglo de Torreón 19 August 2003 11 March 2024 esMemoria de un campeón https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2009/memoria-de-un-campeon.html El Siglo de Torreón 19 August 2009 11 March 2024 es References Mexican League season Mexican League season Category:Mexican Baseball League seasons