1981 Mexican League season

Sports season
1981 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
DurationMarch – September 9
Number of games993
Number of teams16
Serie Final
ChampionsDiablos Rojos del México
  Runners-upBroncos de Reynosa
LMB seasons
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The 1981 Mexican League season was the 57th season in the history of the Mexican League in baseball. It was contested by 16 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on March and ended on 9 September with the last game of the Serie Final, where Diablos Rojos del México defeated Broncos de Reynosa to win the championship.[1]

Standings

North

Northeast[2]
Rank Team W L T Pct. GB
1 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 75 50 1 .600 —
2 Broncos de Reynosa 62 64 1 .492 13.5
3 Sultanes de Monterrey 59 69 0 .461 17.5
4 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 57 70 2 .449 19.0
Northwest[2]
Rank Team W L T Pct. GB
1 Saraperos de Saltillo 72 52 2 .581 —
2 Indios de Ciudad Juárez 71 57 0 .555 3.0
3 Diablos Blancos de Unión Laguna 68 58 1 .540 5.0
4 Dorados de Chihuahua 36 90 1 .286 37.0

South

Southeast[2]
Rank Team W L T Pct. GB
1 Diablos Rojos del México 75 47 5 .615 —
2 Piratas de Campeche 71 50 3 .587 3.5
3 Leones de Yucatán 72 51 3 .585 3.5
4 Petroleros de Poza Rica 38 87 0 .304 38.5
Southwest[2]
Rank Team W L T Pct. GB
1 Tigres Capitalinos 65 56 3 .537 —
2 Azules de Coatzacoalcos 62 60 3 .508 3.5
3 Plataneros de Tabasco 59 59 3 .500 4.5
4 Rojos del Águila de Veracuz 51 73 4 .411 15.5

Postseason

First stage Zone Finals Serie Final
         
NE1 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 4
NW2 Indios de Ciudad Juárez 2
NE1 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 1
North
NE2 Broncos de Reynosa 4
NW1 Saraperos de Saltillo 0
NE2 Broncos de Reynosa 4
N Broncos de Reynosa 3
S Diablos Rojos del México 4
SE1 Diablos Rojos del México 4
SW2 Azules de Coatzacoalcos 1
SE1 Diablos Rojos del México 4
South
SE2 Piratas de Campeche 3
SW1 Tigres Capitalinos 1
SE2 Piratas de Campeche 4

League leaders

Batting leaders[3]
Stat Player Team Total
AVG United States Willie Norwood Broncos de Reynosa .365
HR Mexico Andrés Mora Saraperos de Saltillo 23
RBI Mexico Andrés Mora Saraperos de Saltillo 93
H Mexico Roberto Rodríguez Diablos Rojos del México 165
SB United States Dell Alston Leones de Yucatán 37
SLG United States Greg Biagini Indios de Ciudad Juárez .583
Pitching leaders[3]
Stat Player Team Total
ERA Mexico Vicente Romo Azules de Coatzacoalcos 1.40
W Mexico Rafael García Indios de Ciudad Juárez 20
SV Mexico Antonio Pulido Piratas de Campeche 27
K Mexico Rafael García Indios de Ciudad Juárez 187

Awards

LMB Awards
Award Player Team Ref.
Rookie of the Year Mexico Teodoro Higuera Indios de Ciudad Juárez [4]

References

  1. ^ "En 1981, séptimo campeonato escarlata" (in Spanish). MiLB. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "1981 Mexican League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Quién es quién 2021" (PDF). MiLB (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 228. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ^ Miranda Madrid, José (3 May 2021). "Teodoro Higuera; de los faraones a las grandes ligas". El Diario del Noroeste (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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