The 1949 Mexican League season was the 25th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by eight teams. Sultanes de Monterrey won their third championship in a row and fourth in their history after defeating Unión Laguna de Torreón in the Final Series, led by manager Lázaro Salazar.
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. Monterrey won the first half with a 25–18 record, while Torreón won the second half with a 29–13 record. The Sultanes sweeped Unión Laguna in four games to claim the championship.
Standings + First half standings Pos Team W L Pct. GB 1 Sultanes de Monterrey 25 18 — 2 Tuneros de San Luis Potosí 24 19 1.0 3 Azules de Veracruz 23 19 1.5 4 Diablos Rojos del México 22 20 2.5 5 Charros de Jalisco 21 21 3.5 6 Unión Laguna de Torreón 20 23 5.0 7 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 18 24 6.5 8 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 17 25 7.5
+ Second half standings Pos Team W L Pct. GB 1 Unión Laguna de Torreón 29 13 — 2 Sultanes de Monterrey 27 15 2.0 3 Charros de Jalisco 22 20 7.0 4 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 21 21 8.0 5 Azules de Veracruz 19 23 10.0 6 Diablos Rojos del México 19 23 10.0 7 Tuneros de San Luis Potosí 17 25 12.0 8 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 14 28 15.0
Postseason Final Series
League leaders
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total AVG Tribilín Cabrera Jalisco .382 HR Jesús Díaz Torreón 13 RBI Jesús Díaz Torreón 83 R Pablo García Monterrey 78 H Dilio Rodríguez Torreón 132 SB Alfredo Jiménez Jalisco 27
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total ERA Alfonso Ramírez México 2.35 W Daniel Ríos Monterrey 21 K Wilfredo Salas Torreón 158
Awards Award Player Team Ref. Rookie of the Year Leo Rodríguez Torreón
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