1981 Mexican League season explained

1981 Mexican League season
League:	Mexican League
Sport:	Baseball
Duration:	March  - September 9
No Of Games:	993
No Of Teams:	16
Finals:	Serie Final
Finals Link:	Serie del Rey
Finals Champ:	Diablos Rojos del México
Finals Runner-Up:	Broncos de Reynosa
Seasonslist:	List of Mexican League seasons
Seasonslistnames:	LMB
Prevseason Link:	1980 Mexican League season
Prevseason Year:	1980
Nextseason Link:	1982 Mexican League season
Nextseason Year:	1982

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		75	50	1	.600	—
2		62	64	1	.492	13.5
3		59	69	0	.461	17.5
4		57	70	2	.449	19.0

Northwest
Rank	Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
1		72	52	2	.581	—
2		71	57	0	.555	3.0
3		68	58	1	.540	5.0
4		36	90	1	.286	37.0

South

Southeast
Rank	Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
1		75	47	5	.615	—
2		71	50	3	.587	3.5
3		72	51	3	.585	3.5
4		38	87	0	.304	38.5

Southwest
Rank	Team	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
1		65	56	3	.537	—
2		62	60	3	.508	3.5
3		59	59	3	.500	4.5
4		51	73	4	.411	15.5

League leaders

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Player	Team	Total
AVG			.365
HR			23
RBI		Saraperos de Saltillo	93
H	Roberto Rodríguez		165
SB			37
SLG			.583

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Player	Team	Total
ERA			1.40
W			20
SV			27
K		Indios de Ciudad Juárez	187

Awards

LMB Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Rookie of the Year			^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: En 1981, séptimo campeonato escarlata. MiLB. 13 September 2008. 7 September 2021. es.
2. Web site: 1981 Mexican League. Baseball Reference. 7 September 2021.
3. Web site: Teodoro Higuera; de los faraones a las grandes ligas. El Diario del Noroeste. José. Miranda Madrid. 3 May 2021. 7 September 2021. es.