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Robinson Canó, the current batting champion of the Mexican League

In the baseball Mexican League (LMB), the player with the highest batting average at the end of the season wins the "batting title". The first champion was recognized in 1937, the first season that the Mexican League officially recorded statistics.[a] That year, Alfonso Nieto claimed the title with a .476 batting average.[1] The most recent LMB batting champion is Robinson Canó, who slashed .431 while playing for the Diablos Rojos del México during the 2024 season.[2]

Héctor Espino is the most successful batter in the history of the Mexican League batting title, having won it five times, in 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1973, including three consecutive seasons.[3] The record for the most consecutive batting titles belongs to Al Pinkston, who won four straight from 1959 to 1962.[4] Beto Ávila was the first player to win batting titles in both the Mexican League and Major League Baseball, achieving the feat in 1947 with the Pericos de Puebla and in 1954 with the Cleveland Indians in the American League.[5]

Winners

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Key

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Winner Player with the highest batting average (AVG) in the league
AVG The winner's batting average
† Member of the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
Martín Dihigo batted .387 with El Águila de Veracruz in 1938 to win the title
Monte Irvin won the 1942 batting title, slashing .397 with the Azules de Veracruz
Beto Ávila won the 1947 title and would later capture the American League batting crown in 1954
Lorenzo Cabrera batted .350 in 1995 to win the championship
Pat Bourque won the 1975 title playing for the Diablos Rojos del México
Willie Aikens won two titles, in 1986 and 1989
Julio Franco won two titles (1999 and 2001) with the Tigres de México
Year Winner AVG Team(s) Ref
1937 Mexico Alfonso Nieto .476 Agricultura de México [6]
1938 Cuba Martín Dihigo† .387 El Águila de Veracruz [7]
1939 Cuba Lázaro Salazar† .374 Cafeteros de Córdoba [8]
1940 United States Cool Papa Bell .437 Unión Laguna de Torreón / Azules de Veracruz [9]
1941 United States Bill Wright† .390 Rojos del México [10]
1942 United States Monte Irvin† .397 Azules de Veracruz [11]
1943 United States Bill Wright† .366 Diablos Rojos del México [10]
1944 Cuba Alberto Hernández .395 Pericos de Puebla [12]
1945 Cuba Claro Duany .375 Industriales de Monterrey [13]
1946 Cuba Claro Duany .364 Industriales de Monterrey [13]
1947 Mexico Beto Ávila† .346 Pericos de Puebla [5]
1948 United States Ray Dandridge† .369 Azules de Veracruz [14]
1949 Cuba Tribilín Cabrera .382 Charros de Jalisco [15]
1950 Cuba Lorenzo Cabrera .355 Diablos Rojos del México [16]
1951 Mexico Ángel Castro† .354 Azules de Veracruz [17]
1952 Cuba René González† .370 El Águila de Veracruz [18]
1953 Cuba René González† .336 Diablos Rojos del México / El Águila de Veracruz [3]
1954 Cuba René González† .315 El Águila de Veracruz [3]
1955 Mexico Leo Rodríguez† .385 Tigres de México [19]
1956 United States Alonzo Perry .392 Diablos Rojos del México [20]
1957 Cuba Aldo Savent .359 El Águila de Veracruz [12]
1958 Panama Pablo Bernard .371 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo [21]
1959 United States Al Pinkston† .369 Diablos Rojos del México [4]
1960 United States Al Pinkston† .397 Diablos Rojos del México [4]
1961 United States Al Pinkston† .374 El Águila de Veracruz [4]
1962 United States Al Pinkston† .381 El Águila de Veracruz [4]
1963 Mexico Vinicio García† .368 Sultanes de Monterrey [12]
1964 Mexico Héctor Espino† .371 Sultanes de Monterrey [22]
1965 Mexico Emilio Sosa .368 Petroleros de Poza Rica [23]
1966 Mexico Héctor Espino† .369 Sultanes de Monterrey [3]
1967 Mexico Héctor Espino† .379 Sultanes de Monterrey [3]
1968 Mexico Héctor Espino† .365 Sultanes de Monterrey [3]
1969 Venezuela Teolindo Acosta .354 Pericos de Puebla [24]
1970 Mexico Francisco Campos .359 Charros de Jalisco [6]
1971 Venezuela Teolindo Acosta .392 Leones de Yucatán [24]
1972 United States Donald Anderson .362 Charros de Jalisco [12]
1973 Mexico Héctor Espino† .377 Alijadores de Tampico [25]
1974 Venezuela Teolindo Acosta .366 Ángeles Negros de Puebla [24]
1975 United States Pat Bourque .372 Diablos Rojos del México [26]
1976 United States Larry Fritz .355 Rieleros de Aguascalientes [12]
1977 Venezuela Víctor Davalillo .384 Rieleros de Aguascalientes [12]
1978 United States Romel Canada .366 Saraperos de Saltillo [12]
1979 United States Jimmie Collins .438 Dorados de Chihuahua [27]
1980 United States Jimmie Collins .380 Saraperos de Saltillo [27]
1981 United States Willie Norwood .365 Broncos de Reynosa [12]
1982 United States Bobby Smith .357 Indios de Ciudad Juárez [12]
1983 United States Richard Duran .377 Indios de Ciudad Juárez [12]
1984 United States Jimmie Collins .412 Diablos Rojos del México / Cafeteros de Córdoba [27]
1985 Venezuela Oswaldo Olivares .397 Rieleros de Aguascalientes / Piratas de Campeche [28]
1986 United States Willie Aikens .454 Ángeles Negros de Puebla [12]
1987 Puerto Rico Orlando Sánchez .415 Ángeles Negros de Puebla [29]
1988 United States Nick Castañeda .374 Leones de Yucatán [30]
1989 United States Willie Aikens .395 Bravos de León [12]
1990 United States Nick Castañeda .388 Leones de Yucatán [30]
1991 United States Rick Renteria .442 Charros de Jalisco [31]
1992 Venezuela Raúl Pérez Tovar .416 Acereros de Monclova [32]
1993 United States Nelson Simmons .382 Charros de Jalisco [33]
1994 United States Adam Casillas .367 Industriales de Monterrey [12]
1995 United States Ty Gainey .411 Diablos Rojos del México [34]
1996 Mexico Matías Carrillo† .368 Tigres de México [6]
1997 Mexico Cornelio García† .382 Sultanes de Monterrey [35]
1998 Dominican Republic Luis Polonia .380 Tigres de México [36]
Mexico Miguel Flores† Sultanes de Monterrey
1999 Dominican Republic Julio Franco .423 Tigres de México [12]
2000 United States Warren Newson .386 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna [12]
2001 Dominican Republic Julio Franco .437 Tigres de México [12]
2002 Venezuela Willie Romero .387 Saraperos de Saltillo [37]
2003 Dominican Republic Félix José .377 Diablos Rojos del México [16]
2004 United States Demond Smith .406 Sultanes de Monterrey [16]
2005 Mexico Javier Robles† .392 Tigres de la Angelópolis [36]
2006 United States Derrick White .407 Potros de Tijuana [12]
2007 Puerto Rico Carlos Rivera .410 Guerreros de Oaxaca [12]
2008 United States Kit Pellow .385 Saraperos de Saltillo [38]
2009 Dominican Republic Dionys César .380 Vaqueros Laguna [39]
2010 Dominican Republic Willis Otáñez .393 Pericos de Puebla [40]
2011 Cuba Bárbaro Cañizares .396 Guerreros de Oaxaca [41]
2012 Cuba Michel Abreu .371 Sultanes de Monterrey [42]
2013 Mexico Luis Mauricio Suárez .413 Pericos de Puebla [36]
2014 Dominican Republic Sandy Madera .371 Pericos de Puebla [43]
2015 Dominican Republic Jesús Valdez .363 Leones de Yucatán [44]
2016 Mexico César Tapia .383 Pericos de Puebla [36]
2017 Cuba Yadir Drake .385 Generales de Durango [45]
2018[b] Mexico Isaac Rodríguez .394 Toros de Tijuana [36]
Dominican Republic Olmo Rosario .408 Piratas de Campeche [46]
2019 Venezuela Daniel Mayora .391 Generales de Durango [47]
2020 No winner. Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[48][49]
2021 Mexico Leo Heras .401 Mariachis de Guadalajara [50]
2022 Cuba Henry Urrutia .420 Saraperos de Saltillo [51]
2023 Mexico Fernando Villegas .390 Saraperos de Saltillo [52]
2024 Dominican Republic Robinson Canó .431 Diablos Rojos del México [2]

Multiple-time winners

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Manager # of Wins Years
Mexico Héctor Espino† 5 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973
United States Al Pinkston† 4 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
Cuba René González† 3 1952, 1953, 1954
Venezuela Teolindo Acosta 1969, 1971, 1974
United States Jimmie Collins 1979, 1980, 1984
United States Bill Wright† 2 1941, 1943
Cuba Claro Duany 1945, 1946
United States Willie Aikens 1986, 1989
United States Nick Castañeda 1988, 1990
Dominican Republic Julio Franco 1999, 2001

Wins by team

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Teams Champions Years
Diablos Rojos del México 12 1941, 1943, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1975, 1984, 1995, 2003, 2025
Industriales/Sultanes de Monterrey 11 1945, 1946, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2012
El Águila de Veracruz 7 1938, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1962
Pericos de Puebla 7 1944, 1947, 1969, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016
Tigres de México/Angelópolis/Quintana Roo 6 1955, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005
Saraperos de Saltillo 6 1978, 1980, 2002, 2008, 2022, 2023
Charros de Jalisco 5 1949, 1970, 1972, 1991, 1993
Azules de Veracruz 4 1940, 1942, 1948, 1951
Leones de Yucatán 4 1971, 1988, 1990, 2015
Unión Laguna de Torreón/Vaqueros Laguna/Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 3 1940, 2000, 2009
Ángeles Negros de Puebla 3 1974, 1986, 1987
Rieleros de Aguascalientes 3 1976, 1977, 1985
Cafeteros de Córdoba 2 1939, 1984
Indios de Ciudad Juárez 2 1982, 1983
Piratas de Campeche 2 1985, 2018
Guerreros de Oaxaca 2 2007, 2011
Generales de Durango 2 2017, 2019
Agricultura de México 1 1937
Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo/Dos Laredos 1 1958
Petroleros de Poza Rica 1 1965
Alijadores de Tampico 1 1973
Dorados de Chihuahua 1 1979
Broncos de Reynosa 1 1981
Bravos de León 1 1989
Industriales de Monterrey 1 1994
Potros de Tijuana 1 2006
Toros de Tijuana 1 2018
Mariachis de Guadalajara 1 2021

Notes

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  • a The Mexican League was established in 1925, but it did not officially recorded statistics until 1937.[1]
  • b The 2018 season was contested in a two-tournament format known as Spring and Autumn, each one with a batting champion.[53]

References

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