The Mexican National League was a professional baseball circuit that operated briefly in
1946
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. It was officially ranked as a Class B league in
Organized Baseball
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and included six clubs that represented the cities of
Mexico
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,
Chihuahua,
Ciudad Juárez
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,
El Paso
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,
Saltillo
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, and
Torreón
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–
Gómez Palacio
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.
But it was to be a short-lived experiment because of a strong competition from an independent Mexican League, created by a multi-millionaire
Jorge Pasquel Jorge Pasquel (April 23, 1907 - March 1955) was a Mexican businessman and sports executive. He was president of the Mexican League and owned interests in several teams at a time when the league recruited from Negro league baseball and Major League ...
, who attempted to turn his baseball circuit into a
first-rate rival to the
Major Leagues, which forced the Class B regional league to fold.
As a result, the Mexico and Torreón-Gómez Palacio clubs disbanded in late April and the Mexican National League closed its operations on May 27. By then, the Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua teams were tied in first place with an identical record of 23 wins and 21 losses.
List of teams
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Chihuahua Dorados
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El Paso Texans
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* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
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Juarez Indios
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Mexico City Aztecs
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Saltillo Peroneros
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Torreon-Gomez Palacio Laguneros
Sources
* Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (1993). ''Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Baseball America. {{ISBN, 978-0-96-371898-3
External links
Baseball Reference – Mexican National League (B) Encyclopedia and History
1946 establishments in Mexico
Defunct baseball leagues in Mexico