Algodoneros de Torreon
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- English Name: Torreon Cotton Dealers and Union Laguna Cotton Dealers (also translated as Cotton Pickers)
- Location: Torreon, Coahuila
- League: Mexican League 1940-1943, 1946, 1949-1953, 1970-1981, 1985-2002; Mexican Center League 1968
- Affiliation: none
- Ballpark:
[edit] Team History
The Algodoneros de Torreon (or Torreon Cotton Dealers in English) were an early Mexican League team, playing in the 1940s and 1950s. It also played in the Mexican Center League for one season. The club was revived in the 1970s under the name Algodoneros del Unión Laguna (Union Laguna refers to the metropolitan area formed by Torreon and its twin city of Gomez Palacio). It was also known as the Diablos Blancos (White Devils) in 1980 and 1981, in reference to Mexico City's famed Red Devils. The team reverted to the Torreon name in 1993 and held it until 2002, during a particularly uncompetitive period. They became the Vaqueros de Laguna in 2003. The Algodoneros only won pennants twice, in 1942 and 1950.
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 45-41 | 5th | Matanzas Valdez / Chester Williams | none | |
| 1941 | 45-56 | 4th | Mel Almada / Manuel Fortes / Martin Dihigo | none | |
| 1942 | 48-40 | 1st | Martin Dihigo | none League Champs | |
| 1943 | 51-36 | 2nd | Martin Dihigo | none | |
| 1946 | 50-47 | 4th | Martin Dihigo | none | |
| 1949 | 39-26 | 6th / 1st | Memo Garibay | Lost League Finals | |
| 1950 | 48-36 | 1st / 6th | Memo Garibay | League Champs | |
| 1951 | 45-39 | 7th / 2nd | Memo Garibay | ||
| 1952 | 48-42 | 2nd | Memo Garibay | ||
| 1953 | 27-33 | 6th | Memo Garibay | Folded in mid-season | |
| 1968 | 71-53 | 3rd | Pedro Gonzalez | none | |
| 1970 | 68-82 | 7th | Minnie Minoso | ||
| 1971 | 72-76 | 7th | Minnie Minoso | ||
| 1972 | 56-84 | 12th | Jose Guerrero | ||
| 1973 | 65-65 | 9th | Jose Guerrero | ||
| 1974 | 79-57 | 4th | Jose Guerrero | Lost League Finals | |
| 1975 | 66-70 | 9th | Jose Guerrero | ||
| 1976 | 75-62 | 4th | Moises Camacho | Lost League Finals | |
| 1977 | 83-67 | 5th | Moises Camacho | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1978 | 79-72 | 7th | Moises Camacho | Lost League Finals | |
| 1979 | 66-70 | 11th | Moises Camacho | ||
| 1980 | 46-51 | 13th | Jesus Diaz | none | season ended by player strike |
| 19-18 | 3rd | Jesus Diaz | none | supplemental season | |
| 1981 | 68-58 | 8th | Felipe Hernandez | ||
| 1985 | 61-70 | 13th | Mario Paleaz / Rodolfo Sandoval / Gerardo Gutierrez | ||
| 1986 | 60-65 | 10th | Wito Conde / Gerardo Gutierrez | ||
| 1987 | 58-69 | 12th | Ramon Montoya | ||
| 1988 | 59-69 | 11th | Alfredo Rios / Mark Weidemaier | ||
| 1989 | 73-59 | 4th | Marco Antonio Vazquez | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1990 | 71-54 | 4th | Marco Antonio Vazquez | Lost League Finals | |
| 1991 | 57-63 | 10th | Marco Antonio Vazquez | ||
| 1992 | 71-63 | 6th | Marco Antonio Vazquez / Dave Stockstill | Lost in 2nd round | |
| 1993 | 61-70 | 12th | Dave Stockstill | ||
| 1994 | 72-57 | 5th | Gregorio Luque | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1995 | 56-57 | 11th | Francisco Galindo / Herminio Saiz | ||
| 1996 | 50-62 | 11th | Herminio Saiz / Jose Guerrero | ||
| 1997 | 48-70 | 14th | |||
| 1998 | 55-67 | 10th | Jose Guerrero | ||
| 1999 | 50-69 | 12th (t) | Pompeyo Davalillo / Alejandro Lizarraga | ||
| 2000 | 56-65 | 11th | Raul Cano / Juan Jose Lopez | ||
| 2001 | 61-59 | 9th | Francisco Chavez | ||
| 2002 | 44-65 | 13th | Juan Jose Pacho |
