Alijadores de Tampico

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English Name: Tampico Lightermen
Location: Tampico, Tamaulipas
League: Mexican League 1940-1948, 1971-1979, 1983-1985
Affiliation: none
Ballpark:

[edit] Team History

The Alijadores de Tampico were early members of the Mexican League. A very good team in the 1940s, they won titles in 1945 and 1946. From 1949 through 1966, Tampico was absent a team in the Liga. The Lightermen returned in 1971 and lasted through 1979, winning another pennant in 1975. Another team played in Tampico from 1983 to 1985. The team was also known as the Tampico Astros in 1983-1984. For the past 20 years, the former Mexican League powerhouse city has not been home to any Liga team.

[edit] Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Notes
1940	46-41	4th	Guillermo Ornelas	none
1941	52-49	3rd	Guillermo Ornelas	none
1942	44-40	3rd	Manuel Arroyo	none
1943	41-48	4th	Willie Wells / Santos Amaro	none
1944	40-47	5th	Porfirio Martinez / Manuel Arroyo	none
1945	52-38	1st	Armando Marsans	none League Champs
1946	56-41	1st	Armando Marsans	none League Champs
1947	53-65	4th	Armando Marsans / Santos Amaro	none
1948	34-33	3rd	Chile Gomez	--	Folded in mid-season

1971	79-65	6th	Miguel Sotelo
1972	86-51	2nd	Pedro Gonzalez
1973	74-56	5th	Pedro Gonzalez	Lost in 2nd round
1974	66-71	8th	Pancho Herrera	Lost in 1st round
1975	73-62	6th	Benny Valenzuela	League Champs
1976	66-68	8th	Benny Valenzuela / Ronnie Camacho
1977	57-97	15th	Clemente Carrera / Benny Valenzuela
1978	76-78	8th	Benny Valenzuela	Lost in 1st round
1979	79-75	15th	Felipe Leal / Carlos Trevino

1983	57-55	7th	Felipe Hernandez / Roberto Casellon
1984	54-56	10th	Gregorio Luque
1985	66-64	9th	Gregorio Luque	Lost in 1st round