The Cafeteros de Córdoba (English: Córdoba Coffee Growers) were a Mexican League baseball team that played on-and-off, in various incarnations, from 1937 to 2006, based in Córdoba, Veracruz.[1]
The team played on and off for a duration not last more than a decade:
- 1937 to 1939
- 1972 to 1979
- 1984 to 1986
- 1991 to 1992
- 1998 to 2003
- 2006
Championships
It won the league championship in 1939 and 1972.[2] Led by player-manager Lázaro Salazar, the Cafeteros won the 1939 Mexican League championship by finishing first with a 46–12 record.[3]
Ballpark
Other than the first two seasons, the team has played its home games at Estadio De Béisbol Beisborama 72, nicknamed. Caníbal Park.[4][5] From 1937 to 1939 the team played at Parque Cuauhtémoc de Monterrey in Monterrey.
Roster
- Juan Bell 1999-2000
- Pete Rose Jr. 2003
New Cafeteros (2007)
The team name re-emerged in 2007 in the Veracruz Winter League and plays at the same stadium.
References
- ^ Kerlegand, Enrique (18 March 2019). "Tiempo de beisbol". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Morales, Tomás (18 January 2015). "Título memorable de Córdoba en 1939". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Enrigue, Álvaro (15 June 2018). "What connects a legendary Mexican baseball team to the Orioles? Love, loyalty and family". ESPN.com. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ Rubio, Jesús Alberto (2 February 2025). "A rescatar el Beisborama 72". El Sol de Hermosillo. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
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