Cafeteros de Córdoba

Cafeteros de Córdoba
Information
League	Liga Mexicana de Beisbol
Location	Córdoba, Veracruz
Ballpark	Estadio De Béisbol Beisborama 72
Founded	1937
League championships	2 (1939, 1972)

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. 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

1. Kerlegand, Enrique (18 March 2019). "Tiempo de beisbol". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
2. Baseball-Reference.com
3. Morales, Tomás (18 January 2015). "Título memorable de Córdoba en 1939". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2024.