| Alijadores de Tampico | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| League | Mexican League |
| Ballpark | Parque Alijadores |
| Established | 1937 |
| Folded | 1985 |
| League championships | 1945, 1946, 1975 |
| Former name(s) | Estibadores de Tampico (1971–72) Astros de Tamaulipas (1983–85) |
| Colors | Royal blue and gold |
The Alijadores de Tampico (Tampico Lightermen) were a professional baseball club based in Tampico, Tamaulipas that played in the Mexican League between the 1940s and 1980s.[1]
The Alijadores were an excellent team and won titles in 1945 and 1946. However, they were not very profitable and did not play from 1949 through 1970. In 1971 the league reinstated the franchise, which played as the Estibadores de Tampico (Tampico Stevedores) during two seasons. Starting 1973, the team returned to its former name and won the championship title in 1975.
After 1979, Tampico was once again removed from the league. The franchise once again returned in 1983 and was renamed the Astros de Tampico for that season, playing again as the Alijadores in 1984. Since then, no other team based in Tampico has participated in Mexican professional baseball.[2]
- ^ Kerlegand, Enrique (3 February 2020). "El paso de los Alijadores de Tampico por la LMB". MiLB (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Morales, Tomás (11 August 2015). "Los Alijadores de Tampico marcaron historia". MiLB (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2022.