Azules de Veracruz
The Azules de Veracruz (Veracruz Blues) were a professional baseball team from Veracruz, Mexico that played in the Mexican League from 1941 to 1951. They won League pennants in 1940, 1941, 1944 and 1951, but were eventually shut down in favor of the other local team, the Águila de Veracruz.
Notable players
- Cool Papa Bell
- Ramón Bragaña
- Ray Dandridge
- Leon Day
- Martín Dihigo
- Josh Gibson
- Paul Pettit
- Willie Wells
Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 61-30 | 1st | Martín Dihigo | League Champions | |
| 1941 | 67-35 | 1st | Lázaro Salazar | League Champions | |
| 1942 | 39-46 | 6th | Agustin Bejerano | none | |
| 1943 | 39-51 | 5th | Gustavo Buenrostro / Horacio Hernández | none | |
| 1944 | 52-37 | 1st | Rogers Hornsby / Ramón Bragaña | League Champions | |
| 1945 | 42-48 | 5th | Ramón Bragaña | none | |
| 1946 | 41-57 | 7th | Ramón Bragaña / Mickey Owen / Chile Gómez / Jorge Pasquel | none | |
| 1947 | 52-67 | 6th | Chile Gómez / Red Steiner | none | |
| 1948 | 43-43 | 5th | Dolf Luque | none | |
| 1949 | 42-42 | 4th | Salvador Hernández | none | |
| 1950 | 34-50 | 7th | Ramón Bragaña | none | |
| 1951 | 49-35 | 1st | Ángel Castro | League Champions | |