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
- Ace Adams
- Cool Papa Bell
- Ramón Bragaña
- Ray Brown
- Alex Carrasquel
- Tony Castaño
- Buzz Clarkson
- Ray Dandridge
- Tommy de la Cruz
- Leon Day
- Martín Dihigo
- Bobby Estalella
- Harry Feldman
- Pedro Formental
- Silvio García
- Danny Gardella
- Josh Gibson
- Chile Gómez
- Vince Gonzales
- Roy Henshaw
- Chico Hernández
- Bobby Herrera
- Rogers Hornsby
- Monte Irvin
- León Kellman
- Lou Klein
- Max Lanier
- Rufus Lewis
- Agapito Mayor
- Charlie Mead
- René Monteagudo
- Julio Moreno
- Baby Ortiz
- Mickey Owen
- Roy Partlow
- Paul Pettit
- Ted Radcliffe
- Armando Roche
- Héctor Rodríguez
- Lázaro Salazar
- Pat Scantlebury
- Red Steiner
- Vern Stephens
- Willie Wells
- Sources Baseball Reference
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 | |
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