Alacranes de Durango

• English Name: Durango Scorpions
• Location: Durango, Durango 1957 the franchise was called "Durango-Laguna"
• League: Central Mexican League 1956-1957; Mexican Center League 1965-1967, 1973-1974; Mexican League 1976-1979
• Affiliation: Algodoneros del Unión Laguna 1973; Charros de Jalisco 1974
• Ballpark:

The Alacranes de Durango have been members at various times of the Central Mexican League, the Mexican Center League and the Mexican League. The name is traditional for all sports teams from Durango, Durango, as its football (soccer) team is also called the Alacranes. Durango is the "Scorpion City" (La ciudad de los Alacranes) because the North American scorpion is found in Northern Mexico's Sonora Desert. Source: Baseball Team Names, 1869-2012. McFarland Publishing (2012).

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1956	45-54	5th	Salvador Sahuayo / Adolfo Cabrera
1957	52-48	3rd	Virgilio Arteaga
1965	66-72	4th	Regino Garcia / Francisco Martinez
1966	67-69	5th	Francisco Martinez
1967	45-95	8th	Epitacio Torres
1973	25-43	8th	Felipe Hernandez
1974	52-23	1st	Ossie Alvarez	League Champs
1976	54-79	15th	Al Gallagher (4/22) / Oswaldo Alvarez ( -7) / Jorge Fitch
1977	77-71	7th	Benjamin Cerda	Lost in 1st round
1978	85-65	4th (t)	Benjamin Cerda	Lost in 1st round
1979	58-74	16th	Benjamin Cerda