Indios de Ciudad Juárez

• English Name: Ciudad Juarez Indians or Juarez Indians
• Location: Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua
• League: Mexican National League 1946; Arizona-Texas League 1947-1950, 1952-1954; Southwest International League 1951; Mexican League 1953, 1973-1984; Central Mexican League 1956-1957; Arizona-Mexico League 1958
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Team History

The Indios de Ciudad Juarez, also know as the Indios de Juarez, have played in various leagues between 1946 and 1984, when the last Mexican League team to play in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua left town. The team won the Arizona-Texas League championship in 1952 and reached the Mexican League finals in 1979. That team was the first of a string of excellent teams representing the northern Mexican city: the 1980 edition finished second in the special season put on by a few teams after the Liga's regular season was stopped by a strike. The Indios then won the League Championship in 1982 and were runner-ups in both 1983 and 1984. However, that was also the last year that Ciudad Juarez has hosted a team.

In 1953, the first year Ciudad Juarez played in the Mexican League, a second team also called the Indios played in the Arizona-Texas League. Obviously, the town was not big enough for the both of 'em, and the Mexican League entry folded in mid-season. The next Mexican League team only came to town in 1973.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Notes
1946	23-21	1st (t)	Guillermo Ornelas		League folded on May 27
1947	41-20	1st	Manuel Fortes		Team disbanded on June 21 and replaced by Mesa Orphans June 22
1948	74-66	4th	Manuel Fortes / Fernando Barradas / Manuel Fortes	Lost League Finals
1949	92-58	2nd	Hector Leal / Victor Canales	Lost in 1st round
1950	93-55	1st	Syd Cohen	Lost in 1st round
1951	87-57	2nd	Victor Canales
1952	84-55	1st	Manuel Fortes	none League Champs
1953	74-65	3rd	Manuel Fortes / Victor Canales	none	Arizona-Texas League
1953	28-32	4th		none	Mexican League Folded in mid-season
1954	55-85	8th	Enrique Fernandez
1956	48-52	3rd	Manuel Fortes / Syd Cohen	none
1957	49-51	4th	Syd Cohen / Jesus Diaz	none
1958	55-64	5th	Epitacio Torres / Barney Serrell / Pedro Ramirez
1973	55-78	13th	Cananea Reyes
1974	60-78	13th	Minnie Mendoza
1975	58-80	14th	Minnie Mendoza
1976	74-61	3rd	Zacatillo Guerrero	Lost in 2nd round
1977	81-70	6th	Zacatillo Guerrero
1978	69-84	11th	Zacatillo Guerrero
1979	80-53	3rd	Zacatillo Guerrero	Lost League Finals
1980	57-37	3rd	Zacatillo Guerrero	none	season ended by player strike
	22-15	2nd	Zacatillo Guerrero	none	supplemental season
1981	71-57	6th	Zacatillo Guerrero	Lost in 1st round
1982	73-55	4th	Zacatillo Guerrero	League Champs
1983	62-54	5th	Zacatillo Guerrero	Lost League Finals
1984	57-55	8th	Zacatillo Guerrero	Lost League Finals