Petroleros de Poza Rica

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Team History[edit]

The Petroleros de Poza Rica (based in Poza Rica, Veracruz) have been members of the Mexican League on and off since 1958. They were absent from 1984-1995 and 1998-2005. The team won their only pennant in 1959 behind the bat of Aldo Salvent (.317/~.401/.568, 29 HR to tie for the league lead, 16 SB), the pitching of Roberto Vargas (13-3, a league-best 2.55) and the fine two-way play of Diomedes Olivo (21-8, 3.02, tied for the league lead in wins and a .269 average with 5 homers at the plate). They played their home games in Estadio General Heriberto Jara Corona in 2006 but a dispute with the Oil Workers Union, the stadium's owners, led to the club moving mid-season to Cordoba, Veracruz where they became the Cafeteros de Cordoba.

Year-by-Year Record[edit]

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs Notes
1958 52-68 5th (t) Jesus Valenzuela / Pepe Bache none
1959 84-62 1st Pepe Bache / Luis "Camaleón" García Lost in 1st round
1960 65-78 4th Daniel Ríos / Bernardo Lopez none
1961 61-72 3rd Bernardo Lopez none
1962 51-79 6th Jose Bache / Walter Graham / Bernardo Lopez none
1963 66-66 4th (t) Manuel Arroyo / David Garcia none
1964 70-70 5th Memo Garibay none
1965 64-76 8th Guillermo Frayde none
1966 61-79 7th Tony Castano
1967 65-75 5th Winston Brown none
1968 60-79 7th Winston Brown / Ricardo Garza none
1969 66-87 7th Ricardo Garza none
1970 57-93 10th David Garcia
1971 61-81 10th David Garcia / Moises Camacho
1972 65-70 10th Moises Camacho
1973 79-53 3rd Moises Camacho Lost in 1st round
1974 71-65 6th Moises Camacho
1975 68-67 7th Moises Camacho
1976 68-67 8th David Garcia
1977 58-91 14th George Brunet / David Garcia
1978 67-84 12th Luis Arroyo / Emilio Sosa / David Garcia
1979 57-74 17th Emilio Sosa
1980 36-57 18th David Garcia none (Player strike)
1981 68-87 15th Luis Alcaraz
1982 81-49 1st David Garcia Lost in 1st round
1983 41-73 16th David Garcia / Aaron Flores
1996 63-50 4th Raul Cano / Bernardo Calvo / Jesus Sommers Lost in 1st round
1997 67-52 3rd (t) Jesus Sommers Lost in 1st round
2006 43-64 overall -- -- Poza Rica moved to Cordoba June 14