The Alijadores de Tampico (Tampico Lightermen) were a professional baseball team from Tampico, Tamaulipas that played in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol

Liga Mexicana de Beisbol

The Mexican League is a summer minor league baseball league with teams based across Mexico. Along with the International League and the Pacific Coast League, it is one of three leagues playing at the triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It is the only Minor League...

 (Mexican Baseball League). In the 1940s, they were an excellent team and won titles in 1945 and 1946. However, the team was not very profitable and from 1949 through 1970, the team was not a part of the league. In 1971, the league reinstated the team. In 1975, the team won the Mexican league championship. After 1979, Tampico was once again removed from the league. However, in 1983 the team once again returned and was renamed the "Astros." After 1985, the team was removed again from the league. Since 1985, this former Mexican League city has not been home to any Liga team.

Notable players

• 21   All-time Mexican League great Héctor Espino
  Héctor Espino
  Hector Espino was a Mexican professional outfielder, first baseman and manager.Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Espino has being considered the greatest player in Mexican League history...
  
   helped win a Mexican League championship for the Alijadores de Tampico in 1975.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Notes
1940	46-41	4th	Guillermo Ornelas	none
1941	52-49	3rd	Guillermo Ornelas	none
1942	44-40	3rd	Manuel Arroyo	none
1943	41-48	4th	Willie Wells Willie Wells Willie James Wells was an American shortstop who played from -48 for various teams in the Negro Leagues.Wells was born in Austin, Texas...  / Santos Amaro Santos Amaro Santos Amaro, better known as "Canguro" Amaro, was a Cuban athlete competing in Cuban and Mexican professional baseball....	none
1944	40-47	5th	Porfirio Martínez / Manuel Arroyo	none
1945	52-38	1st	Armando Marsans Armando Marsans Armando Marsans was a Major League Baseball outfielder from 1911 to 1918. He played in three different major leagues in his career: with the Cincinnati Reds in the National League , with the St. Louis Terriers in the Federal League , and with the St...	none League Champs
1946	56-41	1st	Armando Marsans Armando Marsans Armando Marsans was a Major League Baseball outfielder from 1911 to 1918. He played in three different major leagues in his career: with the Cincinnati Reds in the National League , with the St. Louis Terriers in the Federal League , and with the St...	none League Champs
1947	53-65	4th	Armando Marsans Armando Marsans Armando Marsans was a Major League Baseball outfielder from 1911 to 1918. He played in three different major leagues in his career: with the Cincinnati Reds in the National League , with the St. Louis Terriers in the Federal League , and with the St...  / Santos Amaro Santos Amaro Santos Amaro, better known as "Canguro" Amaro, was a Cuban athlete competing in Cuban and Mexican professional baseball....	none
1948	34-33	3rd	Chile Gómez Chile Gómez José Luis Gómez Gonzales [Chile] was an utility infielder in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Senators . Listed at 5' 10",165 lb., Gómez batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico...	--	Folded in mid-season
1971	79-65	6th	Miguel Sotelo Miguel Sotelo Miguel Sotelo is a former Mexican Major League Baseball who played from Mexican club in 1953.The followng year he was under the orders of George Genovese in a minor league team in Hutchinson, Kansas Pittsburgh Pirates lower divistion club.In 1955 he transfer to the Mexican- Arizona league were he...
1972	86-51	2nd	Pedro González Pedro González (baseball) Pedro González Olivares is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. In 407 career games with the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians , he had 264 hits with a batting average of .244.-External links:...
1973	74-56	5th	Pedro González Pedro González (baseball) Pedro González Olivares is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. In 407 career games with the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians , he had 264 hits with a batting average of .244.-External links:...	Lost in 2nd round
1974	66-71	8th	Pancho Herrera Pancho Herrera Juan Francisco "Pancho" Herrera Willavicencio was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies between 1958 and 1961, primarily as a first baseman. He also played for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro American...	Lost in 1st round
1975	73-62	6th	Benny Valenzuela Benny Valenzuela Benjamin Beltrán Valenzuela is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who played for one season. He played in games for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1958 St. Louis Cardinals season. After retirement, he became a manager of the Alijadores de Tampico in the Mexican League.-External links:...	League Champs
1976	66-68	8th	Benny Valenzuela Benny Valenzuela Benjamin Beltrán Valenzuela is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who played for one season. He played in games for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1958 St. Louis Cardinals season. After retirement, he became a manager of the Alijadores de Tampico in the Mexican League.-External links:...  / Ronnie Camacho
1977	57-97	15th	Clemente Carrera / Benny Valenzuela Benny Valenzuela Benjamin Beltrán Valenzuela is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who played for one season. He played in games for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1958 St. Louis Cardinals season. After retirement, he became a manager of the Alijadores de Tampico in the Mexican League.-External links:...
1978	76-78	8th	Benny Valenzuela Benny Valenzuela Benjamin Beltrán Valenzuela is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who played for one season. He played in games for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1958 St. Louis Cardinals season. After retirement, he became a manager of the Alijadores de Tampico in the Mexican League.-External links:...	Lost in 1st round
1979	79-75	15th	Felipe Leal / Carlos Trevino
1983	57-55	7th	Felipe Hernandez / Roberto Casellon
1984	54-56	10th	Gregorio Luque
1985	66-64	9th	Gregorio Luque	Lost in 1st round