Texas League
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The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a AA (double-A) league. The league was first formed in 1888, and has had member teams located in several of the surrounding states, including Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Mississippi, New Mexico, and most recently Missouri. The league is divided into a North Division and a South Division. The South Division is made up entirely of teams from Texas.
The League's name is well known due to its association with a particular aspect of the game. A bloop single that drops between the infielders and outfielders has been called a Texas Leaguer since the 1890s, despite no evidence that it originated in the Texas League, or was any more common there than elsewhere.[1]
(2007 MLB affiliates in parentheses)
Current member teams are:
- North Division:
- Arkansas Travelers (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
- Springfield Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals)
- Tulsa Drillers (Colorado Rockies)
- Wichita Wranglers (Kansas City Royals)
- South Division:
- Corpus Christi Hooks (Houston Astros)
- Frisco RoughRiders (Texas Rangers)
- Midland RockHounds (Oakland Athletics)
- San Antonio Missions (San Diego Padres)
[edit] Complete list of Texas League teams (1902-)
- Albuquerque Dodgers
- Albuquerque Dukes
- Alexandria Aces
- Amarillo Giants
- Amarillo Gold Sox
- Amarillo Sonics
- Ardmore Rosebuds
- Ardmore Territorians
- Arkansas Travelers
- Austin Braves
- Austin Senators
- Beaumont Exporters
- Beaumont Golden Gators
- Beaumont Millionaires
- Beaumont Oil Gushers
- Beaumont Oilers
- Brenham Orphans
- Cleburne Railroaders
- Corpus Christi Giants
- Corpus Christi Hooks
- Corsicana Oil Citys
- Corsicana Oilers
- Dallas Eagles
- Dallas Giants
- Dallas Griffins
- Dallas Marines
- Dallas Rangers
- Dallas Rebels
- Dallas Steers
- Dallas Submarines
- Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs
- El Paso Diablos
- El Paso Dodgers
- El Paso Sun Kings
- Fort Worth Cats
- Fort Worth Panthers
- Frisco RoughRiders
- Galveston Buccaneers
- Galveston Crabs
- Galveston Pirates
- Galveston Sand Crabs
- Houston Buffaloes
- Houston Wanderers
- Jackson Generals
- Jackson Mets
- Lafayette Drillers
- Longview Cannibals
- Memphis Blues
- Midland Angels
- Midland Cubs
- Midland RockHounds
- Oklahoma City Indians
- Oklahoma City Mets
- Paris Eisenfelder's Homeseekers
- Paris Parisites
- Rio Grande Valley Giants
- Round Rock Express
- San Antonio Bears
- San Antonio Brewers
- San Antonio Bronchos
- San Antonio Bullets
- San Antonio Dodgers
- San Antonio Indians
- San Antonio Missions
- Sherman-Denison Students
- Shreveport Braves
- Shreveport Captains
- Shreveport Gassers
- Shreveport Pirates
- Shreveport Sports
- Shreveport Swamp Dragons
- Springfield Cardinals
- Temple Boll Weevils
- Texarkana Casketmakers
- Tulsa Drillers
- Tulsa Oilers
- Tyler Sports
- Victoria Rosebuds
- Victoria Toros
- Waco Cubs
- Waco Navigators
- Waco Steers
- Waco Tigers
- Wichita Falls Spudders
- Wichita Pilots
- Wichita Wranglers
[edit] See also
- List of sports attendance figures — the Texas League in the context of leagues all over the world
