Abilene, TX

Abilene is a city in central Texas, known as a traditional center of the cattle industry and located between Fort Worth, TX (160 miles to the West) and Midland, TX (130 miles to the west).

Teams that have played here

• Abilene Eagles, West Texas League (1920-1922)
• Abilene Aces, West Texas League (1928-1929)
• Abilene Apaches, West Texas-New Mexico League (1939)
• Abilene Blue Sox, West Texas-New Mexico League (1946-1955)
• Abilene Blue Sox, Big State League (1956-1957)
• Abilene Prairie Dogs, Texas-Louisiana League, (1995-1999)
• Abilene Prairie Dogs, North American League, (2012)

Persons who were born here

• Austin Bossart, minor league catcher
• Bill Gilbreth, pitcher
• Rusty Hamric, minor league infielder
• Chuck Harrison, infielder
• Robin Harriss, minor league catcher
• Dave Johnson, pitcher
• John Lackey, pitcher
• Grady Little, manager
• Phil Lombardi, catcher
• Jim Mallon, college coach
• Davis Martin, pitcher
• Carey Paige, minor league pitcher
• Bill Sharman, minor league outfielder
• Bill Shores, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Bernie Duffy, pitcher
• Bill Gilbreth, pitcher
• Stubby Greer, minor league infielder
• Chuck Harrison, infielder
• Bob Prichard, infielder
• Hal Sayles, minor league executive
• Haskell Sinclair, college coach
• Walt Williams, outfielder
• Jesse Winters, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Abilene Christian School
• Abilene Christian University
• Abilene Cooper High School
• Abilene High School
• Hardin-Simmons University
• McMurry University