Amarillo, TX

Amarillo is located in northern Texas, 120 miles north of Lubbock, TX.

Teams that have played here

• Amarillo Gassers, West Texas League (1922)
• Amarillo Gassers, Panhandle-Pecos Valley League (1923)
• Amarillo Texans, Western League (1927-1928)
• Amarillo Gold Sox, West Texas-New Mexico League (1939-1942, 1946-1955)
• Amarillo Gold Sox, Western League (1956-1958)
• Amarillo Gold Sox, Texas League (1959-1963, 1976-1982)
• Amarillo Sonics, Texas League (1965-1967)
• Amarillo Giants, Texas League (1968-1974)
• Amarillo Dillas, Texas-Louisiana League (1994-2001)
• Amarillo Dillas, Central Baseball League (2002-2004)
• Amarillo Dillas, United League (2006-2010)
• Amarillo Sox, American Association (2011-2014)
• Amarillo Thunderheads, American Association (2015)
• Amarillo Sod Poodles, Texas League (2019, 2022- )
• Amarillo Sod Poodles, Double-A Central (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Jeff Alfano, minor league catcher
• Vic Black, pitcher
• Clayton Cook, minor league pitcher
• Tucker Davidson, pitcher
• Trey Hillman, manager
• Heston Kjerstad, outfielder
• Ryan Lentz, minor league infielder
• Thomas McIlraith, minor league pitcher
• Addison Russ, minor league pitcher
• Brad Wieck, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Bob Crues, minor league pitcher/outfielder
• Ray Faust, minor league pitcher
• Johnson Hill, infielder
• John Middleton, pitcher
• Neal Rabe, minor league catcher
• Grover Seitz, minor league outfielder
• Bob Sloan, minor league infielder
• Albert Youngblood, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Amarillo College
• Amarillo High School
• Canyon Randall High School
• San Jacinto Christian Academy
• Tascosa High School