Beaumont, TX

Beaumont is located in eastern Texas, in an oil producing region region near the border of Louisiana, 50 miles east of Houston, TX.

Teams that have played here

• Beaumont Oil Gushers, South Texas League (1903)
• Beaumont Millionaires, South Texas League (1904)
• Beaumont Oilers, South Texas League (1905-1906)
• Beaumont Cubs, Gulf Coast League (1908)
• Beaumont Oilers, Texas League (1912-1917, 1919)
• Beaumont Exporters, Texas League (1920-1942, 1946-1949, 1953-1955)
• Beaumont Roughnecks, Texas League (1950-1952)
• Beaumont Exporters, Big State League (1956)
• Beaumont Pirates, Big State League (1957)
• Beaumont Golden Gators, Texas League (1983-1986)
• Beaumont Bullfrogs, Texas-Louisiana League (1994)

Persons who were born here

• Chip Ambres, outfielder
• Bill Andrus, infielder
• Doug Ault, infielder
• Ben Broussard, infielder
• Jay Bruce, outfielder
• Jay Canizaro, infielder
• Clay Condrey, pitcher
• Archie Corbin, pitcher
• Lew Ford, outfielder
• Grady Hatton, infielder; manager
• Roy Hofheinz, owner
• Flit Holliday, outfielder
• Mark Petkovsek, pitcher
• Mike Phillips, infielder
• Ford Proctor, infielder
• O'Neal Pullen, catcher
• Frank Robinson, outfielder; manager; Hall of Fame
• Brian Sanches, pitcher
• Brad Sullivan, minor league pitcher
• Aaron Thompson, pitcher
• Johnie Watson, outfielder
• Chester Williams, infielder
• Gus Zernial, outfielder

Persons who died here

• Jim Clark, outfielder
• Dutch Dietz, pitcher
• Earl Fackler, minor league infielder
• Tom Hughes, outfielder
• Jesse Landrum, infielder
• Larry Lassalle, minor league pitcher
• Dutch Lorbeer, minor league catcher
• Bob Marquis, outfielder
• Hugh Shelley, outfielder
• Clay Touchstone, pitcher
• Al Vincent, coach
• Charlie Weber, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Beaumont High School
• French High School
• Lamar University
• Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School
• South Park High School
• West Brook High School