Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi is located in southern Texas, on Corpus Christi Bay near the Gulf of Mexico, 75 miles southeast of San Antonio, TX.

Teams that have played here

• Corpus Christi Pelicans, Southwest Texas League (1910-1911)
• Corpus Christi Seahawks, Gulf Coast League (1926)
• Corpus Christi Seahawks, Texas Valley League (1927-1928)
• Corpus Christi Seahawks, Rio Grande Valley League (1931)
• Corpus Christi Spudders, Texas Valley League (1938)
• Corpus Christi Aces, Rio Grande Valley League (1949-1950)
• Corpus Christi Aces, Gulf Coast League (1951-1953)
• Corpus Christi Clippers, Big State League (1954-1957)
• Corpus Christi Giants, Texas League (1958-1959)
• Corpus Christi Seagulls, Gulf States League (1976)
• Corpus Christi Seagulls, Lone Star League (1977)
• Corpus Christi Barracudas, Texas-Louisiana League (1994-1995)
• Corpus Christi Hooks, Texas League (2005-2019, 2022- )
• Corpus Christi Beach Dawgs, Continental Baseball League (2008)
• Corpus Christi Hooks, Double-A Central (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Johnny Abrego, pitcher
• Mike Adams, pitcher
• Anthony Banda, pitcher
• Mark Blackmar, minor league pitcher
• Christian Castorri, minor league pitcher
• Rudy Flores, minor league infielder
• David Freese, infielder
• Jesse Garcia, infielder
• Michael Griffin, minor league outfielder
• Courtney Hawkins, minor league outfielder
• Nick Loftin, infielder
• Dustin Martin, minor league outfielder
• Wyatt Mathisen, infielder
• Matt McClendon, minor league pitcher
• Cliff Pennington, infielder
• Bryan Price, pitcher
• Ricardo Sandate, minor league pitcher
• Bart Shirley, infielder
• Jose Trevino, catcher
• J.J. Trujillo, pitcher
• Mark Williamson, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Claude Davenport, pitcher
• Sam Edmonston, pitcher
• Harvey Grubb, infielder
• Tim Hendryx, outfielder
• Eddie Locke, pitcher/outfielder
• Ernie Maun, pitcher
• Willard Mullin, cartoonist
• Howie Reed, pitcher
• Dean Stafford, minor league outfielder
• Bill Windle, infielder

Educational institutions located here

• Calallen High School
• Del Mar College
• Foy H. Moody High School
• King High School
• Mary Carroll High School
• St. John Paul II High School
• Solomon Coles High School
• Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
• W.B. Ray High School
• West Oso High School