Galveston, TX

Galveston is located in southeastern Texas, on an island of the same name along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, across an inlet from Texas City, TX. At one time the largest city in the state, it was leveled in 1900 by a hurricane that caused some 8,000 deaths. It has since been displaced as the state's main port city by Houston, TX, located 25 miles to the northwest,.

Teams that have played here

• Galveston Giants, Texas League (1888)
• Galveston Sand Crabs, Texas League (1889-1890, 1892, 1897-99, 1907-1911, 1922-1924)
• Galveston Sand Crabs, Texas-Southern League (1895-1896) Texas League (1896)
• Galveston Sand Crabs, South Texas League (1903-1906)
• Galveston Pirates, Texas League (1912-1917, 1919-1921)
• Galveston Buccaneers, Texas League (1931-1937)
• Galveston White Caps, Gulf Coast League (1950-1953)
• Galveston White Caps, Big State League (1954-1955)

Persons who were born here

• Forrestt Allday, minor league outfielder
• Brandon Backe, pitcher
• Kevin Batiste, infielder
• Michael Bishop, drafted outfielder
• Sidney Brooks, infielder/outfielder
• Matt Carpenter, infielder
• Bob Cone, pitcher
• Adrian Devine, pitcher
• Buck Felder, infielder
• Matt Goodson, minor league pitcher
• Julius Green, outfielder
• Todd Haney, infielder
• Gus Mancuso, catcher
• Mike Massey, infielder
• Joe McDonald, infielder
• John McLaren, manager
• Jim Murray, outfielder
• Roger Quiroga, minor league pitcher
• Mark Ross, pitcher
• John Sanderson, infielder
• Bob Scott, outfielder
• Ed Stevens, infielder
• Charles Van Sickle, umpire
• Javon Walker, minor league outfielder
• Nick Williams, outfielder

Persons who died here

• Fred Brainard, infielder
• Bob Cone, pitcher
• Sig Jakucki, pitcher
• Jim Murray, outfielder
• Albert Overton, pitcher
• George Pierce, infielder
• Bones Sanders, minor league infielder
• Ray Sheppard, infielder
• Tony Smith, infielder
• Babe Zaharias, female player

Educational institutions located here

• Ball High School
• Central High School (closed)
• Galveston College
• O'Connell College Preparatory High School