Middle Texas League

The Middle Texas League was a class D league which ran for just two seasons, 1914 and 1915. In 1914, the season was shortened to August 8. Belton beat Temple 5 games to 1 in the playoffs. In 1915, floods forced Austin to move to Taylor on May 1. Brenham and Schulenburg disbanded on June 7. Taylor moved again, to the newly deserted Brenham on June 8. Finally, the league disbanded on June 19.

Cities Represented

• Austin, TX: Austin Reps 1915
• Bartlett, TX: Bartlett 1914; Bartlett Bearcats 1915
• Belton, TX: Belton Braves 1914-1915
• Brenham, TX: Brenham Brewers 1914-1915
• Georgetown, TX: Georgetown Collegians 1914
• Lampasas, TX: Lampasas Resorters 1914
• Schulenburg, TX: Schulenburg Giants 1915
• Taylor, TX: Taylor Producers 1915
• Temple, TX: Temple Tigers 1914; Temple Governors 1915

Teams and Statistics

1914

1914 Middle Texas League
President: W.F. Blum, Jr.

Team	W	L	GB	Pct.	Manager
Temple Tigers	54	27	.667	-	Kid Nichols
Georgetown Collegians	50	30	.625	3.5	Jim Callahan / E. Gober
Brenham Brewers	50	34	.595	5.5	Ike Pendleton
Belton Braves	37	47	.440	18.5	Leslie Mitchell / Hubbard / Hart / Forrester /Calahan
Lampasas Resorters	35	51	.407	21.5	Jesse Estill / Luke Roberts
Bartlett	22	59	.272	32	Robert Roundtree / Brooks Gordon

The season was shortened to August 8.
Playoffs: Belton 5 games, Temple 1.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Fred Wende	Georgetown	BA	.380		J. Reems	Brenham	W	14
Ellis Boggess	Temple	Runs	58		Frank Wolfram	Georgetown	Pct	.833; 10-2
Fred Wende	Georgetown	Hits	116
Ellis Boggess	Temple	HR	16

1915

1915 Middle Texas League
President: Hulen P. Robertson

Team	W	L	GB	Pct.	Manager
Belton Braves	40	19	.678	-	Hickory Lawson
Temple Governors	32	27	.542	8	Luther Burleson / Frank Rogers
Bartlett Bearcats	29	26	.527	9	Ike Pendleton
Austin / Taylor / Brenham #	21	36	.368	18	Billy Disch / Jack Snipes
Schulenburg Giants ##	23	18	.561	NA	J. Robbins
Brenham Brewers ##	12	31	.279	NA	Art Wickes / John Tuller

# Austin (2-5) moved to Taylor may 1, when floods forced the team to relocate.
Taylor (15-23) moved to Brenham June 8.
## Brenham and Schulenburg disbanded June 7.
The league disbanded June 19.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Russ Breaux	Taylor	BA	.358		Nemo Gaines	Belton	W	13
R. J. Williamson	Belton	Runs	49		Ray Francis	Temple	SO	106
R. J. Williamson	Belton	Hits	79		H. A. Dennis	Belton	Pct	1.000; 11-0
Tom Osborne	Temple	HR	11

Hall of Fame Alumni

• Ross Youngs, 1915 Brenham

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.