North Texas League

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The North Texas League was a class D league that played with four teams in 1905, was not active in 1906 then returned with four teams again in 1907 before folding.

Cities Represented[edit]

1905[edit]

Teams & Statistics[edit]

1905[edit]

1905 North Texas League
President: Captain J.B. King

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Paris Parasites/Hope # 48 32 .600 - E.W. Dunaway / Dad Ritter
Greenville Midlands 41 40 .506 7.5 William Owen / Richard Bendel / Cy Mulkey
Clarksville ## 34 42 .447 12 Ray Taylor
Texarcana ### 36 46 .439 13 Robert Shelton

# Paris (5-2) in the second half, moved to hope July 20.
## Clarksville disbanded July 31.
### Texarcana disbanded August 2, causing the league to disband August 6.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Jack Love Texarkana BA .327 Charles Yeager Greenville W 16
Ben Whittenburg Paris/Hope Runs 54 Self Clarksville W 16
E.D. Stuttsman Greenville Hits 98 Charles Yeager Greenville SO 201
Parker Arbogast Clarksville HR 9 Dode Criss Paris/Hope PCT .778 14-4

Cities Represented[edit]

1907[edit]

Teams & Statistics[edit]

1907[edit]

1907 North Texas League -schedule
President: W.E. Craddock

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Corsicana Oilers/Corsicana Desperados 38 21 .644 - Dee Poindexter
Paris Athletics 36 23 .610 2 Robert Shelton / Everett Sheffield
Greenville Hunters# 24 35 .407 14 Horace Kelton / William Owen
Terrell Red Stockings 19 38 .333 18 Rash / Mulkey / Walters / Bell

# Greenville disbanded June 28, causing the league to disband June 30.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Harry Welch Greenville BA .309 W. Jenkins Corsicana W 16
Bill Yohe Greenville Runs 42 Joe Buench Greenville SO 130
Elmer Coyle Corsicana Hits 78 W. Jenkins Corsicana PCT .800 16-4
Jim Heigelfort Terrell HR 4

Source[edit]

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