Southwest Texas League
The Southwest Texas League was a class D minor league that operated in 1910 and 1911 and never again. The league housed six teams.
Cities Represented[edit]
- Bay City, TX: Bay City Rice Eaters 1910-1911
- Beeville, TX: Beeville Orange Growers 1910-1911
- Brownsville, TX: Brownsville Brownies 1910-1911
- Corpus Christi, TX: Corpus Christi Pelicans 1910-1911
- Laredo, TX: Laredo Bermudas 1910-1911
- Victoria, TX: Victoria Rosebuds 1910-1911
Teams and Statistics[edit]
1910-1911[edit]
1910 Southwest Texas League - schedule
President: B. S. Dickinson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victoria Rosebuds | 72 | 45 | .615 | - | Jack Burke |
Brownsville Brownies | 68 | 47 | .591 | 3 | S.H.Bell / Leo Hellman / Kerr Price |
Bay City Rice Eaters | 59 | 56 | .513 | 12 | Ed Haralson / John Blakeney / Louis Hamilton |
Laredo Bermudas | 54 | 61 | .470 | 17 | George Page / Tomlin |
Beeville Orange Growers | 52 | 64 | .448 | 19.5 | Trapper Longley / J.C. Woessner |
Corpus Christi Pelicans | 42 | 74 | .362 | 29.5 | Patrick Murphy / Billy Page |
Playoffs: Brownsville 3 games, Victoria 2;
Player StatisticsPlayer | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Burke | Victoria | BA | .294 | Larry Gilbert | Victoria | W | 28 | |
Louis Hamilton | Bay City | Runs | 75 | Roy Morton | Brownsville | SO | 173 | |
Jack Burke | Victoria | Hits | 125 | Roy Morton | Brownsville | Pct | .850; 17-3 | |
James Sheffield | Victoria | SB | 94 |
1911 Southwest Texas League - schedule
President: B. S. Dickinson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bay City Rice Eaters | 67 | 51 | .568 | - | Louis Hamilton/Ed Haralson/J.H. Morehead |
Brownsville Brownies | 64 | 52 | .552 | 2 | O.H. Boston/S.H. Bell |
Beeville Orange Growers | 63 | 54 | .538 | 3.5 | Ted Schultz/Billy Disch |
Laredo Bermudas | 55 | 63 | .466 | 12 | John Blakeney/Lucky Wright |
Victoria Rose Buds## | 54 | 59 | .478 | NA | Hart McCormick/J. Linebaugh/Jack Burke |
Corpus Christi Pelicans # | 46 | 70 | .397 | NA | Henry Hunt/Ed Wicker |
# Corpus Christi surrendered its franchise to the league July 17. The club was dropped
from the league August 13.
## Victoria disbanded August 11.
Playoffs: Beeville was awarded the Pennant when Bay City refused to play.
Player StatisticsPlayer | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A.G. Knaupp | Victoria | BA | .289 | Ezequiel Ramos | Larado | W | 20 | |
George Harper | Corpus Christi | Runs | 66 | Buddy Napier | Brownsville | SO | 213 | |
Lou Vetter | Beeville | Hits | 121 | Raymond Stubbs | Beeville | Pct | .750; 15-5 | |
Harry Sweet | Bay City | HR | 9 |
Source[edit]
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.
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