Texarkana Bears

• Location: Texarkana, TX
• League: East Texas League 1946; Big State League 1947-1953.
• Affiliation: Chicago White Sox 1946; Dallas Eagles 1948
• Ballparks:

Notable Players

• 1946 Vern Washington .344, 21 HR, 99 RBI
• 1947 Vern Washington .404, 37 HR, 143 RBI
• 1948 Vern Washington .384, 29 HR, 129 RBI
• 1946 Vallie Eaves 13-4, 2.69 ERA, 88 SO
• 1947 Vallie Eaves 25-5, 4.45 ERA, 172 SO
• 1948 Vallie Eaves 7-5,4.54 ERA, 69 SO
• 1949 Frank Carswell .386, 21 HR, 145 RBI
• 1950 Frank Carswell .400, 18 HR, 131 RBI, 51 2B
• 1951 Hank "Prince" Oana Pitcher and Manager

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1946	81-58	2nd	Gabby Lusk / Joe Kracher	Lost League Finals
1947	101-53	1st	Vern Washington	League Champs
1948	60-83	7th	Vern Washington (11-20) / Edward Borom (49-63)
1949	86-61	2nd	George Archie	Lost League Finals
1950	93-51	1st	George Archie	League Champs
1951	71-77	6th	Hank "Prince" Oana (25-38) / Jodie Phipps / Gabby Lusk
1952	82-65	3rd	Tony York	Lost in 1st round
1953	78-68	3rd	Chuck Hawley	Lost in 1st round