Texas-Oklahoma League

There were two short-lived class D leagues that were called the Texas-Oklahoma League. The first began in 1911 and finished in 1914 (half of the eight teams withdrew less than halfway through that '14 campaign) and the second didn't even last that long, being active only in 1921 and 1922. The leagues did have interesting team names, especially for the era, like the Corsicana Gumbo Busters, Wichita Falls Irish Lads, Denison Katydids and Gainesville Blue Ribbons.

Cities Represented 1911-1914

• Altus, OK: Altus Chiefs 1911
• Ardmore, OK: Ardmore Blues 1911; Ardmore Giants 1912-1913; Ardmore Indians 1914
• Bonham, TX: Bonham Boosters 1911; Bonham Tigers 1912; Bonham Blues 1913; Bonham Sliders 1914
• Cleburne, TX: Cleburne Railroaders 1911
• Denison, TX: Denison Katydids 1912; Denison Blue Sox 1913; Denison Champions 1914
• Durant, OK: Durant Educators 1911; Durant Choctaws 1912-1913; Durant Gladiators 1914
• Gainesville, TX: Gainesville Blue Ribbons 1911
• Greenville, TX: Greenville Highlanders 1912
• Hugo, OK: Hugo Hugoites 1913; Hugo Scouts 1914
• Lawton, OK: Lawton Medicine Men 1911
• McKinney, TX: McKinney 1912
• Paris, TX: Paris Boosters 1913; Paris Snappers 1914
• Sherman, TX: Sherman Cubs 1912; Sherman Lions 1913-1914
• Texarkana, TX: Texarkana Tigers 1913-1914
• Wichita Falls, TX: Wichita Falls Irish Lads 1911; Wichita Falls Drillers 1912-1913

Teams and Statistics 1911-1914

1911 Texas-Oklahoma League - schedule 1st half - 2nd half
President: F.P. St. Clair

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Wichita Falls Irish Lads	65	38	.631	-	Fred Morris, Sr. / Dick Naylor
Durant Educators	65	46	.586	4	W.W. Washington / Joe Connors / Brownlow
Cleburne Railroaders	61	50	.550	8	Will Reed / Jiggs Donahue / Dad Ritter
Bonham Boosters	54	60	.474	16.5	Jimmy Humphries
Ardmore Blues	49	58	.458	18	Emmett Rogers / Hillis / George McAvoy
Altus Chiefs ###	31	44	.413	NA	Muggsy Monroe / Sam Campbell / Partain
Gainesville Blue Ribbons #	19	30	.388	NA	John Stone /George Morris
Lawton Medicine Men ##	17	31	.354	NA	Cap Metcalf / Clyde Pinkerton

# Gainesville disbanded June 14.
## Lawton disbanded June 16.
### Altus disbanded July 18.
Playoff: Abandoned with Wichita Falls leading Cleburne 2 games to 1, when Wichita Falls refused to continue due to an ineligible player and non-payment of gate receipts for a game in Cleburne. Cleburne was declared champion.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Art Naylor	Wichita Falls	BA	.377		Hetty Green	Wichita Falls	W	18
Bill Brown	Wichita Falls	Runs	79		Roy Grady	Durant	SO	181
Art Naylor	Wichita Falls	Hits	136		Hetty Green	Wichita Falls	PCT	.783 18-5
Clifford Witherspoon	Wichita Falls	HR	16

1912 Texas-Oklahoma League - schedule
Presidents: Tom D. Newcomb / C.O. Johnson

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Ardmore Giants	62	32	.660	-	George McAvoy
Bonham Tigers	53	35	.6022	6	Roy Leslie
Sherman Cubs	56	37	.6021	6.5	Jimmy Humphries
Wichita Falls Drillers	52	38	.578	8	Fred Morris
Denison Katydids	44	49	.473	17.5	Horace Covington / Hart McCormick
Durant Choctaws/Durant Hustlers	26	64	.289	34	Hetty Green / Mitchell / Deardorff / Harper
Greenville Highlanders #	14	25	.359	NA	Richard Atkins /Bill Harper
McKinney #	6	33	.154	NA	Alfred Scott / Art Pennell / Blair Kerr

# McKinney and Greenville disbanded June 7.
Playoffs: Wichita Falls was leading Ardmore 2 games to 1 when Ardmore disbanded August 1. The title was awarded to Wichita Falls.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Bill Brown	Wichita Falls	BA	.326		Bud Napier	Sherman	W	20
George McAvoy	Ardmore	Runs	68		Ewell Russell	Bonham	SO	227
Art Naylor	Ardmore	Hits	105		Bud Napier	Sherman	PCT	.741 20-7
Fred Morris	Wichita Falls	HR	9

1913 Texas-Oklahoma League - schedule
President: C.O. Johnson

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Denison Blue Sox	82	39	.678	-	Babe Peebles
Paris Boosters	80	45	.640	4	Jack Jutze
Texarkana Tigers	73	53	.579	11.5	Dad Ritter / Dee Poindexter
Sherman Lions	68	58	.540	16.5	Jimmy Humphries
Bonham Blues	56	68	.452	27.5	Roy Leslie
Wichita Falls / Hugo #	54	70	.435	29.5	Fred Morris
Ardmore Giants	43	80	.350	40	Art Naylor / Whitey Hewitt / Pelkey / Gordon
Durant Choctaws	41	84	.328	43	Dick Speer

# Wichita Falls (33-46) moved to Hugo July 7.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Ray Nagle	Paris	BA	.310		Joe Pate	Texarkana	W	23
Fred Nicholson	Wichita/Hugo	Runs	90		Ben Tincup	Sherman	SO	233
Fred Nicholson	Wichita/Hugo	Hits	147		James Haislip	Denison	Pct	.769; 20-6
Ray Wakefield	Denison	SB	80		Grady Higginbotham	Denison	Pct	.769; 20-6

1914 Texas-Oklahoma League - schedule
President: C.O. Johnson

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Paris Snappers	77	39	.664	-	Johnny Fillman
Texarkana Tigers	79	41	.658	-	Dad Ritter
Denison Champions	68	49	.581	9.5	Babe Peebles
Durant Gladiators	46	73	.387	32.5	Fred Morris / Jimmy Humphries
Bonham Sliders ##	47	58	.448	NA	Senter Rainey / Kid Nichols
Sherman Lions ##	30	75	.286	NA	Dolly Gray / Charlie Moran / Harry Webber
Ardmore Indians #	26	25	.510	NA	Brooks Gordon
Hugo Scouts #	19	32	.373	NA	Lon Ury / Leo Nevitt

# Hugo and Ardmore disbanded June 11.
## Bonham and Sherman disbanded July 30.
Playoff: Texarkana 3 games, Paris 1.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Bill Stellbauer	Texarkana	BA	.351		Dickie Kerr	Paris	W	22
Ray Nagle	Paris	Runs	80		Joe Neeley	Bonham/Denison	SO	198
Bill Stellbauer	Texarkana	Hits	151		Tex Covington	Hugo/Denison	PCT	.800; 16-4
Harry O'Neill	Texarkana	HR	7

Cities Represented 1921-1922

• Ardmore, OK: Ardmore Peps 1921; Ardmore Producers 1922
• Bonham, TX: Bonham Favorites 1921; Bonham Bingers 1922
• Cleburne, TX: Cleburne Generals 1921-1922
• Corsicana, TX: Corsicana Gumbo Busters 1922
• Graham, TX: Graham Hijackers 1921
• Greenville, TX: Greenville Togs 1922
• Mexia, TX: Mexia Gushers 1922
• Mineral Wells, TX: Mineral Wells Resorters 1921
• Paris, TX: Paris Snappers 1921-1922
• Sherman, TX: Sherman Lions 1921; Sherman Red Sox 1922

Teams and Statistics 1921-1922

1921 Texas-Oklahoma League - schedule
President: A.M. Keisker

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Paris Snappers	89	38	.701	-	Red Snapp
Ardmore Peps	87	40	.685	2	Coon Bates / Thompson / Chelette / Sled Allen
Bonham Favorites	57	71	.445	32.5	G.D. Pittman / Virgil Moss
Cleburne Generals	51	75	.398	37.5	M.H. Robertson / Pete Dillon / William Hopper
Graham / Mineral Wells #	49	79	.383	40.5	Ed Appleton/Roy Akin/C. Van Zandt//Eli Boggus
Sherman Lions	48	78	.381	40.5	Babe Peebles / Curley Maloney

# Graham (5-24) moved to Mineral Wells May 27, first home game May 30.
Playoff:Ardmore 4 games, Paris 4; Ardmore refused to play at Paris. Paris was named champion.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Olin Nokes	Mineral Wells	BA	.355		George Phillips	Paris	W	26
Roswell Higginbotham	Paris	Runs	101		Sam Gray	Sherman	SO	237
William Hopper	Cleburne	Hits	145		George Phillips	Paris	PCT	.839 26-5
G.C. Rainey	Graham/Mineral Wells/Sherman	HR	11

1922 Texas-Oklahoma League - schedule
President: J. Doak Roberts

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Paris Snappers	72	36	.667	-	Red Snapp
Greenville Togs	66	40	.623	5	Bennie Brownlow
Corsicana Gumbo Busters	56	46	.549	13	Chuck Miller / Harvey Grubb
Ardmore Producers	49	60	.450	23.5	Curley Maloney / Elia Boggus
Sherman Red Sox	48	60	.444	24	Grady Higginbotham
Mexia Gushers	47	60	.439	24.5	Roy Akin
Bonham Bingers ##	39	53	.424	NA	Les Tullos
Cleburne Generals #	36	58	.386	NA	Lindy Hiett

# Cleburne disbanded July 22.
## Bonham was dropped July 22 when Cleburne disbanded, even though the franchise was on solid financial ground.
The season was shortened to August 6 with National Association permission due to a railroad strike. The league did not disband.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Chink Taylor	Paris	BA	.369		Sam Gray	Paris	W	23
Joe Bratcher	Paris	Runs	100		Sam Gray	Paris	SO	219
Joe Bratcher	Paris	Hits	138	Edwin Bryan	Greenville	PCT	.864 19-3
Edward Seely	Greenville	HR	21

Hall of Fame Alumni

• Rogers Hornsby, 1914 Hugo Scouts; 1914 Denison Champions

Source

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