Texas-Southern League

The Texas-Southern League was an eight team league in 1895-1896. This would be the only years that the league would operate.

Cities Represented

• Austin, TX: Austin Senators
• Dallas, TX: Dallas Steers
• Ft. Worth, TX: Fort Worth Panthers
• Galveston, TX: Galveston Sand Crabs
• Houston, TX: Houston Magnolias
• San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Missionaries
• Sherman, TX: Sherman Orphans
• Shreveport, LA: Shreveport Grays

Teams and Statistics

1895

1895 Texas-Southern League - schedule
Presidents: James C. McNealus / Charles P. Gregory

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Dallas Steers	82	33	.713	-	Ted Sullivan
Ft. Worth Panthers	77	39	.664	5.5	Thomas Richards / George Reilley / Ed Fernandez
Galveston Sand Crabs	72	47	.605	12	Bill Works /George Dermody
Sherman Orphans	53	64	.453	30	Legg / Frank Ryan / Mike O'Connor (minors) / William Douglass
Shreveport Grays #	58	38	.604	NA	Pete Weckbecker / George Keefe / William Kennedy
Austin Senators #	32	63	.337	NA	Joseph Schachern / John Brennan / Algie McBride
Houston Magnolias #	26	65	.286	NA	W.G. Garson / W. H. McCormick / Ollie Pickering / Pop Matthews
San Antonio Missionaries #	21	72	.226	NA	William Clare / George Reese / George Watkins / Red Cox / Gus Sherry / Gus Land

# Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Shreveport disbanded August 6.
Playoff:Ft. Worth led Dallas 7 games to 6 in a 15 game playoff when a dispute arose that ended the series. Ft. Worth was declared champion several months later.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Algie McBride	Austin	BA	.444		Alex McFarlan	Ft. Worth	W	34
Ernest Hodge	Dallas	Runs	167		Frank Woodruff	Dallas	PCT	1.000; 11-0
Jack Killacky	Dallas	Hits	197
Charles Myers	Shreveport/Galveston	HR	15
William Blakey	Galveston	SB	103

Source

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