Texas Valley League

The first Texas Valley League operated in 1927 and possibly 1928 before folding.

The next TVL played one season, 1938. The Corpus Christi Spudders had the best regular-season record, but fell in the championship to the Harlingen Hubs. The TVL was a class D league in both incarnations.

Cities Represented

1927-1928

• Brownsville, TX: Brownsville 1928
• Corpus Christi, TX: Corpus Christi Seahawks 1927-1928
• Edinburg, TX: Edinburg Bobcats 1927
• Laredo, TX: Laredo Oilers 1927
• McAllen, TX: McAllen 1928
• Mission, TX: Mission Grapefruiters 1927-1928

Teams and Statistics

1927

1927 Texas Valley League
President: NA

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Mission Grapefruiters	62	55	.523	-	Harry Davis/Ed Marburger
Corpus Christi Seahawks	63	56	.529	0	Jimmy Payton
Edinburg Bobcats	57	58	.496	4	Roy Morton/Cam Hill
Laredo Oilers	53	66	.445	10	Nate Smith/Tex Wisterzil

Playoff: Corpus Christi 3 games, Laredo 0.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Garland Orr	Mission	BA	.372		Herbert Pyle	Mission	W	15
Les Mallon	Mission	Runs	94		Glenn Brown	Corpus Christi	W	15
Les Mallon	Mission	Hits	162		Fay Haddock	Laredo	SO	1.13
Jack Holloway	Mission	HR	17		R.S. "Red" Hill	Laredo	Pct	.750; 12-4

1928

No Available Information

Cities Represented

1938

• Brownsville, TX: Brownsville Charros
• Corpus Christi, TX: Corpus Christi Spudders
• Harlingen, TX: Harlingen Hubs
• McAllen, TX: McAllen Packers
• Refugio, TX: Refugio Oilers
• Taft, TX: Taft Cardinals

Teams and Statistics

1938

1938 Texas Valley League - schedule
President: Guy Airey

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Corpus Christi Spudders	92	44	.677	-	Rod Whitney
Harlingen Hubs	84	53	.613	8.5	Jake Atz
Taft Cardinals	68	67	.504	23.5	John Morrow/Herbert Fash
Refugio Oilers	67	67	.500	24	Carl Littlejohn
McAllen Packers	65	72	.474	27.5	Skipper Friday/Walter Kopp
Brownsville Charros	30	103	.226	60.5	Ed Konetchy/Jimmie Wilson/Brooks Conover/Dutch Hoffman/Vernon Deck

Playoff: Harlingen 3 games, Taft 0. Corpus Christi 3 games, Refugio 2.
Finals: Harlingen 4 games, Corpus Christi 0.

Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Manuel Cortinas	Corpus Christi	BA	.380		Gene Hinrichs	Harlingen	W	27
George Hausmann	Corpus Christi	Runs	157		Gene Hinrichs	Harlingen	SO	223
K. Steve Carter	Harlingen	Hits	207		Tom Finger	Corpus Christi	ERA	2.75
Manuel Cortinas	Corpus Christi	HR	20		Tom Finger	Corpus Christi	PCT	.815 22-5
Leo Najo	McAllen	HR	20
Bill McClaren	Harlingen	HR	20
Kirby Jordan	McAllen	HR	20
Bill McClaren	Harlingen	RBI	151

Source

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