Texas Colored League
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| Classification | Minor league |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Ceased | 1931 |
| Country | United States |
The Texas Colored League was a minor league Negro baseball league organized in 1919 and lasted until 1926.[1] The league did not play a schedule in 1922.
The league was revived three years later in 1929 as the Texas–Oklahoma–Louisiana League[2][3] and renamed the Texas–Louisiana Negro League for the 1930 and 1931 seasons.[4]
Teams[edit]
1919–26[edit]
Teams listed alphabetically by city for the 1919–21 and 1923–26 seasons. Some teams may be the same franchise with a different name or location.
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1929–31[edit]
- Dallas Black Giants (1929–31)
- Fort Worth Black Panthers (1929)
- Houston Black Buffaloes (1929–31) (a.k.a. Black Buffalos 1929)
- Oklahoma City Black Indians (1929)
- San Antonio Black Indians (1929–31)
- Shreveport Black Sports (1929, 1931)
- Tulsa Black Oilers (1929)
- Wichita Falls (1929)
- New Orleans Black Pelicans (1930–31)
- Port Arthur (1930)
- Waco (1930)
- Monroe Monarchs (1931)
- Galveston Black Buccaneers (1931)
- Fort Worth Black Cats (1931)
Champions[edit]
- 1919 San Antonio Black Aces
- 1920 Austin
- 1921 Houston Black Buffaloes
- 1923 Austin Black Senators
- 1924 Austin Black Senators
- 1925 Austin Black Senators
- 1926 Austin Black Senators
- 1929 no information available
- 1930 last half of season not reported; possibly Houston Black Buffaloes
- 1931 Monroe Monarchs
References[edit]
- ^ "Texas Colored League 1919-1926" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
- ^ Heaphy, Leslie A. (2003). The Negro League [1869-1960]. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 142. ISBN 0786413808. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Texas-Oklahoma-Louisiana League (1929)" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Texas–Louisiana League (1930-1931)" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved June 6, 2018.