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The

South Central United States since 1902, except during World War II
, when it shut down from 1943 to 1945. For the 2021 season, the league was named the Double-A Central before switching back to its previous moniker in 2022. Over that 123-season span, its teams relocated, changed names, transferred to different leagues, or ceased operations altogether. This list documents teams which played in the league.

Teams

Key
Team name (#)
A number following a team's name indicates multiple iterations of the team in chronological order.
Team First
season 		Last
season 		Location Fate
Albuquerque Dodgers
 1965 1971 Albuquerque, New Mexico Transferred to the Pacific Coast League as the Albuquerque Dukes
Albuquerque Dukes 1962 1964 Albuquerque, New Mexico Renamed the
Albuquerque Dodgers
Alexandria Aces 1972 1975 Alexandria, Louisiana Folded
Amarillo Giants
 1968 1974 Amarillo, Texas Relocated to Lafayette, Louisiana, as the Lafayette Drillers
Amarillo Gold Sox (1) 1959 1963 Amarillo, Texas Folded
Amarillo Gold Sox (2) 1976 1982 Amarillo, Texas Relocated to Beaumont, Texas, as the Beaumont Golden Gators
Amarillo Sod Poodles 2019 – Amarillo, Texas Active
Amarillo Sonics
 1965 1967 Amarillo, Texas Renamed the
Amarillo Giants
Ardmore Rosebuds
 1961 1961 Ardmore, Oklahoma Folded
Ardmore Territorians
 1904 1904 Ardmore, Oklahoma Folded
Arkansas Travelers 1966 – Little Rock, Arkansas Active
Austin Braves 1965 1967 Austin, Texas Relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana, as the Shreveport Braves
Austin Senators[a] (1) 1905 1914 Austin, Texas Folded
Austin Senators (2) 1956 1964 Austin, Texas Renamed the Austin Braves
Beaumont Exporters[b] 1920 1955 Beaumont, Texas Transferred to the Big State League
Beaumont Golden Gators 1983 1986 Beaumont, Texas Relocated to
Wichita Pilots
Beaumont Oilers[c]
 1912 1919 Beaumont, Texas Renamed the Beaumont Exporters
Beaumont Roughnecks
 1950 1952 Beaumont, Texas Renamed the Beaumont Exporters
Cleburne Railroaders 1906 1906 Cleburne, Texas Folded
Corpus Christi Giants
 1958 1959 Corpus Christi, Texas Relocated to Harlingen, Texas as the Rio Grande Valley Giants
Corpus Christi Hooks 2005 – Corpus Christi, Texas Active
Corsicana Oil Citys[d]
 1902 1904 Corsicana, Texas Renamed the Corsicana Oilers
Corsicana Oilers 1905 1905 Corsicana, Texas Folded on June 1
Dallas Eagles
 1948 1957 Dallas, Texas Renamed the Dallas Rangers
Dallas Giants
 1903 1918 Dallas, Texas Renamed the
Dallas Marines
Dallas Griffins
 1902 1902 Dallas, Texas Renamed the
Dallas Giants
Dallas Marines
 1919 1919 Dallas, Texas Renamed the Dallas Submarines
Dallas Rangers 1958 1958 Dallas, Texas Transferred to the American Association
Dallas Rebels
 1939 1947 Dallas, Texas Renamed the
Dallas Eagles
Dallas Steers
 1922 1938 Dallas, Texas Renamed the
Dallas Rebels
Dallas Submarines 1920 1921 Dallas, Texas Renamed the
Dallas Steers
Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs 1965 1970 Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Folded
El Paso Diablos 1974 2004 El Paso, Texas Relocated to Springfield, Missouri, as the Springfield Cardinals
El Paso Dodgers[e]
 1972 1972 El Paso, Texas Renamed the
El Paso Sun Kings
El Paso Sun Kings[f]
 1962 1973 El Paso, Texas Renamed the El Paso Diablos
Fort Worth Cats[g] 1932 1964 Fort Worth, Texas Merged with the Dallas Rangers to become the Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs
Fort Worth Panthers
 1902 1931 Fort Worth, Texas Renamed the Fort Worth Cats
Frisco RoughRiders 2003 – Frisco, Texas Active
Galveston Buccaneers 1931 1937 Galveston, Texas Relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana, as the Shreveport Sports (2)
Galveston Pirates[h]
 1912 1921 Galveston, Texas Renamed the Galveston Sand Crabs
Galveston Sand Crabs[i] 1907 1924 Galveston, Texas Folded
Greenville Hunters 1906 1906 Greenville, Texas Folded on June 30 then transferred to the North Texas League
Houston Buffaloes[j] 1907 1958 Houston, Texas Transferred to the
Houston Buffs
Jackson Generals
 1991 1999 Jackson, Mississippi Relocated to Round Rock, Texas as the Round Rock Express
Jackson Mets 1975 1990 Jackson, Mississippi Renamed the
Jackson Generals
Lafayette Drillers 1975 1976 Lafayette, Louisiana Relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the Tulsa Drillers
Longview Cannibals 1932 1932 Longview, Texas Transferred to the Dixie League
Memphis Blues 1968 1973 Memphis, Tennessee Transferred to the International League
Midland Angels
 1985 1998 Midland, Texas Renamed the Midland RockHounds
Midland Cubs
 1972 1984 Midland, Texas Renamed the
Midland Angels
Midland RockHounds 1999 – Midland, Texas Active
Northwest Arkansas Naturals 2008 – Springdale, Arkansas Active
Oklahoma City Indians[k] (1) 1909 1911 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Transferred to the
Oklahoma City Senators
Oklahoma City Indians (2) 1933 1957 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Folded
Oklahoma City Mets
 1910 1910 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Renamed the Oklahoma City Indians (1)
Paris Eisenfelder's Homeseekers
 1902 1902 Paris, Texas Renamed the
Paris Parasites
Paris Parasites[l]
(1) 		1903 1903 Paris, Texas Relocated to
Waco Steers
on June 26
Paris Parasites[m]
(2) 		1904 1904 Paris, Texas Relocated to
Ardmore Territorians
on August 5
Rio Grande Valley Giants 1960 1961 Harlingen, Texas Relocated to
Victoria Giants
on June 10
Round Rock Express 2000 2004 Round Rock, Texas Relocated to Corpus Christi, Texas, as the Corpus Christi Hooks
San Antonio Bears 1920 1928 San Antonio, Texas Renamed the San Antonio Indians
San Antonio Brewers
 1972 1976 San Antonio, Texas Renamed the
San Antonio Dodgers
San Antonio Bronchos[n] 1907 1919 San Antonio, Texas Renamed the San Antonio Bears
San Antonio Bullets
 1963 1964 San Antonio, Texas Relocated to
Amarillo Sonics
San Antonio Dodgers
 1977 1987 San Antonio, Texas Renamed the San Antonio Missions (3)
San Antonio Indians 1929 1932 San Antonio, Texas Renamed the San Antonio Missions (1)
San Antonio Missions (1) 1933 1962 San Antonio, Texas Renamed the
San Antonio Bullets
San Antonio Missions (2) 1968 1971 San Antonio, Texas Relocated to
Midland Cubs
San Antonio Missions (3) 1988 2018 San Antonio, Texas Relocated to Amarillo, Texas, as the Amarillo Sod Poodles
San Antonio Missions[o] (4) 2021 – San Antonio, Texas Active
Sherman–Denison Students 1902 1902 Sherman and Denison, Texas Relocated to Texarkana, Texas, as the Texarkana Casketmakers on May 6
Shreveport Braves 1968 1970 Shreveport, Louisiana Folded
Shreveport Captains 1971 2000 Shreveport, Louisiana Renamed the
Shreveport Swamp Dragons
Shreveport Gassers 1915 1924 Shreveport, Louisiana Renamed the Shreveport Sports
Shreveport Pirates 1908 1910 Shreveport, Louisiana Folded
Shreveport Sports (1) 1925 1932 Shreveport, Louisiana Relocated to
Tyler Sports
on May 16 after ballkpark burned
Shreveport Sports (2) 1938 1957 Shreveport, Louisiana Transferred to the Southern Association in 1959
Shreveport Swamp Dragons
 2001 2002 Shreveport, Louisiana Relocated to Frisco, Texas, as the Frisco RoughRiders
Springfield Cardinals 2005 – Springfield, Missouri Active
Temple Boll Weevils 1905 1907 Temple, Texas Folded
Texarkana Casketmakers 1902 1902 Texarkana, Texas Folded on July 8
Tulsa Drillers 1977 – Tulsa, Oklahoma Active
Tulsa Oilers 1933 1965 Tulsa, Oklahoma Transferred to the Pacific Coast League
Tyler Sports
 1932 1932 Tyler, Texas Folded
Victoria Giants
 1961 1961 Victoria, Texas Folded
Victoria Rosebuds 1958 1961 Victoria, Texas Relocated to
Ardmore Rosebuds
on May 27
Victoria Toros
 1974 1974 Victoria, Texas Relocated to Jackson, Mississippi as the Jackson Mets
Waco Cubs 1925 1930 Waco, Texas Relocated to Galveston, Texas, as the Galveston Buccaneers
Waco Navigators 1906 1919 Waco, Texas Relocated to Wichita Falls, Texas, as the Wichita Falls Spudders
Waco Steers
 1903 1903 Waco, Texas Folded
Waco Tigers (1) 1902 1902 Waco, Texas Folded on July 8
Waco Tigers (2) 1905 1905 Waco, Texas Renamed the Waco Navigators
Wichita Falls Spudders 1920 1932 Wichita Falls, Texas Relocated to Longview, Texas, as the Longview Cannibals on May 20
Wichita Pilots
 1987 1988 Wichita, Kansas Renamed the Wichita Wranglers
Wichita Wind Surge 2021 – Wichita, Kansas Active
Wichita Wranglers 1989 2007 Wichita, Kansas Relocated to Springdale, Arkansas as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals
  1. ^ The Austin Senators were dropped by the league on June 6, 1905, played the 1906 season in the South Texas League, and were inactive for the 1909 and 1910 seasons.
  2. Beaumont Roughnecks
    from 1950 to 1952.
  3. Beaumont Oilers
    were inactive for the 1918 season.
  4. Corsicana Oil Citys
    were also known as the Corsicana Oil City Indians in 1902 and Corsicana Oil City Oilers in 1904.
  5. El Paso Sun Dodgers
    .
  6. El Paso Dodgers
    in 1972.
  7. ^ The Fort Worth Cats played the 1959–1963 seasons in the American Association.
  8. Galveston Pirates
    were inactive for the 1918 season.
  9. Galveston Pirates
    from 1912 to 1921.
  10. Houston Mud Cats
    in 1907.
  11. Oklahoma City Mets
    in 1910.
  12. Paris Steers
    in 1903.
  13. Paris Red Ravens
    in 1904.
  14. San Antonio Aces
    in 1919.
  15. MiLB Reorganization of 2021, it was then downgraded to a Double-A team and placed in the Texas League
    .

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Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls
Wichita
Wichita
Waco
Waco
Victoria
Victoria
Tyler
Tyler
Tulsa
Tulsa
Texarkana
Texarkana
Springfield
Springfield
Springdale
Springdale
Shreveport
Shreveport
San Antonio
Round Rock
Round Rock
Oklahoma City
North Little Rock
North Little Rock
Midland
Midland
Memphis
Memphis
Longview
Longview
Lafayette
Lafayette
Jackson
Jackson
Houston
Harlingen
Harlingen
Galveston
Galveston
Frisco
Frisco
Fort Worth
Fort Worth
El Paso
El Paso
Dallas
Corsicana
Corsicana
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
Cleburne
Cleburne
Beaumont
Beaumont
Austin
Arlington
Arlington
Ardmore
Ardmore
Amarillo
Amarillo
Alexandria
Alexandria
Albuquerque
Texas League team locations

See also

References

  • "Texas League (AA) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  • "Texas League (TL) Minor League Baseball". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved April 23, 2022.

External links

Media related to Texas League teams at Wikimedia Commons

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