South Texas League
Appearance
Classification | Houston Marvels 1905 Austin Senators 1906 |
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Related competitions | North Texas League Texas League |
The South Texas League was a
minor league baseball league that played from 1903 to 1906. League teams were based in Louisiana and Texas
. Comprising four teams for its first three years, it expanded to six teams in its final season.
Cities represented
- Austin, TX: Austin Senators1906
- Beaumont Oilers1905–1906
- Brenham Cotton Pickers1905
- Galveston, TX: Galveston Sand Crabs1903–1906
- Houston Marvels1905; Houston Buffaloes 1906
- Lake Charles Creoles1906
- San Antonio Warriors 1905; San Antonio Bronchos1906
Standings and statistics
1903–1904
1903 South Texas League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Antonio Mustangs |
70 | 54 | .565 | – | Wade Moore |
Galveston Sand Crabs | 67 | 58 | .536 | 3.5 | Ed Pleiss |
Houston Buffaloes | 57 | 64 | .471 | 11.5 | Gerald Hayes / Joe Dowie |
Beaumont Oil Gushers |
53 | 71 | .427 | 17.0 | Denny Lyons / Charlie Weber /Con Lucid |
Playoff: San Antonio 7 games, Galveston 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ed Pleiss | Galveston | BA | .360 | Orth Thomas | San Antonio | W | 22 | |
Ed Pleiss | Galveston | Runs | 105 | Baldo Luitich | Galveston | Pct | .708; 17–7 | |
Ed Pleiss | Galveston | Hits | 168 |
1904 South Texas League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Galveston Sand Crabs | 82 | 43 | .656 | – | Fred Schatzke / Ben Shelton |
Beaumont Red Ravens |
66 | 56 | .541 | 14.5 | Piggy Page / Walter Morris |
Houston Lambs |
66 | 59 | .528 | 16.0 | Joe Dowie |
San Antonio Mustangs |
32 | 88 | .267 | 47.5 | Wade Moore / Ellis Hardy / Ike Pendleton / Dit Spencer / Henry Pollock |
Playoff: Galveston 4 games, Houston 3.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Edmondson | Houston | BA | .340 | Clayton Robb | Beaum/Houst | W | 26 | |
Ed Cermack | Galveston | Runs | 104 | Baldo Luitich | Galves/Beaum | W | 26 | |
Les Smith | Beau/SanAn/Hous | Hits | 171 | Bill Sorrells | Houston | SO | 243 | |
Dick Latham | Galveston | HR | 18 | John Reuther | Galveston | Pct | .774; 24–7 |
1905–1906
Houston Marvels
won the league title that season1905 South Texas League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston Marvels |
83 | 42 | .664 | – | Wade Moore |
San Antonio Warriors |
68 | 61 | .527 | 17.0 | Bill Morrow / Walter Morris / Piggy Page |
Galveston Sand Crabs | 57 | 69 | .452 | 26.5 | Piggy Page / Roy Akin / / Brooks Gordon |
Brenham Cotton Pickers /Orphans |
45 | 81 | .357 | 38.5 | Tapper Longley / George Markley / Frank Everhart / Brooks Gordon / Trapper Longley |
Beaumont (40–68) moved to Brenham (1–6) August 21; Brenham became an orphan team August 27 playing in Austin and San Antonio (4–7).
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Earle Gardner | San Antonio | BA | .306 | Ed Karger | Houston | W | 24 | |
Newt Hunter | Houston | Runs | 79 | Ivy Tevis | Galveston | SO | 201 | |
Newt Hunter | Houston | Hits | 139 | Ed Karger | Houston | Pct | .750; 24–8 |
1906 South Texas League
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston Hands |
78 | 43 | .645 | – | Con Harlow |
Austin Senators | 76 | 47 | .618 | 3.0 | Warren Gill |
Beaumont Oilers |
72 | 50 | .590 | 6.5 | Gerald Hayes / Sam LaRoque |
Galveston Sand Crabs | 58 | 68 | .460 | 22.5 | Wade Moore |
San Antonio Bronchos | 57 | 69 | .452 | 23.5 | Bill Alexander / Piggy Page / Ike Pendleton |
Lake Charles Creoles |
30 | 94 | .242 | 49.5 | Edward Switzer / Dick Latham |
Playoff: Austin 4 games, Houston 4; Austin was awarded the championship after Houston refused to stop using non–league players. An additional game was played after Austin had been awarded the title by forfeit.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam LaRoque | Beaumont | BA | .294 | Prince Gaskill | Houston | W | 21 | |
Joe Mowry | Houston | Runs | 80 | Red Nelson | Houston | Pct | .818; 18–4 | |
Joe Mowry | Houston | Hits | 144 | |||||
J. H. Cooper | Lake Charles | HR | 5 | |||||
Joe Mellor | Beaumont | HR | 5 |
Sources
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.
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