Texas League

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Texas League
Texas League logo
Sport Baseball
Founded 1902
No. of teams 8
Country Flag of United States United States
Current champions Corpus Christi Hooks
Official website Official Website

The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a AA (double-A) league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1890. It was revived as a class D league in 1902, moved to class C in 1904 where it played through 1910 (except for 1906 as class D again), played at class B until 1920, and finally moved up to class A in 1921. The Texas League, like so many others, shut down during World War II. From 1959 to 1961 the Texas League and the Mexican League formed the Pan American Association. The two leagues played a limited interlocking schedule and post-season championship. In 1971, the Texas League and the Southern League were both down to seven teams. They played an interlocking schedule with the SL known as the Dixie Association. The two league played separate playoffs.

Member teams are located in several of the surrounding states, including Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Mississippi, New Mexico, and most recently Missouri. The league is divided into a North Division and a South Division. The South Division is made up entirely of teams from Texas.

The League's name is well known due to its association with a particular aspect of the game. A bloop single that drops between the infielders and outfielders has been called a Texas Leaguer since the 1890s, despite no evidence that it originated in the Texas League, or was any more common there than elsewhere.[1]

Contents

North Division
Name MLB Affiliation Stadium
Arkansas Travelers Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Dickey-Stephens Park
Springfield Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals Hammons Field
Tulsa Drillers Colorado Rockies Drillers Stadium
Wichita Wranglers Kansas City Royals Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
South Division
Name MLB Affiliation Stadium
Corpus Christi Hooks Houston Astros Whataburger Field
Frisco RoughRiders Texas Rangers Dr Pepper Ballpark
Midland RockHounds Oakland Athletics Citibank Ballpark
San Antonio Missions San Diego Padres Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium

Professional Baseball Leagues
MLB (US & Canada): American League, National League | NPB (Japan): Central League, Pacific League
Winter League Baseball
Dominican Republic | Mexico | Puerto Rico | Texas | Hawaii

Minor League: Arizona Fall League | Venezuela Winter League
Minor League Baseball

Triple-A: International League | Pacific Coast League
Double-A: Eastern League | Southern League | Texas League
Class A Advanced: California League | Carolina League | Florida State League
Class A: Midwest League | South Atlantic League
Class A Short-Season: New York-Penn League | Northwest League
Rookie: Appalachian League | Arizona League | Dominican Summer League | Gulf Coast League | Pioneer League | Venezuelan Summer League
Independent Leagues
American Association | Atlantic League | Can-Am League | Continental Baseball League | Frontier League | Golden Baseball League | Northern League | South Coast League | United League Baseball
Notable International Leagues
Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (Mexico) • Honkbal Hoofdklasse (Netherlands) • Korean Baseball Organization (South Korea) • Serie A1 (Italy) • China Baseball League (China) • Chinese Professional Baseball League (Chinese Taipei/Taiwan)
Notable Defunct Leagues
American Association | Negro Leagues | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | Taiwan Major League
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