Southwest International League

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Formed in 1951 by the merger of the Sunset League and Arizona-Texas League, the Southwest International League lasted just two seasons as a class C league. In '51, Tijuana's players went on strike for not being paid on a regular basis. In '52, the league attempted to draw excitement with an all-black team, which was originally supposed to play half of its games in the US and half in Mexico, but instead settled in Porterville, California. Only 4 of the 6 entries survived the complete '52 season.

1 Cities Represented
2 Teams and Statstics
- 2.1 1951 -'52
3 Source

[edit] Cities Represented

Bisbee, AZ & Douglas, AZ: Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings 1951, moved from Arizona-Texas League 1950, moved back 1952
Ciudad Juarez, MEX: Juarez Indios 1951, moved from Arizona-Texas League 1950, moved back 1952
El Centro, CA: El Centro Imperials 1951, moved from Sunset League; El Centro Imps 1952
El Paso, TX: El Paso Texans 1951, moved from Arizona-Texas League 1950, moved back 1952
Las Vegas, NV: Las Vegas Wranglers 1951-1952, moved from Sunset League
Mexicali, MEX: Mexicali Eagles 1951-1952, moved from Sunset League
Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix Senators 1951, moved from Arizona-Texas League 1950, moved back 1952
Porterville, CA: Porterville Comets 1952
- Franchise started the season as Riverside-Ensenada, became Riverside-Porterville, moved to Porterville April 25, then Disbanded August 1, 1952.
Tijuana, MEX: Tijuana Potros 1951-1952, moved from Sunset League
Tucson, AZ: Tucson Cowboys 1951, moved from Arizona-Texas League 1950, moved back 1952
Yuma, AZ: Yuma Panthers 1951-1952, moved from Sunset League

[edit] Teams and Statstics

[edit] 1951 -'52

1951 Southwest International League
President: Leslie Powers

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Attend	Managers
El Paso Texans	88	56	.611	0	104,061	Art Lilly
Juarez Indios	87	57	.604	1	68,000	Victor Manuel Canajes / Red Kress
Phoenix Senators	83	61	.576	5	65,320	Wayne Tucker
Mexicali Eagles	81	63	.563	7	88,426	Virgilio Arteaga / Dee Moore
Las Vegas Wranglers	72	71	.503	15.5	48,000	Newt Kimball
Tucson Cowboys	68	75	.476	19.5	62,841	Ken Meyers / Bud Dawson
Tijuana Potros	65	79	.451	23	55,000	Luis Montes de Oca / Enrique Fernandez
Bisbee-Douglas	64	80	.444	24	57,786	Syd Cohen
El Centro Imperials	59	85	.410	29	23,847	Red Kress / Bud Beringhele
Yuma Panthers	52	92	.361	36	50,557	Ray Viers / Don Jameson

Playoff: Mexicali 4 games, Phoenix 1. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Raymon Vargas	Juarez/El Paso	BA	.377	Vince Gonzales	Juarez	W	32
Eduardo Cruz	Juarez	Runs	135	Memo Luna	Tijuana	SO	318
Ramon Vargas	Juarez/El Paso	Hits	229	Memo Luna	Tijuana	ERA	2.52
Ramon Vargas	Juarez/El Paso	RBI	149	Tony Ponce	Phoenix	CG	38
Herman Lewis	Phoenix	HR	23

1952 Southwest International League
President: Harry Ledell

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Attend	Managers
Tijuana Potros	80	56	.588	0	45,000	Fernando Paredes
Mexicali Eagles	74	57	.565	3.5	35,239	Dolf Luque / Virgilio Arteaga
Las Vegas Wranglers	70	66	.515	10	53,200	William DeCarlo
Yuma Panthers	62	68	.477	15	52,280	Lou Bekeza
Porterville Comets #	39	59	.398	NA	32,000	Chet Brewer
El Centro Imps ##	28	47	.373	NA	12,000	Bud Beringhele / Frank Gabler / Henry Savin

#Franchise started the season as Riverside-Ensenda, became Riverside-Porterville,
moved to Porterville April 25, then disbanded August 1.
El Centro disbanded July 13. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Pete Hughes	Tijuana	BA	.366	Amador Guzman	Mexicali	W	22
Walter Tyler	Porter/Yuma	BA	.366	Silverio Rodriguez	Mexicali	SO	209
Joe Clardy	Las Vegas	Runs	142	Joe Orrell	Tijuana	ERA	2.01
Joe Clardy	Las Vegas	RBI	202	Joe Orrell	Tijuana	Pct	.875; 21-3
Pete Hughes	Tijuana	RBI	131	Pete Hughes	Tijuana	BB	180
Pete Hughes	Tijuana	HR	28	Refugio Bernal	Mexicali	HR	28