Texas-Southern League

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The Texas-Southern League was an eight team league in 1895-1896. This would be the only years that the league would operate.

1 Cities Represented
2 Teams and Statistics
- 2.1 1895
- 2.2 1896
3 Source

[edit] Cities Represented

Austin, TX: Austin Beavers 1895; Austin Senators 1896
Dallas, TX: Dallas Steers 1895; Dallas Navigators 1896
Denison, TX: Denison Tigers 1896
Ft. Worth, TX: Fort Worth Panthers 1895-1896
Galveston, TX: Galveston Sand Crabs 1895-1896
Houston, TX: Houston Magnolias 1895-1896
Paris, TX: Paris Midlands 1896
San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Missionaries 1895-1896
Sherman, TX: Sherman Orphans 1895; Sherman Students 1896
Shreveport, LA: Shreveport Grays 1895

[edit] Teams and Statistics

[edit] 1895

1895 Texas-Southern League
Presidents: J.C. McNealus / C.P. Gregory

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Dallas Steers	82	33	.713	0	Ted Sullivan
Ft. Worth Panthers	77	39	.664	5.5	Richardson / Charlie Reilley / Fernandez
Galveston Sand Crabs	72	47	.605	12	Ralph Works /Jack Huston
Sherman Orphans	53	64	.453	30	Legg / John Ryan / Dan O'Connor / Douglass
Shreveport Grays #	58	38	.604	NA	Pete Weckbecker / George Keefe / Doc Kennedy
Austin Beavers #	32	63	.337	NA	Joseph Schachern / Brennan / Dick McBride
Houston Magnolias #	26	65	.286	NA	Hepworth / Harry McCormick / Ollie Pickering
San Antonio Missionaries #	21	72	.226	NA	Denny Clare / Al Carson / Land

#Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Shreveport disbanded August 6.
Playoff:Ft. Worth led Dallas 7 games to 6 in a 15 game playoff when a dispute arose
that ended the series. Ft. Worth was declared champion several months later. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Algie McBride	Austin	BA	.444	Alex McFarlan	Ft. Worth	W	34
Ernest Hodge	Dallas	Runs	167	Pete Woodruff	Dallas	Pct	1.000; 11-0
Jack Killacky	Dallas	Hits	197	Will Blakey	Galveston	SB	103
Bert Myers	Shrev/Galv	HR	15

[edit] 1896

1896 Texas-Southern League
Presidents: John L. Ward

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Houston Magnolias	81	49	.623	0	Al Carson / John Shaffer
Galveston Sand Crabs	69	61	.530	12	Works / Huston / Pete Weckbecker
Austin Senators	60	70	.462	21	George Blackburn /Dick Burns / Pop Weikart
San Antonio Missionaries	57	71	.445	23	Brophy / Lawrence / Paddy O'Connor
Ft. Worth Panthers ##	71	29	.710	NA	George Carman / Sport McAllister
Sherman #/ Paris ##	44	49	.473	NA	John Ryan / Russ Steinhoff
Denison Tigers ##	41	51	.446	NA	Peacock / Paddy O'Connor / Ollie Pickering
Dallas Navigators ##	25	68	.269	NA	Billy Earle / Pritchard / George Blackburn

#Sherman disbanded June 10; a Paris semi-pro team replaced them the next day.
##Denison, Ft. Worth, Dallas and Paris disbanded August 2.
Playoff: Houston defeated Galveston in a seven game series that had been designed
to last 30 contests. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Paddy O'Connor	Sher/Den/San	BA	.395	John Roach	Houston	W	29
Jimmy Slagle	Houston	Runs	171	Dale Gear	Ft. Worth	Pct	.828; 24-5
Jimmy Slagle	Houston	Hits	216	Paddy O'Connor	Sher/Den/San	HR	18