West Texas League

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There were two attempts at a West Texas League in the 1920s. Both were class D leagues. The first one lasted from 1920 through 1922 then became the even shorter-lived Panhandle-Pecos Valley League.

The WTL was revived in 1928 but was gone by 1930.

Contents 1 Cities Represented 1.1 1920-1922 2 Teams & Statistics 2.1 1920 2.2 1921 2.3 1922 3 Cities Represented 3.1 1928-1929 4 Teams & Statistics 4.1 1928-1929 5 Source

[edit] Cities Represented

[edit] 1920-1922

• Abilene, TX: Abilene Eagles 1920-1922
• Amarillo, TX: Amarillo Gassers 1922, moved to Panhandle-Pecos Valley League 1923
• Ballinger, TX: Balinger Bearcats 1921
• Clovis, NM: Clovis Buzzers 1922
• Cisco, TX: Cisco Scouts 1920-1921
• Eastland, TX: Eastland Judges 1920
• Gorman, TX: Gorman Buddies 1920
• Lubbock, TX: Lubbock Hubbers 1922, moved to Panhandle-Pecos Valley League 1923
• Mineral Wells, TX: Mineral Wells Resorters 1920-1921
• Ranger, TX: Ranger Nitros 1920-1922
• San Angelo, TX: San Angelo Bronchos 1921-1922
• Stamford, TX: Stamford Colonels 1922
• Sweetwater, TX: Sweetwater Swatters 1920-1922

[edit] Teams & Statistics

[edit] 1920

West Texas League
President: Walter Morris

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Abilene Eagles	70	50	.583	0	Robert "Bugs" Young / Ed Kizzair
Ranger Nitros	66	60	.524	7	Jim Galloway
Mineral Wells Resorters	60	60	.500	10	Charley Stis / Bill Burns
Cisco Scouts	55	61	.474	13	Jack York / Tom Carson
Gorman / Sweetwater #	51	58	.467	13.5	Bert Hise
Eastland Judges	54	67	.446	16.5	Jimmy Maloney

#Gorman (36-44) moved to Sweetwater August 7, first home game August 15.
Playoff: Abilene 4 games, Ranger 3. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Jim Galloway	Ranger	BA	.341		Henry Meade	Mineral Wells	W	20
Charles Gressett	Gorm/Sweet	Runs	77		John Kolzelnick	Cisco	S0	200
Joe Bratcher	Cisco/East	Hits	126		Carl Hill 14-4	Abilene	Pct	.778
Jim Galloway	Ranger	HR	9

[edit] 1921

West Texas League
President: J. Walter Morris

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Sweetwater Swatters	72	55	.567	0	Pop-Boy Smith / Earl Fleharty
Abilene Eagles	70	57	.551	2	Grady White / Hub Northen
San Angelo Broncos	69	59	.539	2.5	Luke Robinson
Mineral Wells #Ballinger	57	72	.442	15.5	Roy Brashear / Brown / Briscoe / Flagg / Smith
Ranger Nitros ###	37	43	.463	Na	Fletcher "Sled" Allen
Cisco Scouts/Orphans ##	27	47	.365	NA	Josh Billings / Jimmy Flagg

#Mineral Wells moved to Ballinger May 20
##Cisco disbanded July 6
###Ranger disbanded July 9
Playoffs: Sweetwater defeated San Angelo in a one game playoff for the first half title
Finals: Abiline 4 games, Sweetwater 2. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Sam Langford	Min Wel/Bal	BA	.381		Murray Richburg	Sweetwater	W	31
Warwick Comstock	Abiline	Runs	93		Murray Richburg	Sweetwater	S0	226
Sam Langford	Min Wel/Bal	Hits	166		Murray Richburg 31-12	Sweetwater	Pct	.721
Ed Conkrite	San Angelo	HR	17

[edit] 1922

West Texas League
President: Gordon W. Northern

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Amarillo Gassers	86	52	.623	0	Jack Meanor
Lubbock Hubbers	79	56	.585	5.5	Fletcher "Sled" Allen
Clovis Buzzers	75	57	.568	8	Dutch Wetzel
Sweetwater Swatters	62	72	.463	22	Pop-Boy Smith
Abilene Eagles	61	72	.459	22.5	Charles Anderson
San Angelo Bronchos	61	73	.455	23	Walt Alexander / Luke Robinson
Stamford Colonels	56	76	.424	27	Tom Price / Poston Baker
Ranger Nitros	56	78	.418	28	Bob Allen / Joe Clayton

Playoff: Amarillo 5 games, Clovis 1. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Tom Pyle	Ranger	BA	.377		F. J. "Liz" Smith	Amarillo	W	21
John King	Lubbock/Abiline	Runs	116		F. J. "Liz" Smith	Amarillo	S0	223
Tom Pyle	Ranger	Hits	183		Jim Sewell 14-4	Clovis	Pct	.778
Sam Langford	Lubbock	HR	21

[edit] Cities Represented

[edit] 1928-1929

• Abilene, TX: Abilene Aces 1928-1929
• Ballinger, TX: Ballinger Bearcats 1929
• Big Spring, TX: Big Spring Springers 1928; Big Spring Cowboys 1929
• Coleman, TX: Coleman Bobcats 1928-1929
• Hamlin, TX: Hamlin Pied Pipers 1928
• Lubbock, TX: Lubbock Hubbers 1928
• Midland, TX: Midland Colts 1928-1929
• San Angelo, TX: San Angelo Red Snappers 1928; San Angelo Sheep Herders 1929

[edit] Teams & Statistics

[edit] 1928-1929

1928 West Texas League
President: J. McCallister Stevenson / E.E. Lowrie

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
San Angelo Red Snappers	69	47	.595	0	Earl "Red" Snapp
Coleman Bobcats	67	49	.578	2	Bob Couchman
Abilene Aces	61	54	.530	7.5	Les Tullos / Carl Williams
Midland Colts	52	64	.448	17	Jimmy Maloney / John "Snipe" Conley
Lubbock Hubbers	48	63	.432	18.5	Bennie Brownlow / Ray "Red" Hill
Hamlin #/ Big Spring	46	66	.411	21	Army Magness / Poston Baker / J.L. Thornton

#Hamlin moved to Big Spring July 3.
Playoff: San Angelo 3 games, Abilene 2. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Bob Sanguinette	Midland	BA	.394		Jubilo Clements	San Angelo	W	20
Garland Orr	Abilene	Runs	121		J.H. "Hokey" Garcia	San Angelo	S0	178
Garland Orr	Abilene	Hits	171		Clarence Williams	San Angelo	Pct	.737; 14-5
Bob Sanguinette	Midland	HR	35

1929 West Texas League
President: D.L. Snodgrass

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Attend	Managers
Midland Colts	67	52	.563	0	14,687	Kal Segrist, Sr. / John King
Coleman Bobcats	62	56	.525	4.5	12,922	Honus Mitze / Jack Hollaway
Ballinger Bearcats	62	56	.525	4.5	17,632	Bill Dean / Ray "Red" Hill
San Angelo Sheep Herders	55	61	.474	10.5	15,288	Walt Alexander
Abilene Aces	55	64	.462	12	7,604	Carl Williams
Big Spring Cowboys	54	66	.450	13.5	15,288	Jim Payne / Ralph Rose / Nick Carter

Playoff: Coleman 3 games, Midland 3.
Coleman won the title when Midland failed to appear for the seventh game. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Ed Kallina	Midland	BA	.433		Jimmie Parker	Ballinger	W	18
Julian Flowers	Midland	Runs	136		Gene Moore	Midland	S0	147
Ed Kallina	Midland	Hits	159		Tom Vaughn	Ballinger	ERA	2.11
Ed Kallina	Midland	HR	44		T. Baker 13-2	Midland	Pct	.867

[edit] Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition.
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