Texas Colored League

Texas Colored League
TX–OK–LA League
Texas–Louisiana Negro League
Sport Baseball
Founded 1919
Ceased 1931
Country United States
Classification Minor league

The Texas Colored League was a minor league Negro baseball league organized in 1919 and lasted until 1926.[1] The league did not play a schedule in 1922.

The league was revived three years later in 1929 as the Texas–Oklahoma–Louisiana League[2][3] and re-named the Texas–Louisiana Negro League for the 1930 and 1931 seasons.[4]

Teams

1919–26

Teams listed alphabetically by city for the 1919–21 and 1923–26 seasons. Some teams may be the same franchise with a different name or location.

1929–31

  • Dallas Black Giants (1929–31)
  • Fort Worth Black Panthers (1929)
  • Houston Black Buffaloes (1929–31) (a.k.a. Black Buffalos 1929)
  • Oklahoma City Black Indians (1929)
  • San Antonio Black Indians (1929–31)
  • Shreveport Black Sports (1929, 1931)
  • Tulsa Black Oilers (1929)
  • Wichita Falls (1929)
  • New Orleans Black Pelicans (1930–31)
  • Port Arthur (1930)
  • Waco (1930)
  • Monroe Monarchs (1931)
  • Galveston Black Buccaneers (1931)
  • Fort Worth Black Cats (1931)

Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Texas Colored League 1919-1926" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  2. ↑ Heaphy, Leslie A. The Negro League [1869-1960]. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 142. ISBN 0786413808. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Texas-Oklahoma-Louisiana League (1929)" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Texas–Louisiana League (1930-1931)" (PDF). cnlbr.org. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
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