Longhorn League
The Longhorn League was the name of a Minor league baseball circuit that operated from 1947 through 1955 in the Southwestern United States. In 1956, it was renamed the Southwestern League and operated through 1957 before changing its name to the Sophomore League.
Member teams
- Artesia Drillers (1951–1953)
- Artesia NuMexers (1954–1955)
- Ballinger Cats (1947–1950)
- Big Spring Broncs (1947–1954)
- Big Spring Cosden Cops (1955)
- Carlsbad Potashers (1953–1957)
- Del Rio Cowboys (1948)
- Hobbs Sports (1955)
- Lamesa Lobos (1953)
- Midland Indians (1947, 1949–1950, 1954–1955)
- Odessa Oilers (1947–1955)
- Roswell Rockets (1949–1955)
- San Angelo Colts (1948–1955)
- Sweetwater Braves (1952)
- Sweetwater Sports (1947–1948)
- Sweetwater Spudders (1954)
- Sweetwater Swatters (1949–1951)
- Vernon Dusters (1947–1952)
- Wichita Falls (1954)
- Winters-Ballinger Eagles (1953)
Championship teams
- 1947 – Ballinger Cats
- 1948 – Midland Indians
- 1949 – Big Spring Broncs
- 1950 – Odessa Oilers
- 1951 – Odessa Oilers
- 1952 – Midland Indians
- 1953 – Carlsbad Potashers
- 1954 – Artesia NuMexers
- 1955 – San Angelo Colts
Sources
- Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball – Lloyd Johnson, Miles Wolff. Publisher: Baseball America, 1993. Language: English. Format: Paperback, 420pp. ISBN 0-9637189-1-6
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