Alexandria Hoo Hoos

Minor league baseball team

Alexandria Hoo Hoos

* 1909
* Alexandria, Louisiana

Minor league affiliations
Class| Class D (1909)
League| Arkansas State League (1909)
Major league affiliations
Team| None
Minor league titles
League titles (0)| None
Team data
Name| Alexandria Hoo Hoos (1909)
Ballpark| Alexandria Ball Park (1909)

The Alexandria Hoo Hoos were a minor league baseball team based Alexandria, Louisiana. In 1909, the Hoo Hoos played briefly as members of the Class D level Arkansas State League, before folding during the season. The Hoo Hoos were preceded by the 1908 Alexandria White Sox of the Gulf Coast League.

## History

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The Alexandria Hoo Hoos were immediately preceded by the 1908 Alexandria White Sox of the Class D level Gulf Coast League. The White Sox folded along with the league on June 3, 1908.[1] At the time the league folded, Alexandria had a record of 14–15.[2]

Minor league baseball resumed when the 1909 Alexandria Hoo Hoos began play as members of the eight–team Class D level Arkansas State League, as the league expanded from six teams to eight teams.[2] The Argenta Shamrocks, Fort Smith Soldiers, Helena Hellions, Hot Springs Vaporites, Jonesboro Zebras, Monroe Municipals and Texarkana teams joined Alexandria in beginning league play on April 15, 1909.[3][4]

The Alexandria "Hoo–Hoos" nickname corresponds to the local lumber industry, which has been historically prevalent in the Alexandria region.[5][6] The Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo is a fraternal organization that was established in 1892. The oldest industrial fraternal organization in the United States, the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo members consist of lumbermen and those in trades related to the lumber industry.[7][8]

The Hoo Hoos were managed by Louisiana native John Auslet, who continued as manager, having managed the 1907 Alexandria White Sox.[9][10] Alexandria folded during the 1909 season. On June 7, 1909, the franchise folded with a 20–23 record.[11][2]

Alexandria was without minor league baseball until the 1920 Alexandria Tigers played as members of the Class D level Louisiana State League.[12]

## The ballparks

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Alexandria hosted minor league home games at the Alexandria Ball Park. The ballpark was located at Beech Street and Hickory Street, near the site of today's Bolton High School campus.[13][14]

## Year–by–year record

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Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs/Notes

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1909 | 20–23 | NA | Jack Auslet | Team folded June 7

## Notable alumni

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* Wingo Anderson (1908)
* Alexandria Hoo Hoos players

## References

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1. ^ "1908 Gulf Coast League (GCL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
2. ^ a b c Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
3. ^ "1909 Arkansas State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
4. ^ "1909 Arkansas State League (ASL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
5. ^ "Rapides Parish History - The Lumber Industry and Forestry". www.rapidesgenealogy.org.
6. ^ "The History of RoyOMartin | RoyOMartin". Retrieved 6 April 2023.
7. ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
8. ^ "Hoo-Hoo International". www.hoohoo.org.
9. ^ "1909 Alexandria Hoo Hoos Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
10. ^ "Jack Auslet Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
11. ^ "1909 Alexandria Hoo Hoos minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
12. ^ "1920 Alexandria Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
13. ^ "Base Ball Park in Alexandria, LA minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
14. ^ "School directory". nces.ed.gov.

## External links

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* Alexandria - Baseball Reference