Big State League

Big State LeagueClassification| Class B (1947–1957)

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Sport| Minor League Baseball
First season| 1947
Ceased| 1957
President| Walter Morris (1947–1950)
Howard Green (1951–1955)
Hal Sayles (1956–1957)
No. of teams| 22
Country| United States of America
Most titles| 2
Corpus Christi Clippers (1955-1956)
Texarkana Bears (1947, 1950)
Wichita Falls Spudders (1949, 1953)
Related
competitions| Texas League

The Big State League was a mid-level, Class B level circuit in American minor league baseball that played for 11 seasons, from 1947 through 1957. Its member clubs were exclusively based in Texas. The Corpus Christi Clippers (1955-1956), Texarkana Bears (1947, 1950) and Wichita Falls Spudders (1949, 1953) each won two league championships.

## History

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It saw much change in its 11-year lifetime, with no team serving as a member in every single season. Waco came the closest, serving from 1947 to 1956. The league was known as an offense-oriented circuit.

The league debuted at the height of the short-lived postwar minor league baseball boom, in 1947, with eight clubs, all unaffiliated with Major League Baseball farm systems. Original teams were the: Austin Pioneers, Gainesville Owls, Greenville Majors, Paris Red Peppers, Sherman–Denison Twins, Texarkana Bears, Waco Dons and Wichita Falls Spudders.[1]

Two clubs, Texarkana and Greenville, won more than 100 games in 1947, and four league members exceeded 100,000 in attendance. But beginning in 1953, the Big State League's teams struggled to reach six figures in that category. Only Corpus Christi drew over the 100,000 mark during the league's final five seasons, doing so on two occasions. The league was further weakened when a traditionally strong member, Austin, moved up to the AA Texas League in 1956.

The league began the 1957 campaign with only six clubs: the Victoria Rosebuds, Corpus Christi Clippers, Beaumont Pirates, Abilene Blue Sox, Port Arthur Redlegs and Wichita Falls Spudders.[1] Its ranks were reduced to four when Wichita Falls disbanded in May, while the Port Arthur team moved to Temple that same month before folding in August. Of the surviving teams, Victoria, a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team, outlasted Corpus Christi, Beaumont and Abilene to win the league's last pennant and playoff championship.

J. Walter Morris served as League President from 1947 through 1950, Howard Green, took over from 1951 through 1955 and Hal Sayles was in charge the final two years, 1956–57.[1]

## Cities represented

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* Abilene, Texas: Abilene Blue Sox 1956–1957, moved from West Texas–New Mexico League 1946–1955
* Austin, Texas: Austin Pioneers 1947–1955
* Beaumont, Texas: Beaumont Exporters or Beaumont Shippers (depending on source) 1956; Beaumont Pirates 1957
* Bryan, Texas: Bryan Majors 1953; Bryan Indians 1954
* Corpus Christi, Texas: Corpus Christi Clippers 1954–1957
* Del Rio, Texas: Del Rio Indians 1954
* Gainesville, Texas: Gainesville Owls 1947–1951
* Galveston, Texas: Galveston White Caps 1954–1955, moved from Gulf Coast League 1950–1953
* Greenville, Texas: Greenville Majors 1947–1950, moved from East Texas League 1946; Greenville Majors 1953
* Harlingen, Texas: Harlingen Capitals 1954–1955, moved from Gulf Coast League 1951–1953 and Rio Grande Valley League 1950
* Longview, Texas: Longview Cherokees 1952–1953
* Lubbock, Texas: Lubbock Hubbers 1956, moved from West Texas–New Mexico League 1938–1942, 1946–1955
* Paris, Texas: Paris Red Peppers 1947, moved from East Texas League 1946; Paris Panthers 1948; Paris Indians 1952–1953
* Port Arthur, Texas: Port Arthur Sea Hawks 1955–1956, moved from Evangeline League 1954 and Gulf Coast League 1950–1953; Port Arthur Redlegs 1957
* Sherman, Texas and Denison, Texas: Sherman–Denison Twins 1947–1951
* Temple, Texas: Temple Eagles 1949–1954; Temple Redlegs 1957
* Texarkana, Texas: Texarkana Bears 1947–1953, moved from East Texas League 1946
* Texas City, Texas: Texas City Texans 1955; Texas City Exporters 1956
* Tyler, Texas: Tyler East Texans 1951–1953; Tyler Tigers 1954–1955
* Victoria, Texas: Victoria Eagles 1956; Victoria Rosebuds 1957, moved to Texas League 1958–1961
* Waco, Texas: Waco Dons 1947; Waco Pirates 1948–1953, 1954–1956
* Wichita Falls, Texas: Wichita Falls Spudders 1947–1953, moved to Longhorn League 1954; Wichita Falls Spudders 1956–1957

## Standings & statistics

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### 1947 to 1952

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1947 Big State League
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Team standings | Won | Lost | Pct | GB | Attend | Managers

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Texarkana Bears | 101 | 53 | .655 | - | 140,333 | Vern Washington
Greenville Majors | 100 | 54 | .649 | 1 | 154,356 | Harry Davis, Jr.
Wichita Falls Spudders | 92 | 61 | .601 | 8 | 92,553 | Bobby Goff
Paris Red Peppers | 80 | 74 | .519 | 21 | 112,449 | Lloyd Rigby
Sherman-Denison Twins | 69 | 85 | .448 | 32 | 81,550 | Guy Sturdy
Gainesville Owls | 65 | 87 | .428 | 35 | 60,971 | Leroy Gilchrist
Austin Pioneers | 55 | 99 | .357 | 46 | 106,099 | Beau Bell
Waco Dons | 52 | 101 | .340 | 48 | 52,577 | Red Barkley
Total attendance |  |  |  |  | 800,888

Season highlights
Playoffs: Texarkana Bears beat the Paris Red Peppers 4 games to 0.; Wichita Falls Spudders over the Greenville Majors 4 games to 2.
Finals:Texarkana Bears 4 games to 2 over the Wichita Falls Spudders.
Vern Washington of the Texarkana Bears led all hitters with a .404 batting average. Buck Frierson of the Sherman-Denison Twins led the league in four categories: 188 runs scored, 248 hits, 197 RBI and 58 home runs. Vallie Eaves, Texarkana Bears pitched his team to 25 wins and Nathaniel Love of the Greenville Majors struck out 192 opposing batters. Jim Walkup of the Paris Red Peppers led the league with a 3.72 ERA.[1]

1948 Season Big State League
schedule

Team standings | Won | Lost | Pct. | GB | Attend | Managers

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Sherman-Denison Twins | 94 | 51 | .648 | - | 117,046 | Jose Rodriquez
Wichita Falls Spudders | 84 | 62 | .575 | 10½ | 130,138 | Marcus Carrola
Waco Pirates | 82 | 64 | .562 | 12½ | 82,762 | Buster Chatham
Austin Pioneers | 79 | 67 | .541 | 15½ | 163,666 | Prince Oana
Gainesville Owls | 69 | 77 | .473 | 25½ | 80,479 | Babe Peebles / Jackie Reid
Paris Panthers | 62 | 85 | .422 | 33½ | 72,636 | Homer Peel
Texarkana Bears | 60 | 83 | .420 | 33 | 70,508 | Ed Borom
Greenville Majors | 52 | 93 | .359 | 42½ | 67,334 | Buddy Hancken / Nat Love
Total attendance |  |  |  |  | 784,569

Season highlights
Playoffs: Sherman-Denison Twins 4 games Austin Pioneers 1 ; Wichita Falls Spudders 4 games Waco Pirates 0
Finals:Sherman-Denison Twins 4 wins Wichita Falls Spudders 3 wins.
Vern Washington of the Texarkana Bears again led the league in hitting, this time with a .384 average. Donald Cena of the Waco Pirates scored 142 runs to lead that stat. The trio from Wichita Falls Spudders of Paul Brotherton with 218 hits, Jack Bradsher, with 152 RBI and Albert McCarty with 32 HR, led those departments. Thomas Finger of the Wichita Falls Spudders had 21 wins to lead all pitchers and Glenn Blackwood who split time with the Greenville Majors and the Wichita Falls Spudders led the league with 176 strikeouts. Rafael Rivas of the Sherman-Denison Twins had a 2.33 ERA.[1]

1949 Big State League
schedule

Team standings | Won | Lost | Pct | GB | Attend | Managers

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Wichita Falls Spudders | 90 | 58 | .608 | - | 128,400 | Jack Bradsher
Texarkana Bears | 86 | 61 | .585 | 3½ | 96,522 | George Archie
Austin Pioneers | 86 | 62 | .562 | 4 | 188,193 | Prince Oana
Waco Pirates | 76 | 72 | .514 | 14 | 95,825 | Buddy Hancken
Sherman-Denison Twins | 70 | 78 | .473 | 20 | 77,474 | Lloyd Brown / Pete Appleton
Greenville Majors | 66 | 82 | .446 | 24 | 58,500 | Red Davis
Gainesville Owls | 59 | 89 | .399 | 31 | 66,544 | Ray Taylor / Lon Goldstein
Temple Eagles | 58 | 89 | .395 | 31½ | 72,624 | Barney White / Homer Peel
Total attendance |  |  |  |  | 784,082

Season highlights
Playoffs:Waco Pirates over the Wichita Falls Spudders 4 games to 2; Texarkana Bears over the Austin Pioneers 4 games to 1.
Finals: Waco Pirates 4 games to 1 over the Texarkana Bears.
Frank Saucier of the Wichita Falls Spudders led the league in hitting with an average of .446 and his teammate Al McCarty scored 132 runs. Frank Carswell of the Texarkana Bears had the most hits with 229 and also led in RBI with 145. Conklyn Meriwether of the Greenville Majors had 27 HR. 3 pitchers had an even 20 wins: Elwood Moore and George Estock of the Austin Pioneers and Sidney Peterson of Wichita Falls Spudders. William Pierro of the Waco Pirates struck out 275 batters and John Whitehead of the Sherman-Denison Twins led with a 2.73 ERA.[1]

1950 Big State League

Team standings | Won | Lost | Pct | GB | Attend | Managers

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Texarkana Bears | 93 | 51 | .646 | - | 83,604 | George Archie
Gainesville Owls | 82 | 63 | .566 | 11½ | 56,890 | James Adair
Wichita Falls Spudders | 80 | 66 | .548 | 14 | 103,439 | Hack Miller
Temple Eagles | 74 | 70 | .514 | 19 | 105,081 | Lou Finney
Greenville Majors | 75 | 71 | .514 | 19 | 50,511 | Bill Gann
Waco Pirates | 72 | 76 | .486 | 23 | 85,173 | Buddy Hancken
Sherman-Denison Twins | 54 | 91 | .372 | 39½ | 48,762 | Homer Peel
Austin Pioneers | 52 | 94 | .356 | 42 | 116,941 | Prince Oana / David Sarver
Total attendance |  |  |  |  | 650,401

Season highlights:
Playoffs: Texarkana Bears over Temple Eagles 4 to 2; Greenville Majors over Wichita Falls Spudders 4 to 2.
Finals: Texarkana Bears over Greenville Majors 4 to 2.
Frank Carswell of the Texarkana Bears was the leading hitter with an even .400 average. His teammate Lou Fitzgerald scored 138 runs and their teammate Milan Vacelich had 144 RBI. The Waco Pirates slugger John Powers busted 39 four baggers. Junior Bunch had 19 wins for the Temple Eagles. The strikeout leader, Jodie Phipps of the Texarkana Bears struck out 173 batters. Carmen Ferullo of the Wichita Falls Spudders led the league with a 2.89 ERA.[1]

1951 Big State League
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Team standings | Won | Lost | Pct | GB | Attend | Managers

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Gainesville Owls | 89 | 58 | .605 | - | 50,771 | Hal Van Pelt
Temple Eagles | 88 | 60 | .595 | 1½ | 112,022 | Bill Herring / Jack Bradsher
Sherman-Denison Twins | 79 | 68 | .537 | 10 | 60,059 | Bill Capps
Austin Pioneers | 75 | 72 | .510 | 14 | 147,161 | Thomas Jordan
Waco Pirates | 75 | 73 | .507 | 14½ | 61,371 | Walt Tauscher
Texarkana Bears | 71 | 77 | .480 | 18½ | 57,640 | Prince Oana / Joe Phipps
Gabby Lusk
Wichita Falls Spudders | 66 | 82 | .446 | 23½ | 73,415 | Bruce Ogrodowski / Cecil McClung
Tyler East Texans | 47 | 100 | .320 | 42 | 41,541 | Hal Epps /
Joe Kracher / Gale Pringle
Total attendance |  |  |  |  | 604,100

Season highlights:
Playoffs:
Gainesville Owls 4 games, Austin Pioneers 2; Sherman-Denison Twins 4 games, Temple Eagles 1.
Finals: Gainesville Owls 4 games, Sherman-Denison Twins 1.
Les Goldstein of the Temple Eagles led all hitters with a .376 average and his teammate Frederick Bell had 216 hits. Bobby Phillips of the Wichita Falls Spudders scored 128 runs and Dean Stafford of the Sherman-Denison Twins led the league in both RBI, with 151 and home runs with 32. Lee Roy Jones of the Austin Pioneers and George O'Donnell of the Waco Pirates had 22 wins each and Robert Upton of the Gainesville Owls led in strikeouts with 209 and also with an ERA of 2.54.[1]

1952 Big State League
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Team standings | Won | Lost | Pct | GB | Attend | Managers

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Temple Eagles | 85 | 62 | .578 | - | 101,906 | Salty Parker
Tyler East Texans | 84 | 63 | .571 | 1 | 73,337 | Bill Capps
Texarkana Bears | 82 | 65 | .559 | 3 | 79,275 | Tony York
Austin Pioneers | 81 | 66 | .551 | 4 | 149,601 | Thomas Jordan
Paris Indians | 79 | 68 | .537 | 6 | 77,761 | Red Davis
Wichita Falls Spudders | 77 | 70 | .524 | 8 | 95,240 | Frank Mancuso
Longview Cherokees | 71 | 76 | .483 | 14 | 59,913 | Clem Hausmann / Lou Fitzgerald
Waco Pirates | 29 | 118 | .197 | 56 | 32,966 | Tedd Gullic
Total attendance |  |  |  |  | 669,999

Season highlights:
Playoffs: Austin Pioneers 4 games, Temple Eagles 1; Tyler East Texans 4 games, Texarkana Bears 2.
Finals: Tyler East Texans 4 games, Austin Pioneers 0.
Bob Van Enman of the Wichita Falls Spudders led in hitting with a .387 average. His teammate Billy Queen scored 157 runs while Buck Frierson of the Paris Indians had 222 base hits. Roy Sanner of the Texarkana Bears had 165 RBI and Dean Stafford of the Paris Indians /Tyler East Texans busted 47 home runs. John Andre of the Austin Pioneers led the league with 25 wins and Gale Pringle of the Tyler East Texans had 164 strikeouts and a 2.93 ERA.[1]

### 1953 to 1957

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1953 Big State League
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Team standings | Won | Lost | Pct | GB | Attend | Managers

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Wichita Falls Spudders | 85 | 58 | .594 | - | 71,247 | Whitey Wietelmann
Tyler East Texans | 81 | 63 | .563 | 4½ | 50,273 | Bill Capps
Texarkana Bears | 78 | 68 | .534 | 8½ | 89,604 | Chuck Hawley
Waco Pirates /
Longview Cherokees | 77 | 68 | .531 | 9 | 32,646 | Buster Chatham
Temple Eagles | 72 | 73 | .497 | 14 | 66,341 | Salty Parker / Len Goldstein
Greenville Majors/Bryan Majors | 70 | 77 | .476 | 17 | 30,051 | Jim Adair / Clyde McDowell
Austin Pioneers | 69 | 77 | .473 | 17½ | 73,229 | Al Unser
Paris Indians | 48 | 96 | .333 | 47½ | 40,658 | Red Davis
Total attendance |  |  |  |  | 454,049

Season highlights:
Waco moved to Longview, May 22; Greenville moved to Bryan, June 25.
Playoffs: Wichita Falls Spudders 4 games, Longview Cherokees 0;Tyler East Texans 4 games, Texarkana Bears 1.
Finals: Wichita Falls Spudders 4 games, Tyler East Texans 3.
Albert Neil of the Wichita Falls Spudders led five different offensive categories: .356 BA, 185 hits, 126 runs, 137 RBI and 39 home runs. Pat Scantlebury of the Texarkana Bears won 24 games and struck out 177. Jodie Phipps of the Bryan Majors had a 2.19 ERA.[1]

1954 Big State League
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Team standings | Won | Lost | Pct | GB | Attend | Managers

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Waco Pirates | 105 | 42 | .714 | - | 79,201 | Jack Paepke
Tyler Tigers | 92 | 55 | .626 | 13 | 56,361 | Salty Parker
Corpus Christi Clippers | 87 | 60 | .592 | 18 | 97,255 | Bill Capps
Austin Pioneers | 79 | 67 | .541 | 25½ | 85,119 | George Hausmann
Galveston White Caps | 73 | 73 | .500 | 31½ | 34,205 | Chase Riddle / Henry Robinson
Bryan Indians /
Del Rio Indians | 53 | 93 | .363 | 51½ | 34,217 | Ray Taylor / Al LaMacchia
Chuck Hawley
Harlingen Capitals | 53 | 94 | .361 | 52 | 47,825 | Earl Caldwell / Sam Harshaney
Temple Eagles | 44 | 102 | .301 | 60½ | 31,673 | Fred Martin / Fred Campbell
Robert Moyer
Total attendance |  |  |  |  | 465,856

Season highlights:
Bryan moved to Del Rio, July 28.
Playoffs: Waco Pirates 4 games, Austin Pioneers 2; Corpus Christi Clippers 4 games, Tyler Tigers 1.
Finals: Waco Pirates 4 games, Corpus Christi Clippers 3.
Dean Stafford of the Galveston White Caps and the Corpus Christi Clippers led the league in hitting with a .362 average, hits with 212, had 171 RBI to go with 38 home runs. John Wilkinson of the Temple Eagles and Corpus Christi Clippers scored 151 runs. James Vitter of the Corpus Christi Clippers had 23 wins, while Gayle Pringle of the Tyler Tigers struck out 212 with a 2.58 ERA.[1]

1955 Big State League
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Team standings | Won | Lost | Pct | GB | Attend | Managers

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Corpus Christi Clippers | 93 | 48 | .660 | - | 102,788 | Connie Ryan
Waco Pirates | 74 | 69 | .517 | 20 | 53,961 | Stan Wentzel
Texas City Texans | 71 | 67 | .514 | 20½ | 35,402 | Bones Sanders
Port Arthur Sea Hawks | 64 | 74 | .464 | 27½ | 71,063 | Lou Fitzgerald /
Earl Perry / Jack Bumgarner
Harlingen Capitals | 65 | 79 | .451 | 29½ | 55,418 | Ford Garrison
Austin Pioneers | 58 | 85 | .406 | 36 | 50,536 | George Hausmann
Tyler Tigers | 36 | 37 | .493 | NA | 26,443 | Jodie Phipps
Galveston White Caps | 28 | 30 | .483 | NA | 19,600 | Jodie Beeler
Total attendance |  |  |  |  | 415,211

Season highlights:
Galveston withdrew June 12; Tyler withdrew July 1.
Playoffs:Corpus Christi Clippers 4 games, Harlingen Capitals 1; Waco Pirates 4 games, Texas City Texans 3.
Finals: Corpus Christi Clippers 4 games, Waco Pirates 0.
Lynn Vandehey of the Texas City Texans led the league with a batting average of .377 and also led in total hits with 195. The Corpus Christi Clippers trio of Ed Charles with 135 runs scored, Dean Stafford with 159 RBI and Keith Little hit 47 home runs to lead those categories. Rene Vega of the Corpus Christi Clippers had 28 wins and a 2.69 ERA. Don Rowe of the Waco Pirates had 226 strikeouts.[1]

1956 Big State League
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Team standings | Won | Lost | Pct | GB | Attend | Managers

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Corpus Christi Clippers | 83 | 57 | .593 | - | 112,625 | Sibby Sisti
Port Arthur Sea Hawks | 78 | 62 | .557 | 5 | 57,117 | Lloyd Gearhart / Al Barillari
Waco Pirates | 78 | 62 | .557 | 5 | 39,096 | Monty Basgall
Wichita Falls Spudders | 76 | 64 | .543 | 7 | 60,891 | Danny Ozark
Abilene Blue Sox | 73 | 67 | .521 | 10 | 83,700 | Alfred Evans
Lubbock Hubbers/Texas City Texans | 59 | 81 | .421 | 24 | 53,900 | Bill Krueger / Jay Haney
Beaumont Exporters | 57 | 83 | .407 | 26 | 35,000 | Ford Garrison
Victoria Eagles | 56 | 84 | .400 | 27 | 35,639 | James Basso /
Lou Fitzgerald / Stubby Greer
Total attendance |  |  |  |  | 477,968

Season Highlights:
Lubbock transferred to Texas City July 8; Beaumont moved to Texas City July 2, and returned, July 8.
Playoffs:Corpus Christi Clippers 4 games, Wichita Falls Spudders 1.; Port Arthur Sea Hawks 4 games, Waco Pirates 3.
Finals:Port Arthur Sea Hawks 4 games, Corpus Christi Clippers 3.
James Kirby of the Port Arthur Sea Hawks was the league's leading hitter with a .358 average and 190 hits. Joe Christian of the Corpus Christi Clippers scored 119 runs with 142 RBI. Danny Ozark of the Wichita Falls Spudders homered 32 times and tied with Rudolph Mayling of the Abilene Blue Sox in the home run category. Leverette Spencer of the Port Arthur Sea Hawks had 21 pitching victories and a league best 2.37 ERA. Ramon Salgado with the Waco Pirates and Herman Greene of the Corpus Christi Clippers also had 21 pitching wins. Evans Killeen of the Abilene Blue Sox had 236 Strikeouts to lead the league.[1]

1957 Big State League
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Team standings | Won | Lost | Pct | GB | Attend | Managers

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Victoria Rosebuds | 75 | 49 | .605 | - | 42,378 | Lou Rochelli
Corpus Christi Clippers | 69 | 58 | .543 | 7½ | 56,871 | Joe Just / Jack Wilkinson
Beaumont Pirates | 61 | 63 | .492 | 14 | 56,342 | Monty Basgall
Abilene Blue Sox | 61 | 66 | .480 | 15½ | 29,995 | Burl Storie
Port Arthur Redlegs /
Temple Redlegs | 48 | 56 | .461 | NA | 25,484 | Al Barillari
Wichita Falls Spudders | 4 | 26 | .013 | NA | 2,558 | Jack Wilkinson / Jodie Beeler
Total attendance |  |  |  |  | 214,628

Season Highlights:
Playoffs: In a shortened format, the Victoria Rosebuds beat the Corpus Christi Clippers 4 games to 1.
Wichita Falls withdrew May 23.
Port Arthur (20-15) moved to Temple May 30. Temple withdrew August 20.
Tony Washington of the Beaumont Pirates led the last year of the league in hitting with a .356 average. He also led with 179 hits. Nate Peeples of the Corpus Christi Clippers scored 116 runs and had 99 RBI to lead those categories. Don Miles of the Victoria Rosebuds hit 28 home runs. In the pitching finalie, Chris Niclosi of the Victoria Rosebuds had 21 wins and 208 strikeouts and Dave Wickersham of the Beaumont Pirates had a 1.95 ERA to lead the league.[1]

## References

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* Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, editors: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997.

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Lloyd Johnson; Miles Wolff, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.

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