The West Texas League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that existed from 1920 to 1922 and from 1928 to 1929.
5-868: The San Angelo Sheep Herders were a West Texas League baseball team based in San Angelo, Texas , United States that played in 1929. They were the last team to play in San Angelo until the San Angelo Colts came about in 1948. Notable players include Walt Alexander and Uel Eubanks . This article about a baseball team in Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . West Texas League The following teams played in 1920: Abilene Eagles , Ranger Nitros , Mineral Wells Resorters , Cisco Scouts , Gorman Buddies / Sweetwater Swatters and Eastland Judges . The Abilene Eagles beat
10-438: A one game playoff for the first half title Finals: Abilene 4 games, Sweetwater 2. 1922 West Texas League schedule Playoff: Amarillo 5 games, Clovis 1. 1928 West Texas League schedule 1st half - 2nd half Hamlin moved to Big Spring July 3. Playoff: San Angelo 3 games, Abilene 2. 1929 West Texas League schedule Playoff: Coleman 3 games, Midland 3. Coleman won the title when Midland failed to appear for
15-852: A row, beating the Swatters. There were multiple new teams in 1922: the Amarillo Gassers , Lubbock Hubbers , Clovis Buzzers and Stamford Colonels . No team represented Ballinger, Cisco or Mineral Wells . Amarillo won the league championship, beating the Buzzers. The league ceased play following the 1922 season and never reformed. The league began play again in 1928, lasting until 1929. The following teams played in 1928: San Angelo Red Snappers , Coleman Bobcats , Abilene Aces , Midland Colts , Lubbock Hubbers and Hamlin Pied Pipers / Big Spring Springers . The Lubbock Hubbers were
20-697: The Ranger Nitros in the playoffs to win the league championship. For the 1921 season, the Swatters, Eagles, Resorters, Nitros and Scouts returned to the league. The Resorters moved to Ballinger to become the Ballinger Bearcats . The Cisco Scouts changed their name to the Cisco Orphans . The Eastland Judges left the league and a new team, the San Angelo Bronchos , joined. The Abilene Eagles won their second championship in
25-747: The only returning team from the 1922 season. The Red Snappers beat the Aces to take the league championship. New teams for the 1929 season included the San Angelo Sheep Herders and Big Spring Cowboys . The Ballinger Bearcats returned to the league. Coleman won the league championship. 1920 West Texas League schedule Gorman (36–44) moved to Sweetwater August 7, first home game August 15. Playoff: Abilene 4 games, Ranger 3. 1921 West Texas League schedule Mineral Wells moved to Ballinger May 20; Cisco disbanded July 6; Ranger disbanded July 9 Playoffs: Sweetwater defeated San Angelo in
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