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North Texas League

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North Texas League
ClassificationClass D (1905, 1907)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1905
Ceased1907
PresidentCaptain J.B. King (1905)
W.E. Craddock (1907)
No. of teams7
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Paris Parasites/Hope (1905)
Corsicana Oilers (1907)
Related
competitions
South Texas League

The North Texas League was a Class D level minor baseball league that played during the 1905 and 1907 seasons. The league featured teams based in Arkansas and Texas.

History

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The 1905 North Texas League consisted of four charter teams, initially all from Texas. They were the Paris Parasites, of Paris, the Greenville Midlands of Greenville, an un-nicknamed team from Clarksville and an un-nicknamed team from Texarkana. Partway through the year, the Paris club moved to Hope, Arkansas, making it the only non-Texas city to be represented in the league. Clarksville disbanded on July 21 after going 34–42, while Texarcana - with a 36–46 record - disbanded on August 2, forcing the league to disband on August 6, 1905. The Parasites finished first in the league with a 48–32 record, while the Midlands had a 41–40 record.[1] Dode Criss and Clyde Milan played in the league that year.

The North Texas League did not play in 1906.

Reformed in 1907, the North Texas League featured the Corsicana Oilers/Desperados of Corsicana, Paris Athletics, Greenville Hunters and Terrell Red Stockings of Terrell. Corsicana finished first in the league with a 38–21 record, while Paris was 36–23, Greenville was 24–35 and Terrell was 18–38. Greenville folded on June 28, 1907, causing the league to cease operations on June 30, 1907. Notable players include Hippo Vaughn.[2] and Bill Yohe.

Cities represented

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Standings & statistics

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1905 North Texas League

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Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Paris Parasites/
Hope
48 32 .600 E.W. Dunaway / Dad Ritter
Greenville Midlands 41 40 .506 7.5 William Owen /
Richard Bendel / Cy Mulkey
Clarksville 34 42 .447 12.0 Ray Taylor
Texarkana 36 46 .439 13.0 Robert Shelton

Paris (5–2) in the second half, moved to Hope July 20;Clarksville disbanded July 31;Texarcana disbanded August 2, causing the league to disband August 6.[citation needed][3]

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Jack Love Texarkana BA .327 Charles Yeager Greenville W 16
Ben Whittenburg Paris/Hope Runs 54 Self Clarksville W 16
E.D. Stuttsman Greenville Hits 98 Charles Yeager Greenville SO 201
Parker Arbogast Clarksville HR 9 Dode Criss Paris/Hope PCT .778 14–4

1907 North Texas League

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schedule

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Corsicana Oilers/Desperados 38 21 .644 Dee Poindexter
Paris Athletics 36 23 .610 2.0 Robert Shelton / Everett Sheffield
Greenville Hunters 24 35 .407 14.0 Horace Kelton / William Owen
Terrell Red Stockings 19 38 .333 18.0 Luke Rash / Cy Mulkey /
Rube Walters / T.R. Bell

Greenville disbanded June 28, causing the league to disband June 30.[citation needed][4]

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Harry Welch Greenville BA .309 W. Jenkins Corsicana W 16
Bill Yohe Greenville Runs 42 Joe Buench Greenville SO 130
Elmer Coyle Corsicana Hits 78 W. Jenkins Corsicana PCT .800 16–4
Jim Heigelfort Terrell HR 4

References

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  1. ^ The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 1993
  2. ^ "1907 Corsicana Oilers/Desperados Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "1905 Texarkana minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  4. ^ "1907 Greenville Hunters minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.