Arkansas–Texas League Explained

Arkansas–Texas League
Sport:Minor League Baseball
President:A. J. Kaiser (1906)
Inaugural:1906
Teams:4
Country:United States of America
Continent:or
Continents:-->
Folded:1906
Most Champs:1
Pine Bluff Barristers (1906)
Classification:Class D (1906)

The Arkansas–Texas League was a Minor League Baseball league which operated in three Arkansas and one Texas cities in . The Class D level league had four teams in their lone season. A. J. Kaiser was the president of the league.

History

The Arkansas–Texas League began play in 1906 as a Class D level league with four teams. The Camden Ouachitas of Camden, Arkansas, Hot Springs Vapors of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Pine Bluff Barristers of Pine Bluff, Arkansas and Texarkana Shine-Oners of Texarkana, Texas were the charter members.[1]

On August 25, 1906, Texarkana folded. With three remaining teams, the league folded on August 26, 1906. The Pine Bluff Barristers were in 1st place when the league folded. With a 32-26 record, Pine Bluff was 2.5 games ahead on the 2nd place Camden Ouachitas. In a playoff, Pine Bluff defeated the Hot Springs Vapors 4 games to 1.[2] [3]

Cities represented

Standings

1906 Arkansas–Texas Leagueschedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Pine Bluff Barristers3226.552--Sandy Reeves / Leroy Taylor /
Lee Dawkins / James Drake
Camden Ouachitas2928.5092.5Arthur Riggs / Cleve Turner
Texarkana Shine-Oners2930.4923.5Robert Shelton
Hot Springs Vapors2532.4396.5Wade Moore / Jack Love
Texarkana disbanded August 25.
The league disbanded August 26.
Playoff: Pine Bluff 4 games, Hot Springs 1.[2] [3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1906 Arkansas-Texas League. Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. Book: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Lloyd Johnson . Miles Wolff . Third . . 2007 . 978-1932391176.
  3. Web site: 1939 Panama City Pelicans Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com.