Dixie League 1933 | |
Sport: | Minor League Baseball |
Replaced: | East Dixie League West Dixie League |
President: | J. Alvin Gardner (1933) |
Inaugural: | 1933 |
Teams: | 9 |
Country: | United States of America |
Continent: | or |
Continents: | --> |
Folded: | 1933 |
Most Champs: | 1 Baton Rouge Solons (1933) |
Classification: | Class C (1933) |
Related Comps: | Dixie League (1916 baseball) |
The Dixie League was a Class C level baseball league formed in 1933, with teams based in the US states of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas.
The 1933 eight–team Dixie League was under the direction of president J. Alvin Gardner. The Baton Rouge Solons won the 1933 league championship. After one season of competition, the Dixie League was split into the East Dixie League and West Dixie League, with both leagues competing in the 1934 and 1935 seasons.[1]
Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
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Baton Rouge Solons | 77 | 47 | .621 | – | ||
Shreveport Sports | 74 | 49 | .602 | 2.5 | Gus Whelan / Dutch Lorbeer | |
70 | 56 | .556 | 8.0 | Herschel Bobo | ||
Henderson Oilers | 64 | 61 | .512 | 13.5 | ||
Tyler Governors | 59 | 65 | .476 | 18.0 | Wray Query | |
Waco Cubs / Pine Bluff Judges | 56 | 69 | .448 | 21.5 | Buddy Tanner | |
El Dorado Lions | 49 | 74 | .398 | 27.5 | Dusty Boggess / Joe Granade | |
Longview Cannibals | 48 | 76 | .387 | 29.0 |
George Brown | Longview | BA | .360 | Steve Larkin | Shreveport | W | 22 | |
Charles Gilbert | Baton Rouge | Runs | 116 | George Mills | Tyler | SO | 143 | |
Jimmy Dalrymple | Henderson | Hits | 180 | Gene McClung | Baton Rouge | ERA | 2.34 | |
Sam T. Jones | Henderson | RBI | 105 | Steve Larkin | Shreveport | PCT | .759 22–7 | |
Stormy Davis | Waco/Pine Bluff | HR | 17 |