Lufkin Foresters Explained

Lufkin Foresters
Firstseason:1946
Lastseason:1948
City:Lufkin, Texas
Class Level:Class D (1946–1948)
League:East Texas League (1946)
Lone Star League (1947–1948)
Majorleague:None
Nickname:Lufkin Foresters (1946–1948)
Ballpark:Forester Park (1946–1948)
Confnum:0
Conferencechamps:None
Wildcardnum:0
Wildcardberths:None

The Lufkin Foresters were a minor league baseball team based in Lufkin, Texas that played in the East Texas League in 1946 and in the Lone Star League in 1947 and 1948.[1] [2]

In 1950, the Lufkin Angels played a partial season as members of the six–team Class C level Gulf Coast League, before the team relocated to become the Leesville Angels.[3] [1]

The ballpark

Lufkin hosted minor league home games at "Forester Park." The ballpark was located at 112 Shephard Avenue in Lufkin.[4]

Year-by-year records

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
1946 47-92 8th Hank Doty / Mike "Gus" Mistovich Did not qualify
1947 72-68 6th Did not qualify
1948 48-92 8th Morris "Red" Jones / Stan Bartkowski
Fred Millican
Did not qualify
[1]

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Lloyd . Johnson . Miles . Wolff . Third . . 2007 . 978-1932391176.
  2. Web site: Lufkin, Texas Encyclopedia. Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. Web site: 1950 Lufkin/Leesville Angels Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. Web site: Angel Park in Lufkin, TX minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.