| West Texas–New Mexico League | |
| Sport: | Minor League Baseball |
| President: | Milton Price (1937–1942, 1946–1951) Ray Winkler (1952) Hal Sayles (1953–1955) |
| Inaugural: | 1937 |
| Teams: | 18 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Continent: | or |
| Continents: | --> |
| Folded: | 1955 |
| Most Champs: | 3 Lubbock Hubbers (1938, 1939, 1947) Albuquerque Dukes (1949, 1950, 1953) Pampa Oilers (1946, 1954, 1955) |
| Classification: | Class D (1937–1942) Class C (1946–1955) Class B (1955) |
The West Texas–New Mexico League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1937 through 1955, with a hiatus from 1943 to 1945 during World War II. The league started as a Class D level league, upgraded to Class C in 1946 and then a final advancement to Class B level status in 1955. League franchises were based exclusively in New Mexico and Texas.
The West Texas–New Mexico League began play in 1937 as a Class D level league, with Milton Price serving as president.[1] The Hobbs Drillers, Midland Cardinals, Monahans Trojans, Odessa Oilers, Roswell Sunshiners and Wink Spudders were the charter members in beginning league play on May 4, 1937.[2] [3]
The Lubbock Hubbers (1938, 1939, 1947), Albuquerque Dukes (1949, 1950, 1953) and Pampa Oilers (1946, 1954, 1955) each won three league championships.[1]
Abilene Apaches 1939; Abilene Blue Sox 1946–1955
Albuquerque Dukes 1942; Albuquerque Dukes 1946–1955, moved to Western League 1956–1958
Amarillo Gold Sox 1939–1942; Amarillo Gold Sox 1946–1955, moved to Western League 1956–1958
Big Spring Barons 1938–1940; Big Spring Bombers 1941; Big Spring Pirates 1942
Borger Gassers 1939–1942, 1946–1954
Clovis Pioneers 1938–1942, 1946–1955, moved to Southwestern League 1956
El Paso Texans 1955, moved to Southwestern League 1956–1957, moved from Arizona–Texas League 1952–1954
Hobbs Drillers 1937; Hobbs Boosters 1938
Lamesa Lobos 1939–1941; Lamesa Dodgers1942; Lamesa Lobos 1946–1952
Lubbock Hubbers 1938–1942, 1946–1955, moved to Big State League 1956–1958
Midland Cardinals 1937–1938; Midland Cowboys 1939–1940
Monahans Trojans 1937
Odessa Oilers 1937, 1940
Pampa Oilers 1939–1942, 1946–1955, moved to Southwestern League 1956–1957
Plainview Ponies 1953–1955, moved to Southwestern League 1956–1957
Wichita Falls Spudders 1941–1942
Wink Spudders 1937–1938
1937 West Texas–New Mexico League - https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61517715/1937-west-texas-new-mexico-league/ schedule]
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wink Spudders | 68 | 50 | .576 | - | D.E. Perry / Joe Tate | |
| 55 | 62 | .470 | 12.5 | Neal Rabe | ||
| 55 | 64 | .462 | 13.5 | Paul Trammel / Charles Bryan | ||
| 45 | 74 | .378 | 23.5 | Ned Pettigrew / Fincher Withers | ||
| 28 | 17 | .622 | NA | Charles Bryan | ||
| 41 | 25 | .621 | NA | Wray Query / Joe Davis |
| Robert Hood | Wink | BA | .372 | Red Hay | Wink | W | 18 | ||
| Robert Hood | Wink | Runs | 137 | Marshall Scott | Roswell | W | 18 | ||
| Mel Reist | Odes/Mona | Hits | 182 | Gene Devine | Roswell | SO | 218 | ||
| Robert Hood | Wink | RBI | 145 | Red Hay | Wink | ERA | 3.97 | ||
| Robert Hood | Wink | HR | 30 | Marshall Scott | Roswell | PCT | .750 18-6 |
1938 West Texas–New Mexico League - schedule
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock Hubbers | 80 | 49 | .620 | - | ||
| 71 | 58 | .550 | 9.0 | William Ratliff | ||
| 67 | 62 | .519 | 13.0 | Fincher Withers | ||
| 63 | 65 | .492 | 16.5 | Joe Tate | ||
| 58 | 71 | .450 | 22.0 | Charlie Barnabee | ||
| Hobbs Boosters | 48 | 82 | .369 | 32.5 | Neal Rabe |
| Cecil Smyly | Hobbs | BA | .367 | Ernest Nelson | Clovis | W | 20 | |
| Cecil Smyly | Hobbs | Runs | 182 | Jerry Blanchard | Lubbock | SO | 265 | |
| Cecil Smyly | Hobbs | Hits | 194 | Red Roberts | Wink | ERA | 3.08 | |
| Mal Stevens | Lubbock | RBI | 132 | George Bryan | Lubbock | PCT | .688 11-5 | |
| Mal Stevens | Lubbock | HR | 31 | |||||
| Jake Suytar | Midland | HR | 31 |
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock Hubbers | 90 | 48 | .652 | - | ||
| 78 | 59 | .569 | 11.5 | |||
| 74 | 64 | .536 | 16.0 | |||
| 65 | 73 | .471 | 25.0 | Joe Tate | ||
| 62 | 75 | .453 | 27.5 | Jimmy Kerr/ Charley Smith / Joe Piet | ||
| Clovis Pioneers | 60 | 73 | .451 | 27.5 | Dick Ratliff | |
| 61 | 76 | .445 | 28.5 | Fincher Withers / Charles Bryan | ||
| Amarillo Gold Sox | 57 | 79 | .419 | 32.0 | Neal Rabe |
| Gordon Nell | Pampa | BA | .392 | Jodie Marek | Big Spring | W | 23 | |
| Gordon Nell | Pampa | Runs | 152 | Howard Parks | Abil/Borg | SO | 202 | |
| Gordon Nell | Pampa | Hits | 207 | Lee Harris | Lubbock | ERA | 2.97 | |
| Gordon Nell | Pampa | RBI | 189 | Lee Harris | Lubbock | PCT | .818 18-4 | |
| Gordon Nell | Pampa | HR | 44 |
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pampa Oilers | 83 | 56 | .601 | - | ||
| 82 | 58 | .586 | 1.5 | |||
| 81 | 59 | .579 | 2.5 | |||
| 79 | 60 | .568 | 4.0 | |||
| 71 | 69 | .507 | 12.5 | Joe Tate | ||
| Midland Cowboys | 59 | 81 | .421 | 24.5 | ||
| Clovis Pioneers | 58 | 80 | .420 | 24.5 | Howard Taylor | |
| 45 | 95 | .321 | 38.5 | Tony Rego / Stanley Bolton |
| Edwin Schweda | Lubbock | BA | .422 | Rex Dilbeck | Pampa | W | 23 | ||
| Grover Seitz | Pampa | Runs | 163 | Willie Ramsdell | Big Spring/Odessa | W | 23 | ||
| William Scopetone | Big Spring/Borger | Hits | 217 | Russell Crider | Amarillo | SO | 266 | ||
| Gordon Nell | Borger | RBI | 175 | Pat Ralsh | Lubbock | ERA | 3.25 | ||
| Gordon Nell | Borger | HR | 40 | Pat Ralsh | Lubbock | PCT | .833 20-4 |
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring Bombers | 91 | 45 | .669 | - | Joe Tate | |
| 89 | 47 | .654 | 2.0 | |||
| 76 | 58 | .567 | 14.0 | |||
| 72 | 64 | .529 | 19.0 | Claude Jonnard | ||
| 61 | 78 | .439 | 31.5 | |||
| Lamesa Lobos | 59 | 80 | .424 | 33.5 | Sam Scaling | |
| Pampa Oilers | 55 | 79 | .410 | 35.0 | ||
| Wichita Falls Spudders | 43 | 95 | .312 | 49.0 | Sammy Hale / Neal Rabe |
| Frank Hargrove | Amarillo | BA | .388 | Willie Ramsdell | Big Spring | W | 25 | |
| James Haney | Big Spring | Runs | 143 | Russell Crider | Amarillo | SO | 232 | |
| Stuart Williams | Borger | Hits | 210 | John McParland | Pampa | ERA | 2.03 | |
| Dutch Prather | Pam/Ama | RBI | 142 | Udell Moore | Borger | PCT | .824 14-3 | |
| Gordon Nell | Borger | HR | 28 |
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clovis Pioneers | 52 | 19 | .732 | - | ||
| 43 | 27 | .614 | 8.5 | Joe Tate | ||
| 38 | 29 | .567 | 12.0 | |||
| 36 | 32 | .529 | 14.5 | |||
| 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.5 | |||
| Lubbock Hubbers | 30 | 42 | .417 | 22.5 | ||
| Albuquerque Dukes | 25 | 30 | .455 | NA | Dixie Howell / E. Miller | |
| Wichita Falls Spudders / Big Spring Pirates | 8 | 47 | .145 | NA |
| Frank Warren | Borger | BA | .402 | Kenneth Wyatt | Clovis | W | 17 | |
| Leroy Koenig | Lubbock | Runs | 88 | Kenneth Wyatt | Clovis | SO | 129 | |
| Vincent Castino | Lubbock | Hits | 106 | Kenneth Wyatt | Clovis | ERA | 2.09 | |
| Frank Hargrove | Amarillo | RBI | 84 | Kenneth Wyatt | Clovis | PCT | 1.000 17-0 | |
| Frank Hargrove | Amarillo | HR | 22 |
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Second Edition.