Texas Association
SportBaseball
Founded1923
Ceased1926
No. of teams6
CountryUnited States
Last
champion(s)		Palestine Pals
(1926)
Most titles
  • Corsicana Oilers (2)
  • Palestine Pals (1)
  • Austin Rangers (1⁄2)
  • Sherman Twins (1⁄2)

The Texas Association was a sports league of minor league baseball teams in Texas that operated from 1923 through 1926.[1]: 113  An earlier league, initially known as the Texas-Southern League, used the same name from mid-1896 through 1899.[1]: 108–109, 171  History of the Texas Association during the 1920s follows.

History

The league's inaugural schedule, as published in The Austin American on March 25, 1923

The league operated in 1923 with a six-team format. The Austin Rangers, Corsicana Oilers, Marlin Bathers, Mexia Gushers, Sherman Twins,[2] and Waco Indians made up the league that year.[1]: 291  While Mexia had the best win–loss record for the entire season, the league played a split season, with Sherman winning the first half, and Austin winning the second half.[1]: 291  Sherman and Austin played a six-game playoff series, which ended in a tie at three games each.[2][1]: 291 

The Sherman squad did not return for 1924 and was replaced by the Temple Surgeons; all other teams returned.[1]: 295  Corsicana finished in first place during both halves of the split season, thus no playoffs were held.[1]: 295 

For 1925, the Austin Rangers became the Austin Senators, while the Waco club did not return and was replaced by the Terrell Terrors; all other teams returned.[1]: 298  On May 13, Marlin moved to Palestine to become the Palestine Pals. Corsicana again won both halves of a split season.[1]: 298  Minor league legend Smead Jolley played for Corsicana that year,[3] while 12-year major league veteran Boom-Boom Beck suited up for the Marlin/Palestine club.[4]

1926 was the final year of the Texas Association, with all six teams returning from the previous year.[1]: 303  Austin won the first half of the split season and Palestine won the second half.[1]: 303  These two teams played a postseason series, won by Palestine, three games to none.[1]: 303 

No effort was made to bring the league back for 1927.[5] Teams of three cities moved to the newly formed Lone Star League (Palestine, Mexia and Corsicana) while three others ceased operations (Austin, Terrell, and Temple).[1]: 99–100  Teams based in Austin and Temple later played in the Big State League of the late 1940s and early 1950s, while Terrell has yet to field another team.[1]: 99–100 

Cities represented 1923-1926

Standings & statistics

1923 Texas Association

schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Mexia Gushers8060.571--Hub Northen
Austin Rangers7266.5227.0Rankin Johnson
Sherman-Denison Twins7267.5187.5A. B. Sands / Otto McIvor
Corsicana Oilers6870.49311.0Harvey Grubb
Marlin Bathers6573.47114.0Walt Alexander
Waco Indians5980.42420.5Ray Falk / H. House /
Bill Reynolds / Warwick Comstock

Playoff: Austin 3 games, Sherman 3. The series was declared a tie when the two clubs could not agree upon a site for the deciding game.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Tom PyleShermanBA.359Clarence TinerMexiaW23
Tom PyleShermanRuns94Murray RichburgShermanSO197
Tom PyleShermanHits199Harvey MunsShermanPCT.690; 20–9
Don FlynnWaco/AustinHR22[6]

1924 Texas Association

schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Corsicana Oilers8342.664--John Vann
Marlin Bathers7355.57011.5Walt Alexander
Waco Indians6564.50420.0Otto McIvor / Tom Carson
Mexia Gushers6068.46924.5Tuffy Fowlkes
Austin Rangers5472.42929.5Cecil Griggs /
Fats Fleharty / Otto McIvor
Temple Surgeons4882.36937.5Rankin Johnson

Playoff: None

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Joe MunsonCarlsonBA.346Charles GressettMarlinW22
Bill EtheredgeCorsicanaRuns106Tex NugentTempleSO176
Bill EtheredgeCorsicanaHits159William HollisCorsicanaPCT.789; 15–4
Stephen BarrettCorsicanaHR27[6]

1925 Texas Association

schedule 1st half
schedule 2nd half

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Corsicana Oilers8548.639--John Vann
Mexia Gushers7657.5719.0Frank Matthews
Temple Surgeons7459.55611.0Roy Mitchell
Austin Senators6370.47422.0Bennie Brownlow
Marlin Bathers / Palestine Pals5875.43627.0Fred Pipkin / Tommy McMillan
Terrell Terrors4390.32342.0Otto McIvor /
Ed Fulton / Pete Adams

Marlin moved to Palestine May 13.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Clyde GlassMexiaBA.367Joe CantrellCorsicanaW22
Cotton TuckerTempleRuns129Dick WhitworthAustinSO152
Smead JolleyCorsicanaHits180Bob ArnoldMexiaPCT.706; 12–5
Clyde GlassMexiaHits180
Stan KeyesTerrellHR28[6]

1926 Texas Association

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Austin Senators7349.598--Charles Miller
Palestine Pals7253.5762.5Jack Stansbury / Bob Countryman
Mexia Gushers6362.50411.5Frank Matthews
Terrell Terrors5668.45218.0Jimmy Maloney
Temple Surgeons5669.44818.5Roy Mitchell
Corsicana Oilers5372.42421.5John Vann

Playoff: Palestine 3 games, Austin 0.


Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Clyde GlassMexiaBA.361Dick WhitworthAustinW24
Jimmie LongMexiaRuns99Dick WhitworthAustinSO176
Jimmie LongMexiaHits164Les CoxPalestineSO176
Norman PetersonAustinHR29Carl LittlejohnAustinPCT.824; 14–3[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 9781932391176.
  2. 1 2 "No Pennant to be Awarded in the Texas Association; Sherman Plans to Appeal". Austin American-Statesman. September 24, 1923. p. 6. Retrieved August 25, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Smead Jolley Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Boom-Boom Beck Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "New Baseball League Formed". Austin American-Statesman. AP. January 31, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved August 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
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