The South Texas League was a Class C level minor league baseball league that played from 1903 to 1906. League teams were based in Louisiana and Texas. Comprising four teams for its first three years, it expanded to six teams in its final season.
Cities represented Austin, TX: Austin Senators 1906 Beaumont, TX: Beaumont Oil Gushers 1903; Beaumont Red Ravens 1904; Beaumont Oilers 1905–1906 Brenham, TX: Brenham Cotton Pickers 1905 Galveston, TX: Galveston Sand Crabs 1903–1906 Houston, TX: Houston Buffaloes 1903; Houston Lambs 1904;Houston Marvels 1905; Houston Buffaloes 1906 Lake Charles, LA: Lake Charles Creoles 1906 San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Mustangs 1903–1904; San Antonio Warriors 1905; San Antonio Bronchos 1906
Standings and statistics 1903–1904 1903 South Texas League Team standingsWLPCTGB ManagersSan Antonio Mustangs7054.565–Wade Moore Galveston Sand Crabs6758.5363.5Ed Pleiss Houston Buffaloes 5764.47111.5Gerald Hayes / Joe Dowie Beaumont Oil Gushers5371.42717.0Denny Lyons /Charlie Weber /Con LucidPlayoff: San Antonio 7 games, Galveston 2. +Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Ed PleissGalvestonBA.360 Orth Thomas San AntonioW22 Ed Pleiss GalvestonRuns105 Baldo LuitichGalvestonPct.708; 17–7 Ed Pleiss GalvestonHits168
1904 South Texas League Team standingsWLPCTGB ManagersGalveston Sand Crabs8243.656–Fred Schatzke / Ben Shelton Beaumont Red Ravens6656.54114.5Piggy Page / Walter Morris Houston Lambs 6659.52816.0Joe Dowie San Antonio Mustangs3288.26747.5Wade Moore / Ellis Hardy / Ike Pendleton / Dit Spencer /Henry PollockPlayoff: Galveston 4 games, Houston 3. +Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Bob Edmondson HoustonBA.340 Clayton Robb Beaum/HoustW26 Ed Cermack GalvestonRuns104 Baldo Luitich Galves/BeaumW26 Les Smith Beau/SanAn/HousHits171Bill Sorrells HoustonSO243 Dick LathamGalvestonHR18John Reuther GalvestonPct.774; 24–7 1905–1906
1905 South Texas League Team standingsWLPCTGB ManagersHouston Marvels8342.664–Wade Moore San Antonio Warriors6861.52717.0Bill Morrow /Walter Morris / Piggy Page Galveston Sand Crabs 5769.45226.5Piggy Page / Roy Akin / Charlie Moran /Con Lucid / Tony Smith / Dick Latham / Bill Kemmer / Brooks Gordon Beaumont Oilers / Brenham Cotton Pickers/Orphans4581.35738.5 Tapper Longley / George Markley / Frank Everhart / Brooks Gordon /Trapper Longley Beaumont (40–68) moved to Brenham (1–6) August 21; Brenham became an orphan team August 27 playing in Austin and San Antonio (4–7). +Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTotEarle GardnerSan AntonioBA.306Ed KargerHoustonW24Newt HunterHoustonRuns79 Ivy Tevis GalvestonSO201Newt HunterHoustonHits139Ed KargerHoustonPct.750; 24–8
1906 South Texas League Team standingsWLPCTGB ManagersHouston Hands7843.645– Con Harlow Austin Senators7647.6183.0Warren Gill Beaumont Oilers 7250.5906.5Gerald Hayes / Sam LaRoqueGalveston Sand Crabs5868.46022.5Wade MooreSan Antonio Bronchos5769.45223.5Bill Alexander / Piggy Page / Ike Pendleton Lake Charles Creoles3094.24249.5Edward Switzer / Dick Latham Playoff: Austin 4 games, Houston 4; Austin was awarded the championship after Houston refused to stop using non–league players. An additional game was played after Austin had been awarded the title by forfeit. +Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Sam LaRoque BeaumontBA.294 Prince Gaskill HoustonW21Joe MowryHoustonRuns80Red NelsonHoustonPct.818; 18–4Joe MowryHoustonHits144J. H. CooperLake CharlesHR5 Joe MellorBeaumontHR5
Sources The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition. Image is user created not original.