The West Texas League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that existed from 1920 to 1922 and from 1928 to 1929.
1920-1922 The following teams played in 1920: Abilene Eagles, Ranger Nitros, Mineral Wells Resorters, Cisco Scouts, Gorman Buddies/Sweetwater Swatters and Eastland Judges.
The Abilene Eagles beat the Ranger Nitros in the playoffs to win the league championship.
For the 1921 season, the Swatters, Eagles, Resorters, Nitros and Scouts returned to the league. The Resorters moved to Ballinger to become the Ballinger Bearcats. The Cisco Scouts changed their name to the Cisco Orphans. The Eastland Judges left the league and a new team, the San Angelo Bronchos, joined. The Abilene Eagles won their second championship in a row, beating the Swatters.
There were multiple new teams in 1922: the Amarillo Gassers, Lubbock Hubbers, Clovis Buzzers and Stamford Colonels. No team represented Ballinger, Cisco or Mineral Wells. Amarillo won the league championship, beating the Buzzers.
The league ceased play following the 1922 season.
1928-1929 The league began play again in 1928, lasting until 1929. The following teams played in 1928: San Angelo Red Snappers, Coleman Bobcats, Abilene Aces, Midland Colts, Lubbock Hubbers and Hamlin Pied Pipers/Big Spring Springers.
The Lubbock Hubbers were the only returning team from the 1922 season. The Red Snappers beat the Aces to take the league championship.
New teams for the 1929 season included the San Angelo Sheep Herders and Big Spring Cowboys. The Ballinger Bearcats returned to the league. Coleman won the league championship.
Cities represented Abilene, TX: Abilene Eagles 1920–1922; Abilene Aces 1928–1929 Amarillo, TX: Amarillo Gassers 1922 Ballinger, TX: Ballinger Bearcats 1921, 1929 Big Spring, TX: Big Spring Springers 1928; Big Spring Cowboys 1929 Cisco, TX: Cisco Scouts 1920–1921 Clovis, NM: Clovis Buzzers 1922 Coleman, TX: Coleman Bobcats 1928–1929 Eastland, TX: Eastland Judges 1920 Gorman, TX: Gorman Buddies 1920 Hamlin, TX: Hamlin Pied Pipers 1928 Lubbock, TX: Lubbock Hubbers 1922, 1928 Midland, TX: Midland Colts 1928–1929 Mineral Wells, TX: Mineral Wells Resorters 1920–1921 Ranger, TX: Ranger Nitros 1920–1922 San Angelo, TX: San Angelo Bronchos 1921–1922; San Angelo Red Snappers 1928; San Angelo Sheep Herders 1929 Stamford, TX: Stamford Colonels 1922 Sweetwater, TX: Sweetwater Swatters 1920–1922
Standings & statistics 1920 West Texas League schedule Team StandingsWLPCTGB Managers Abilene Eagles7050.583-- Bugs Young / Ed Kizziar Ranger Nitros 6660.5247.0Jim Galloway Mineral Wells Resorters6060.50010.0 Charley Stis / Bill Burns Cisco Scouts 5561.47413.0 Jack York / Tom Carson Gorman Buddies / Sweetwater Swatters 5158.46713.5 Bert Hise Eastland Judges 5467.44616.5 Jimmy Maloney Gorman (36–44) moved to Sweetwater August 7, first home game August 15. Playoff: Abilene 4 games, Ranger 3.
+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Jim GallowayRangerBA.341 Henry Meade Mineral WellsW20 Charles GressettGorm/SweetRuns77 John Kolzelnick CiscoS0200 Joe BratcherCisco/EastHits126 Carl Hill AbilenePCT.778 14–4 Jim GallowayRangerHR9 1921 West Texas League schedule Team StandingsWLPCTGB Managers Sweetwater Swatters7255.567--Pop-Boy Smith / Earl Fleharty Abilene Eagles 7057.5512.0 Grady White / Hub NorthenSan Angelo Bronchos6959.5392.5 Luke RobinsonMineral Wells Resorters / Ballinger Bearcats5772.44215.5Roy Brashear / Vernon Brown / Albert Briscoe / Jim Flagg / Pop-Boy Smith Ranger Nitros3743.463NAFletcher "Sled" Allen Cisco Scouts2747.365NA Joshua L. Billings / Jimmy Flagg Mineral Wells moved to Ballinger May 20; Cisco disbanded July 6; Ranger disbanded July 9 Playoffs: Sweetwater defeated San Angelo in a one game playoff for the first half title Finals: Abilene 4 games, Sweetwater 2.
+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Sam LangfordMin Wel/BalBA.381 Murray Richburg SweetwaterW31 Warwick Comstock AbileneRuns93 Murray Richburg] SweetwaterS0226 Sam LangfordMin Wel/BalHits166 Murray Richburg SweetwaterPct.721 31–12 Ed Conkrite San AngeloHR17
1922 West Texas League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Amarillo Gassers8652.623-- Billy Smith / Jack Meanor Lubbock Hubbers7956.5855.5Sled Allen Clovis Buzzers 7557.5688.0Dutch Wetzel Sweetwater Swatters6272.46322.0Pop-Boy Smith Abilene Eagles6172.45922.5Charles AndersonSan Angelo Bronchos6173.45523.0 Walt Alexander / Luke Robinson Stamford Colonels5676.42427.0 Tom Price / Poston Baker Ranger Nitros5678.41828.0 Bob Allen / Joe Clayton Playoff: Amarillo 5 games, Clovis 1.
+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Tom Pyle RangerBA.377 F. J. Smith AmarilloW21 John KingLubbock/AbilineRuns116F.J SmithAmarilloS0223 Tom PyleRangerHits183 Jim Sewell ClovisPCT.778 14–4 Sam LangfordLubbockHR21 1928 West Texas League schedule 1st half - 2nd half Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers San Angelo Red Snappers6947.595--Red Snapp Coleman Bobcats 6749.5782.0 Bob CouchmanAbilene Aces6154.5307.5 Les Tullos / Carl Williams Midland Colts5264.44817.0 Curley Maloney / Snipe Conley Lubbock Hubbers4863.43218.5Bennie Brownlow / Ray Hill Hamlin Pied Pipers / Big Spring Springers4666.41121.0Army Magness /Poston Baker / J.L. Thornton Hamlin moved to Big Spring July 3. Playoff: San Angelo 3 games, Abilene 2.
+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Bob SanguinetteMidlandBA.394 Jubilo Clements San AngeloW20 Garland Orr AbileneRuns121J.H. "Hokey" Garcia San AngeloS0178 Garland Orr AbileneHits171Clarence WilliamsSan AngeloPCT.737 14–5 Bob Sanguinette MidlandHR35
1929 West Texas League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGBAttend Managers Midland Colts6752.563--14,687Kal Segrist, Sr. / John King Coleman Bobcats 6256.5254.512,922 Honus Mitze / Jack Holloway Ballinger Bearcats6256.5254.517,632 Bill Bean / Ray Hill San Angelo Sheep Herders5561.47410.515,288 Walt Alexander Abilene Aces5564.46212.07,604 Carl Williams Big Spring Cowboys5466.45013.515,288 Jim Payne / Ralph Rose / Nick Carter Playoff: Coleman 3 games, Midland 3. Coleman won the title when Midland failed to appear for the seventh game.
+Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Ed KallinaMidlandBA.433 Jimmie Parker BallingerW18 Julian FlowersMidlandRuns136Gene MooreMidlandS0147 Ed KallinaMidlandHits159 Tom Vaughn BallingerERA2.11 Ed KallinaMidlandHR44 T. BakerMidlandPCT.867 13–2
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