The East Dixie League was an American professional minor league baseball league that operated for two seasons from 1934 to 1935 as a Class C level league. History
The East Dixie League was created when the Dixie League split up into the East Dixie League and West Dixie League in 1934. Eleven cities were represented in the league; three were in Arkansas, two were in Louisiana, and six were in Mississippi. J. Alvin Gardner served as league president as the Jackson Mississippians won the 1934 championship and the Pine Bluff Judges won in 1935. The East Dixie League played two seasons as a Class C level league then became the Cotton States League.
Cities represented 1934-1935 Baton Rouge, LA: Baton Rouge Red Sticks 1934 Clarksdale, MS: Clarksdale Ginners 1934–1935 Cleveland, MS: Cleveland Bengals 1935 Columbus, MS: Columbus Bengals 1935 El Dorado, AR: El Dorado Lions 1934–1935 Greenville, MS: Greenville Buckshots 1934–1935 Greenwood, MS: Greenwood Chiefs 1934–1935 Helena, AR: Helena Seaporters 1935 Jackson, MS: Jackson Mississippians 1934–1935 Pine Bluff, AR: Pine Bluff Judges 1934–1935 Shreveport, LA: Shreveport Sports 1934
Standings & statistics 1934 East Dixie League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB ManagersPine Bluff Judges7948.622–Lena Styles Jackson Mississippians7254.5716½ Guy Lacy Greenville Buckshots 7058.5479½Bill Eisemann / Frank Brazill El Dorado Lions5871.45022George Harper Shreveport Sports /Greenwood Chiefs5770.44922 Jerry Mallett / Slim Brewer Baton Rouge Red Sticks / Clarksdale Ginners4782.36433Josh Billings Baton Rouge (19–29) moved to Clarksdale June 11; Shreveport moved to Greenwood July 13 Playoffs: Jackson 4 games, Greenville 2.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Leslie Horn GreenvilleBA.364Hugo KlaernerPine BluffW24 Joe Valenti El DoradoRuns100Hugo KlaernerPine BluffSO172 Leslie Horn GreenvilleHits182 George Mills Baton RougeERA1.89 Hugh Ferrell JacksonRBI95Hugo KlaernerPine BluffPCT.774 24–7 Cecil BoltonGreenvilleHR19
1935 East Dixie League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Pine Bluff Judges8454.609– Lena StylesEl Dorado Lions8057.5843½ George Harper / Wray Query Jackson Mississippians 7264.52911 Herschel Bobo / Guy Lacy Greenville Buckshots7168.51113½ Glen Bolton / Tommy Taylor Helena Seaporters6670.48517 Rod Whitney Columbus Bengals / Cleveland Bengals6473.46719½Slim BrewerClarksdale Ginners6079.43224½ Harry Strohm Greenwood Chiefs5284.38231 Clay Hopper Columbus (28–32) moved to Cleveland June 18 Playoffs: Pine Bluff 4 games, Jackson 0.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Allen Hunt El DoradoBA.363 Harold Ginn El DoradoW21 Cliff Greer El DoradoRuns117 Harold Ginn El DoradoSO162 Fred Williams Colum/CleveHits187 Zach Schuessler HelenaERA2.61 Milt Stroner El DoradoRBI128 Harrold Ginn El DoradoPCT.750 21–7 Earl Nelson GreenvilleHR28
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