The South Central League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1906 and 1912 seasons, with franchises located in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The McAlester Miners (1906) and Longview Cannibals (1912) won league championships.
History
The 1906 league consisted of teams from Arkansas and Oklahoma. The six–team league included the Fort Smith Razorbacks, the Guthrie Senators, the Muskogee Indians, the Shawnee Blues, the South McAlester Miners and the Tulsa Oilers. Guthrie and Shawnee disbanded on July 21, while the whole league disbanded in August. The Miners finished in first place. One notable player, Clyde Milan, spent time in the league.
Cities represented Cleburne, TX: Cleburne Railroaders (1912) Fort Smith, AR: Fort Smith Razorbacks (1906) Guthrie, OK: Guthrie Senators (1906) Longview, TX: Longview Cannibals (1912) Marshall, TX: Marshall Athletics 1912 Muskogee, OK: Muskogee Indians (1906) Paris, TX: Paris Boosters (1912) Shawnee, OK: Shawnee Blues (1906) Texarkana, TX: Texarkana Twins (1912) McAlester, OK: McAlester Miners (1906) Tulsa, OK: Tulsa Oilers (1906) Tyler, TX: Tyler Elbertas (1912)
League standings and statistics 1906 South Central League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers McAlester Miners5932.648--Jud Smith Muskogee Indians5038.5687.5J.W. Callahan / Muggsy Monroe Ft. Smith Razorbacks 4739.5479.5Fernandez / Walt Ahern Tulsa Oilers4542.51712.0Cap Smith / Bill RuppShawnee Blues 2942.408NAJ.B. Roe / J.B. McAlester Guthrie Senators 1855.247NADad Bennett / Jim Greer / J.W. Faulkner Guthrie and Shawnee started the second half July 4, but disbanded July 21. The league disbanded August 5.
1912 South Central League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Longview Cannibals6351.553--Tully Spear / Jim Gardiner Marshall Athletics5658.4917.0Harry Kane Texarkana Twins 5165.44013.0Pat Woods / McLendon / Rudy Kling / Dee Poindexter Paris Boosters4663.42214.5Rick Adams /W.W. Hawker / Jack JutzeCleburne Railroaders 5128.646NADad Ritter Tyler Elbertas 4042.488NADee Poindexter Tyler and Cleburne disbanded July 17. Playoff: Texarkana was declared champion as first half winner Cleburne disbanded. +Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Ray NagleMarshallBA.368Hugh HarbinCleburneW15 Ray NagleMarshallRuns42Bill DanielsCleburne/ParisSO123 Ray NagleMarshallHits76Lindy HiettCleburnePct.875; 7–1
References
External links Baseball Reference