The Texas–Oklahoma League was a Minor League Baseball Class-D circuit that operated between and . The league formed twice, the first began in 1911 and finished in 1914, while the second was active in 1921 and 1922. League franchises were based in Oklahoma and Texas.
Cities/Teams/Years Cities representedTeamsYear(s) Altus, Oklahoma Altus Chiefs 1911 Ardmore, Oklahoma Ardmore BluesArdmore GiantsArdmore IndiansArdmore PepsArdmore Producers 19111912–19131914 19211922 Bonham, Texas Bonham BoostersBonham TigersBonham BluesBonham SlidersBonham FavoritesBonham Bingers 191119121913191419211922 Cleburne, Texas Cleburne RailroadersCleburne Generals 19111921–1922 Corsicana, Texas Corsicana Gumbo Busters 1922 Denison, Texas Denison KatydidsDenison Blue SoxDenison Champions 191219131914 Durant, Oklahoma Durant EducatorsDurant ChoctawsDurant Gladiators 19111912–19131914 Gainesville, Texas Gainesville Blue Ribbons 1911Graham, Texas Graham Hijackers 1921 Greenville, Texas Greenville HighlandersGreenville Togs 1912 1922 Hugo, Oklahoma Hugo HugoitesHugo Scouts 19131914 Lawton, Oklahoma Lawton Medicine Men 1911 McKinney, Texas McKinney 1912 Mexia, Texas Mexia Gushers 1922 Mineral Wells, Texas Mineral Wells Resorters 1921 Paris, Texas Paris BoostersParis Snappers 19131914, 1921–1922 Sherman, Texas Sherman CubsSherman Lions Sherman Red Sox 19121913–1914, 19211922 Texarkana, Texas Texarkana Tigers 1913–1914 Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls Irish LadsWichita Falls Drillers 19111912–1913
Standings & statistics 1911 to 1914 1911 Texas–Oklahoma Leagueschedule 1st half2nd half Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Wichita Falls Irish Lads 6538.631- Fred Morris, Sr. / Dick NaylorDurant Educators6546.5864.0 W.W. Washington / Joe Connors / Bennie Brownlow Cleburne Railroaders6150.5508.0Will Reed / Jiggs Donahue / Dad Ritter Bonham Boosters5460.47416.5Jimmie Humphries Ardmore Blues4958.45818.0Emmett Rogers / Hillis / George McAvoy Altus Chiefs3144.413NA Muggsy Monroe /Sam Campbell / George Partain Gainesville Blue Ribbons 1930.388NA John Stone / George Morris Lawton Medicine Men 1731.354NA Cap Metcalf / C. Pinkerton Gainesville disbanded June 14; Lawton disbanded June 16; Altus disbanded July 18. Playoff: Wichita Falls leading Cleburne 2 games to 1, when Wichita Falls refused to continue due to an ineligible player and non-payment of gate receipts for a game in Cleburne. Cleburne was declared champion. +Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Art NaylorWichita FallsBA.377 Hetty Green Wichita FallsW18 Bill Brown Wichita FallsRuns79 Roy Grady DurantSO181 Art Naylor Wichita FallsHits136 Hetty Green Wichita FallsPCT.783 18–5 Clifford Witherspoon Wichita FallsHR16
1912 Texas–Oklahoma Leagueschedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Ardmore Giants 6232.660- George McAvoy Bonham Tigers5335.60226.0 Roy Leslie Sherman Cubs5637.60216.5 Jimmie Humphries Wichita Falls Drillers5238.5788 Fred Morris Denison Katydids4449.47317.5 Horace Covington / Hart McCormick Durant Choctaws/Durant Hustlers2664.28934 Hetty Green / Mitchell /Charles Dierdorff / Bill Harper Greenville Highlanders 1425.359NA Richard Atkins / Bill Harper McKinney 633.154NAAlfred Scott / Art Pennell / Blair Kerr McKinney and Greenville disbanded June 7. Playoffs: Wichita Falls was leading Ardmore 2 games to 1 when Ardmore disbanded August 1. The title was awarded to Wichita Falls.
+Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Bill Brown Wichita FallsBA.326 Bud Napier ShermanW20 George McAvoy ArdmoreRuns68 Ewell Russell BonhamSO227 Art Naylor ArdmoreHits105 Bud Napier ShermanPCT.741 20–7 Fred Morris Wichita FallsHR9 1913 Texas–Oklahoma Leagueschedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Denison Blue Sox 8239.678- Babe Peebles Paris Boosters8045.6404.0 Jack Jutze Texarkana Tigers7353.57911.5Dad Ritter / Dee Poindexter Sherman Lions6858.54016.5Jimmie Humphries Bonham Blues5668.45227.5 Roy Leslie Wichita Falls Drillers / Hugo Hugoites 5470.43529.5Fred Morris Ardmore Giants4380.35040.0 Art Naylor/ Whitey Hewitt / Lew Pelkey / Brooks Gordon Durant Choctaws4184.32843.0 Dick Speer Wichita Falls (33–46) moved to Hugo July 7. +Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Ray Nagle ParisBA.310Joe PateTexarkanaW23 Fred NicholsonWichita/HugoRuns90Ben TincupShermanSO233 Fred NicholsonWichita/HugoHits147 James Haislip DenisonPct.769; 20–6 Ray Wakefield DenisonSB80Grady HigginbothamDenisonPct.769; 20–6 1914 Texas–Oklahoma League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Paris Snappers 7739.664- Johnny Fillman Texarkana Tigers7941.6580.0 Dad Ritter Denison Champions6849.5819.5 Babe Peebles Durant Gladiators4673.38732.5 Fred Morris / Jimmie Humphries Bonham Sliders 4758.448NASenter Rainey / Kid Nichols Sherman Lions 3075.286NADolly Gray / Charlie Moran / Harry Webber Ardmore Indians2625.510NA Brooks Gordon Hugo Scouts 1932.373NALon Ury / Leo Nevitt Hugo and Ardmore disbanded June 11; Bonham and Sherman disbanded July 30. Playoff: Texarkana 3 games, Paris 1. +Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Bill StellbauerTexarkanaBA.351Dickie KerrParisW22 Ray Nagle ParisRuns80 Joe Neeley Bonham/DenisonSO198 Bill StellbauerTexarkanaHits151Tex CovingtonHugo/DenisonPCT.800; 16–4 Harry O'NeillTexarkanaHR7
1921 & 1922 1921 Texas–Oklahoma Leagueschedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Paris Snappers 8938.701-Red Snapp Ardmore Peps8740.6852.0 Coon Bates / Walter Thompson / Joe Chelette / Sled AllenBonham Favorites5771.44532.5 G.D. Pittman / Virgil Moss Cleburne Generals5175.39837.5 M.H. Robertson /Pete Dillon / William Hopper Graham Hijackers / Mineral Wells Resorters 4979.38340.5Ed Appleton / Roy Akin /C. Van Zandt / Eli Boggus Sherman Lions4878.38140.5 Babe Peebles / Curley Maloney Graham (5-24) moved to Mineral Wells May 27, first home game May 30. Playoff: Ardmore 4 games, Paris 4; Ardmore refused to play at Paris. Paris was named champion. +Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Olin Nokes Mineral WellsBA.355George Phillips ParisW26 Roswell HigginbothamParisRuns101Sam GrayShermanSO237 William HopperCleburneHits145 George Phillips ParisPCT.839 26–5 G.C. Rainey Graham/Mineral Wells/ShermanHR11 1922 Texas–Oklahoma League schedule Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Paris Snappers 7236.667-Red Snapp Greenville Togs6640.6235.0 Bennie Brownlow Corsicana Gumbo Busters5646.54913.0Chuck Miller / Harvey Grubb Ardmore Producers4960.45023.5 Curley Maloney / Elia Boggus Sherman Red Sox4860.44424.0Grady Higginbotham Mexia Gushers4760.43924.5 Roy Akin Bonham Bingers 3953.424NA Les Tullos Cleburne Generals 3658.386NA Lindy Hiett Cleburne disbanded July 22; Bonham was dropped July 22. The season was shortened to August 6 with National Association permission due to a railroad strike. +Player statistics Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Chink TaylorParisBA.369Sam GrayParisW23 Joe BratcherParisRuns100Sam GrayParisSO219 Joe BratcherParisHits138 Edwin Bryan GreenvillePCT.864 19–3 Edward Seely GreenvilleHR21
Hall of Fame alumni Rogers Hornsby, 1914 Hugo Scouts; 1914 Denison Champions Kid Nichols, 1914 Bonham Sliders
Championship teams 1911 Cleburne Railroaders 1912 Ardmore Giants 1913 Denison Blue Sox 1914 Texarkana Tigers 1921 Paris Snappers 1922 Paris Snappers
References
Sources Minor League Baseball Standings: All North American Leagues, through 1999 – Benjamin Barrett Sumner. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 726pp. Language: English. Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: The Official Record of Minor League Baseball – Lloyd Johnson, Miles Wolff, Steve McDonald. Publisher: Baseball America, 1997. Format: Paperback, 672pp. Language: English.
External links Baseball Reference