The Texas League of Minor League Baseball is a Double-A baseball league in the United States. The circuit was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892. After two years of dormancy, it was revived as the Texas Association in 1895, the Texas-Southern League in 1896, and the Texas League from 1897 to 1899. With the exception of three years during World War II (1943–1945) and one year during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020), the Texas League has been in continual operation since 1902.
A league champion is determined at the end of each season. Champions have been determined by postseason playoffs, winning the regular season pennant, or being declared champion by the league office. From 1952 to 1964, the league recognized both a pennant winner and a playoff winner; they were declared co-champions. For the 2019 season, the first-half and second-half winners within each division (North and South) met in a best-of-five series to determine division champions. Then, the North and South Division winners played a best-of-five series to determine a league champion. In 2021, the Double-A Central held a best-of-five series between the top two teams in the league, regardless of division standings, to determine a league champion. As of 2022, the winners of each division from both the first and second halves of the season meet in a best-of-three division series, with the winners of the two division series meeting in a best-of-three championship series.
The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the league ceased operations before the 2021 season in conjunction with Major League Baseball's (MLB) reorganization of Minor League Baseball. In place of the Texas League, MLB created the Double-A Central, which was divided into two divisions. Prior to the 2022 season, MLB renamed the Double-A Central as the Texas League, and it carried on the history of the league prior to reorganization.
Key Indicates pennant winner (1952–1964, 1966)Indicates playoff winner (1952–1964, 1966)Indicates pennant and playoff winner (1952–1964, 1966)
League champions Score and finalist information is presented when postseason play occurred. The lack of this information indicates a league champion by virtue of finishing the season in first place or missing information. YearChampionScoreFinalist 1888 Dallas Hams — — 1889 Houston Mud Cats — — 1890 Galveston Sand Crabs — — 1891 1892 Houston Mud Cats — — 1893 1894 1895 Fort Worth Panthers 7–6 Dallas Steers 1896 Houston Buffaloes 5–2 Galveston Sand Crabs 1897 Galveston Sand CrabsSan Antonio Bronchos — — 1898 None awarded — 1899 Galveston Sand Crabs — — 1900 1901 1902 Corsicana Oil Citys — — 1903 Dallas Giants 7–3Waco Steers 1904 Corsicana Oil Citys 11–8 Fort Worth Panthers 1905 Fort Worth Panthers — — 1906 Cleburne Railroaders — — 1907 Austin Senators — — 1908 San Antonio Bronchos — — 1909 Houston Buffaloes — — 1910 Dallas GiantsHouston Buffaloes — — 1911 Austin Senators — — 1912 Houston Buffaloes — — 1913 Houston Buffaloes — — 1914 Waco NavigatorsHouston Buffaloes — — 1915 Waco Navigators — — 1916 Waco Navigators — — 1917 Dallas Giants — — 1918 Dallas Giants — — 1919 Shreveport Gassers 4–2 Fort Worth Panthers 1920 Fort Worth Panthers — — 1921 Fort Worth Panthers — — 1922 Fort Worth Panthers — — 1923 Fort Worth Panthers — — 1924 Fort Worth Panthers — — 1925 Fort Worth Panthers — — 1926 Dallas Steers — — 1927 Wichita Falls Spudders — — 1928 Houston Buffaloes 3–1 Wichita Falls Spudders 1929 Dallas Steers 3–1 Wichita Falls Spudders 1930 Fort Worth Panthers 3–2 Wichita Falls Spudders 1931 Houston Buffaloes — — 1932 Beaumont Exporters 3–0 Dallas Steers 1933 San Antonio Missions 4–2 Galveston Buccaneers 1934 Galveston Buccaneers 4–2 San Antonio Missions 1935 Oklahoma City Indians 4–1 Beaumont Exporters 1936 Tulsa Oilers 4–3 Dallas Steers 1937 Fort Worth Cats 4–2 Oklahoma City Indians 1938 Beaumont Exporters 4–3 San Antonio Missions 1939 Fort Worth Cats 4–1 Dallas Rebels 1940 Houston Buffaloes 4–1 Oklahoma City Indians 1941 Dallas Rebels 4–2 Tulsa Oilers 1942 Shreveport Sports 4–3 Beaumont Exporters 1943 1944 1945 1946 Dallas Rebels 4–1 Fort Worth Cats 1947 Houston Buffaloes 4–2 Dallas Rebels 1948 Fort Worth Cats 4–2 Tulsa Oilers 1949 Tulsa Oilers 4–3 Fort Worth Cats 1950 San Antonio Missions 4–2 Tulsa Oilers 1951 Houston Buffalos 4–0 San Antonio Missions 1952 Dallas Eagles — — 1952 Shreveport Sports 4–1 Oklahoma City Indians 1953 Dallas Eagles 4–1 Tulsa Oilers 1954 Shreveport Sports — — 1954 Houston Buffalos 4–1 Fort Worth Cats 1955 Dallas Eagles — — 1955 Shreveport Sports 4–3 Houston Buffalos 1956 Houston Buffalos 4–1 Dallas Eagles 1957 Dallas Eagles — — 1957 Houston Buffalos 4–3 Dallas Eagles 1958 Fort Worth Cats — — 1958 Corpus Christi Giants 4–3 Austin Senators 1959 Victoria Rosebuds — — 1959 Austin Senators 3–0 San Antonio Missions 1960 Rio Grande Valley Giants — — 1960 Tulsa Oilers 3–0 Victoria Rosebuds 1961 Amarillo Gold Sox — — 1961 San Antonio Missions 3–0 Austin Senators 1962 El Paso Sun Kings — — 1962 Tulsa Oilers 3–1 Austin Senators 1963 San Antonio Bullets — — 1963 Tulsa Oilers 3–1 San Antonio Bullets 1964 San Antonio Bullets 3–1 Tulsa Oilers 1965 Albuquerque Dodgers 3–1 Tulsa Oilers 1966 Arkansas Travelers - - 1966 Austin Braves 1–0 Albuquerque Dodgers 1967 Albuquerque Dodgers — — 1968 El Paso Sun Kings 3–1 Arkansas Travelers 1969 Memphis Blues 3–0 Amarillo Giants 1970 Albuquerque Dodgers 3–1 Memphis Blues 1971 Arkansas Travelers 2–0Amarillo Giants 1972 El Paso Sun Dodgers 3–0 Alexandria Aces 1973 Memphis Blues 3–2 San Antonio Brewers 1974 Victoria Toros 3–0 El Paso Diablos 1975 Midland CubsLafayette Drillers 2–2 — 1976 Amarillo Gold Sox 3–0 Shreveport Captains 1977 Arkansas Travelers 2–0 El Paso Diablos 1978 El Paso Diablos 3–0 Jackson Mets 1979 Arkansas Travelers 3–0 San Antonio Dodgers 1980 Arkansas Travelers 3–0 San Antonio Dodgers 1981 Jackson Mets 3–0 San Antonio Dodgers 1982 Tulsa Drillers 3–0 El Paso Diablos 1983 Beaumont Golden Gators 3–0 Jackson Mets 1984 Jackson Mets 4–2 Beaumont Golden Gators 1985 Jackson Mets 4–0 El Paso Diablos 1986 El Paso Diablos 4–0 Jackson Mets 1987 Wichita Pilots 4–2 Jackson Mets 1988 Tulsa Drillers 4–2 El Paso Diablos 1989 Arkansas Travelers 4–3 Wichita Wranglers 1990 Shreveport Captains 4–2 San Antonio Missions 1991 Shreveport Captains 4–2 El Paso Diablos 1992 Wichita Wranglers 4–0 Shreveport Captains 1993 Jackson Generals 3–0 El Paso Diablos 1994 El Paso Diablos 4–0 Jackson Generals 1995 Shreveport Captains 4–1 Midland Angels 1996 Jackson Generals 4–0 Wichita Wranglers 1997 San Antonio Missions 4–3 Shreveport Captains 1998 Tulsa Drillers 4–3 Wichita Wranglers 1999 Wichita Wranglers 4–0 Tulsa Drillers 2000 Round Rock Express 3–1 Wichita Wranglers 2001 Arkansas Travelers 2–0 Round Rock Express 2002 San Antonio Missions 4–3 Tulsa Drillers 2003 San Antonio Missions 4–1 Frisco RoughRiders 2004 Frisco RoughRiders 4–1 Round Rock Express 2005 Midland RockHounds 3–1 Arkansas Travelers 2006 Corpus Christi Hooks 3–1 Wichita Wranglers 2007 San Antonio Missions 3–1 Springfield Cardinals 2008 Arkansas Travelers 3–2 Frisco RoughRiders 2009 Midland RockHounds 3–1 Northwest Arkansas Naturals 2010 Northwest Arkansas Naturals 3–1 Midland RockHounds 2011 San Antonio Missions 3–0 Arkansas Travelers 2012 Springfield Cardinals 3–1 Frisco RoughRiders 2013 San Antonio Missions 3–2 Arkansas Travelers 2014 Midland RockHounds 3–2 Tulsa Drillers 2015 Midland RockHounds 3–0 Northwest Arkansas Naturals 2016 Midland RockHounds 3–1 Northwest Arkansas Naturals 2017 Midland RockHounds 3–2Tulsa Drillers 2018 Tulsa Drillers 3–0 San Antonio Missions 2019 Amarillo Sod Poodles 3–2 Tulsa Drillers 2020 2021 Northwest Arkansas Naturals 3–0 Wichita Wind Surge 2022 Frisco RoughRiders 2–0 Wichita Wind Surge 2023 Amarillo Sod Poodles 2–1 Arkansas Travelers 2024 Arkansas Travelers 2–1 Midland RockHounds 2025 Springfield Cardinals 2–1 Midland RockHounds2026Amarillo Sod Poodles 2–1Springfield Cardinals
Championship wins by team Active Texas League teams appear in bold. WinsTeamChampionship years16Houston Mud Cats/Buffaloes1889, 1892, 1896, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1928, 1931, 1940, 1947, 1951, 1954, 1956, 195713Dallas Hams/Giants/Submarines/Steers/Rebels/Eagles1888, 1903, 1910, 1917, 1918, 1926, 1929, 1941, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1955, 195713Fort Worth Panthers/Cats1895, 1905, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1937, 1939, 1948, 195813San Antonio Bronchos/Bullets/Missions1897, 1908, 1933, 1950, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 20139Arkansas Travelers1966, 1971, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1989, 2001, 2008, 20249Tulsa Oilers/Drillers1936, 1949, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1982, 1988, 1998, 20188Shreveport Gassers/Sports/Captains1919, 1942, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1990, 1991, 19957Midland Cubs/RockHounds1975, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 20176El Paso Sun Kings/Sun Dodgers/Diablos1962, 1968, 1972, 1978, 1986, 19945Amarillo Gold Sox/Amarillo Sod Poodles1961, 1976, 2019, 2023, 20265Jackson Mets/Generals1981, 1984, 1985, 1993, 19964Austin Senators/Braves1907, 1911, 1959, 19664Galveston Sand Crabs/Buccaneers1890, 1897, 1899, 19343Waco Navigators1914, 1915, 19163Wichita Pilots/Wranglers1987, 1992, 19993Albuquerque Dodgers1965, 1967, 19703Beaumont Exporters/Golden Gators1932, 1938, 19832Corsicana Oil Citys1902, 19042Memphis Blues1969, 19732Northwest Arkansas Naturals2010, 20212Corpus Christi Giants/Hooks1958, 20062Frisco RoughRiders2004, 20222Springfield Cardinals2012, 20252Victoria Rosebuds/Toros1959, 19741Cleburne Railroaders19061Lafayette Drillers19751Oklahoma City Indians19351Rio Grande Valley Giants19601Round Rock Express20001Wichita Falls Spudders1927
Notes Galveston and San Antonio were declared co-champions. Dallas and Houston were declared co-champions. Waco and Houston were declared co-champions. Midland and Lafayette were declared co-champions. Arkansas was declared champion after playoffs were cancelled in the wake the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, which caused a stoppage in professional baseball.
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