The North Texas League was a Class D level minor baseball league that played during the 1905 and 1907 seasons. The league featured teams based in Arkansas and Texas.
History
The 1905 North Texas League consisted of four charter teams, initially all from Texas. They were the Paris Parasites, of Paris, the Greenville Midlands of Greenville, an un-nicknamed team from Clarksville and an un-nicknamed team from Texarkana. Partway through the year, the Paris club moved to Hope, Arkansas, making it the only non-Texas city to be represented in the league. Clarksville disbanded on July 21 after going 34–42, while Texarcana - with a 36–46 record - disbanded on August 2, forcing the league to disband on August 6, 1905. The Parasites finished first in the league with a 48–32 record, while the Midlands had a 41–40 record.The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 1993 Dode Criss and Clyde Milan played in the league that year.
The North Texas League did not play in 1906.
Reformed in 1907, the North Texas League featured the Corsicana Oilers/Desperados of Corsicana, Paris Athletics, Greenville Hunters and Terrell Red Stockings of Terrell. Corsicana finished first in the league with a 38–21 record, while Paris was 36–23, Greenville was 24–35 and Terrell was 18–38. Greenville folded on June 28, 1907, causing the league to cease operations on June 30, 1907. Notable players include Hippo Vaughn. and Bill Yohe.
Cities represented Clarksville, Texas: Clarksville (1905) Corsicana, Texas: Corsicana Oilers / Corsicana Desperados (1907) Greenville, TX: Greenville Midlands 1905; Greenville Hunters (1907) Hope, Arkansas: Hope (1905) Paris, Texas: Paris Parisites 1905; Paris Athletics (1907) Terrell, Texas: Terrell Red Stockings (1907) Texarkana, Texas: Texarkana (1905)
Standings & statistics 1905 North Texas League Team standingsWLPCTGB Managers Paris Parasites/Hope 4832.600– E.W. Dunaway / Dad Ritter Greenville Midlands4140.5067½ William Owen / Richard Bendel / Cy Mulkey Clarksville 3442.44712.0 Ray Taylor Texarkana 3646.43913.0Robert SheltonParis (5–2) in the second half, moved to Hope July 20;Clarksville disbanded July 31;Texarcana disbanded August 2, causing the league to disband August 6. +Player statisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Jack Love TexarkanaBA.327 Charles Yeager GreenvilleW16 Ben Whittenburg Paris/HopeRuns54SelfClarksvilleW16 E.D. Stuttsman GreenvilleHits98 Charles Yeager GreenvilleSO201 Parker Arbogast ClarksvilleHR9Dode CrissParis/HopePCT.778 14–4
1907 North Texas League schedule Team StandingsWLPCTGB Managers Corsicana Oilers/Desperados3821.644– Dee Poindexter Paris Athletics3623.6102.0 Robert Shelton / Everett Sheffield Greenville Hunters2435.40714.0 Horace Kelton / William Owen Terrell Red Stockings1938.33318.0 Luke Rash / Cy Mulkey / Rube Walters / T.R. Bell Greenville disbanded June 28, causing the league to disband June 30. +Player StatisticsPlayer TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot Harry Welch GreenvilleBA.309 W. Jenkins CorsicanaW16 Bill Yohe GreenvilleRuns42 Joe Buench GreenvilleSO130 Elmer Coyle CorsicanaHits78 W. Jenkins CorsicanaPCT.800 16–4 Jim Heigelfort TerrellHR4
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