South Texas League

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South Texas League
Classification Class C (1903–1906)
Sport Minor League Baseball
First season1903
Ceased1906
PresidentJames Nolan (1903)
Max Stubenraugh (1903–1904)
Bliss P. Gorham (1905)
Dr. William R. Robbie (1906)
No. of teams9
Country United States of America
Most titles1
San Antonio Mustangs 1903
Galveston Sand Crabs 1904
Houston Marvels 1905
Austin Senators 1906
Related
competitions		 North Texas League
Texas League

The South Texas League was a Class C level minor league baseball league that played from 1903 to 1906. League teams were based in Louisiana and Texas. Comprising four teams for its first three years, it expanded to six teams in its final season.

Contents

Cities represented

Standings and statistics

1903–1904

1903 South Texas League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
San Antonio Mustangs 7054.565– Wade Moore
Galveston Sand Crabs 6758.5363.5Ed Pleiss
Houston Buffaloes 5764.47111.5Gerald Hayes / Joe Dowie
Beaumont Oil Gushers 5371.42717.0 Denny Lyons /
Charlie Weber /Con Lucid

Playoff: San Antonio 7 games, Galveston 2.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Ed PleissGalvestonBA.360Orth ThomasSan AntonioW22
Ed PleissGalvestonRuns105Baldo LuitichGalvestonPct.708; 17–7
Ed PleissGalvestonHits168

1904 South Texas League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Galveston Sand Crabs 8243.656–Fred Schatzke / Ben Shelton
Beaumont Red Ravens 6656.54114.5Piggy Page / Walter Morris
Houston Lambs 6659.52816.0 Joe Dowie
San Antonio Mustangs 3288.26747.5 Wade Moore / Ellis Hardy /
Ike Pendleton / Dit Spencer /
Henry Pollock

Playoff: Galveston 4 games, Houston 3.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Bob EdmondsonHoustonBA.340Clayton RobbBeaum/HoustW26
Ed CermackGalvestonRuns104Baldo LuitichGalves/BeaumW26
Les SmithBeau/SanAn/HousHits171Bill SorrellsHoustonSO243
Dick LathamGalvestonHR18John ReutherGalvestonPct.774; 24–7

1905–1906

The 1905 Houston Marvels won the league title that season Houston Buffaloes in 1905.jpg
The 1905 Houston Marvels won the league title that season

1905 South Texas League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Houston Marvels 8342.664– Wade Moore
San Antonio Warriors 6861.52717.0Bill Morrow /
Walter Morris / Piggy Page
Galveston Sand Crabs 5769.45226.5Piggy Page / Roy Akin /
Charlie Moran /Con Lucid /
Tony Smith / Dick Latham /
Bill Kemmer / Brooks Gordon
Beaumont Oilers /
Brenham Cotton Pickers/Orphans		4581.35738.5Tapper Longley / George Markley /
Frank Everhart / Brooks Gordon /
Trapper Longley

Beaumont (40–68) moved to Brenham (1–6) August 21; Brenham became an orphan team August 27 playing in Austin and San Antonio (4–7).

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Earle Gardner San AntonioBA.306 Ed Karger HoustonW24
Newt Hunter HoustonRuns79Ivy TevisGalvestonSO201
Newt Hunter HoustonHits139 Ed Karger HoustonPct.750; 24–8

1906 South Texas League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Houston Hands 7843.645–Con Harlow
Austin Senators 7647.6183.0 Warren Gill
Beaumont Oilers 7250.5906.5Gerald Hayes / Sam LaRoque
Galveston Sand Crabs 5868.46022.5 Wade Moore
San Antonio Bronchos 5769.45223.5Bill Alexander /
Piggy Page / Ike Pendleton
Lake Charles Creoles 3094.24249.5Edward Switzer / Dick Latham

Playoff: Austin 4 games, Houston 4; Austin was awarded the championship after Houston refused to stop using non–league players. An additional game was played after Austin had been awarded the title by forfeit.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Sam LaRoqueBeaumontBA.294Prince GaskillHoustonW21
Joe Mowry HoustonRuns80 Red Nelson HoustonPct.818; 18–4
Joe Mowry HoustonHits144
J. H. CooperLake CharlesHR5
Joe Mellor BeaumontHR5

Sources

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.
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