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The Houston Buffaloes, Houston Buffalos, or Buffs were an American minor league baseball team, and were the first minor league team to be affiliated with a Major League franchise, which was the St. Louis Cardinals. The club was founded in 1888, and played in the Texas League at various levels throughout the majority of its existence. Most recently, from 1959 through 1961, the team played in the American Association at the Triple-A level of high minor league baseball as an affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. The Buffaloes derived their nickname from Buffalo Bayou, the principal waterway through Houston to the Houston Ship Channel, outlet to the Gulf of Mexico. The team's last home was Buffalo Stadium, built in 1928. Before that, they played at West End Park from 1905–1928, and at Herald Park prior to that.
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The Beaumont Exporters was the predominant name of a minor league baseball team located in Beaumont, Texas that played between 1920 and 1957 in the Texas League and the Big State League. Beaumont rejoined the Class AA Texas League (1983-1986) and evolved into today's Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
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Aubrey Lee ("Yo-Yo") Epps was a Major League Baseball catcher. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He batted and threw right-handed, was 5 foot 10, and 170 pounds. Yo-Yo played just one major league game in his career, but he played well, going 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs in his only major league game, playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 29, 1935. Epps died in Ackerman, Mississippi.
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The Galveston White Caps was the final moniker of the minor league baseballteams based in Galveston, Texas in various seasons from 1888 to 1955. The White Caps played in the Gulf Coast League from 1950 to 1953 and Big State League from 1954 to 1955 after earlier Galveston teams had played in the Texas League beginning in 1888. The Galveston White Caps played home games at Moody Stadium.
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The Texas City Texans was the primary moniker of the minor league baseball franchise based in Texas City, Texas from 1951 to 1956 and 1977. The Texas City teams were members of the Evangeline League in 1954, the Big State League in 1955 and 1956 and the Lone Star League in 1977.
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