| Classification | Class D (1906) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Minor League Baseball |
| Inaugural season | 1906 |
| Ceased | 1906 |
| President | A. J. Kaiser (1906) |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Most titles | 1 Pine Bluff Barristers (1906) |
| Related competitions | Arkansas State League |
The Arkansas–Texas League was a Minor League Baseball league which operated in three Arkansas and one Texas cities in 1906. The Class D level league had four teams in their lone season. A. J. Kaiser was the president of the league.
History
The Arkansas–Texas League began play in 1906 as a Class D level league with four teams. The Camden Ouachitas of Camden, Arkansas, Hot Springs Vapors of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Pine Bluff Barristers of Pine Bluff, Arkansas and Texarkana Shine-Oners of Texarkana, Texas were the charter members.[1]
On August 25, 1906, Texarkana folded. With three remaining teams, the league folded on August 26, 1906. The Pine Bluff Barristers were in 1st place when the league folded. With a 32-26 record, Pine Bluff was 2.5 games ahead on the 2nd place Camden Ouachitas. In a playoff, Pine Bluff defeated the Hot Springs Vapors 4 games to 1.[2][3]
Cities represented
Standings
1906 Arkansas-Texas League schedule
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Bluff Barristers | 32 | 26 | .552 | -- | Sandy Reeves / Leroy Taylor / Lee Dawkins / James Drake |
| Camden Ouachitas | 29 | 28 | .509 | 2.5 | Arthur Riggs / Cleve Turner |
| Texarkana Shine-Oners | 29 | 30 | .492 | 3.5 | Robert Shelton |
| Hot Springs Vapors | 25 | 32 | .439 | 6.5 | Wade Moore / Jack Love |
Texarkana disbanded August 25.
The league disbanded August 26.
Playoff: Pine Bluff 4 games, Hot Springs 1.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "1906 Arkansas-Texas League". Baseball-Reference.com.
- 1 2 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - 1 2 "1939 Panama City Pelicans Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
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