The Texas League has operated primarily in the South Central United States since 1902, except during World War II, when it shut down from 1943 to 1945. For the 2021 season, the league was named the Double-A Central before switching back to its previous moniker in 2022. Over that 122-season span, its teams relocated, changed names, transferred to different leagues, or ceased operations altogether. This list documents teams which played in the league.

Teams

Key
Team name (#)
A number following a team's name indicates multiple iterations of the team in chronological order.
Team First
season		 Last
season		 Location Fate
Albuquerque Dodgers 1965 1971 Albuquerque, New Mexico Transferred to the Pacific Coast League as the Albuquerque Dukes
Albuquerque Dukes 1962 1964 Albuquerque, New Mexico Renamed the Albuquerque Dodgers
Alexandria Aces 1972 1975 Alexandria, Louisiana Folded
Amarillo Giants 1968 1974 Amarillo, Texas Relocated to Lafayette, Louisiana, as the Lafayette Drillers
Amarillo Gold Sox (1) 1959 1963 Amarillo, Texas Folded
Amarillo Gold Sox (2) 1976 1982 Amarillo, Texas Relocated to Beaumont, Texas, as the Beaumont Golden Gators
Amarillo Sod Poodles 2019 – Amarillo, Texas Active
Amarillo Sonics 1965 1967 Amarillo, Texas Renamed the Amarillo Giants
Ardmore Rosebuds 1961 1961 Ardmore, Oklahoma Folded
Ardmore Territorians 1904 1904 Ardmore, Oklahoma Folded
Arkansas Travelers 1966 – Little Rock, Arkansas Active
Austin Braves 1965 1967 Austin, Texas Relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana, as the Shreveport Braves
Austin Senators[lower-alpha 1] (1) 1905 1914 Austin, Texas Folded
Austin Senators (2) 1956 1964 Austin, Texas Renamed the Austin Braves
Beaumont Exporters[lower-alpha 2] 1920 1955 Beaumont, Texas Transferred to the Big State League
Beaumont Golden Gators 1983 1986 Beaumont, Texas Relocated to Wichita, Kansas as the Wichita Pilots
Beaumont Oilers[lower-alpha 3] 1912 1919 Beaumont, Texas Renamed the Beaumont Exporters
Beaumont Roughnecks 1950 1952 Beaumont, Texas Renamed the Beaumont Exporters
Cleburne Railroaders 1906 1906 Cleburne, Texas Folded
Corpus Christi Giants 1958 1959 Corpus Christi, Texas Relocated to Harlingen, Texas as the Rio Grande Valley Giants
Corpus Christi Hooks 2005 – Corpus Christi, Texas Active
Corsicana Oil Citys[lower-alpha 4] 1902 1904 Corsicana, Texas Renamed the Corsicana Oilers
Corsicana Oilers 1905 1905 Corsicana, Texas Folded on June 1
Dallas Eagles 1948 1957 Dallas, Texas Renamed the Dallas Rangers
Dallas Giants 1903 1918 Dallas, Texas Renamed the Dallas Marines
Dallas Griffins 1902 1902 Dallas, Texas Renamed the Dallas Giants
Dallas Marines 1919 1919 Dallas, Texas Renamed the Dallas Submarines
Dallas Rangers 1958 1958 Dallas, Texas Transferred to the American Association
Dallas Rebels 1939 1947 Dallas, Texas Renamed the Dallas Eagles
Dallas Steers 1922 1938 Dallas, Texas Renamed the Dallas Rebels
Dallas Submarines 1920 1921 Dallas, Texas Renamed the Dallas Steers
Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs 1965 1970 Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Folded
El Paso Diablos 1974 2004 El Paso, Texas Relocated to Springfield, Missouri, as the Springfield Cardinals
El Paso Dodgers[lower-alpha 5] 1972 1972 El Paso, Texas Renamed the El Paso Sun Kings
El Paso Sun Kings[lower-alpha 6] 1962 1973 El Paso, Texas Renamed the El Paso Diablos
Fort Worth Cats[lower-alpha 7] 1932 1964 Fort Worth, Texas Merged with the Dallas Rangers to become the Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs
Fort Worth Panthers 1902 1931 Fort Worth, Texas Renamed the Fort Worth Cats
Frisco RoughRiders 2003 – Frisco, Texas Active
Galveston Buccaneers 1931 1937 Galveston, Texas Relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana, as the Shreveport Sports (2)
Galveston Pirates[lower-alpha 8] 1912 1921 Galveston, Texas Renamed the Galveston Sand Crabs
Galveston Sand Crabs[lower-alpha 9] 1907 1924 Galveston, Texas Folded
Greenville Hunters 1906 1906 Greenville, Texas Folded on June 30 then transferred to the North Texas League
Houston Buffaloes[lower-alpha 10] 1907 1958 Houston, Texas Transferred to the American Association as the Houston Buffs
Jackson Generals 1991 1999 Jackson, Mississippi Relocated to Round Rock, Texas as the Round Rock Express
Jackson Mets 1975 1990 Jackson, Mississippi Renamed the Jackson Generals
Lafayette Drillers 1975 1976 Lafayette, Louisiana Relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the Tulsa Drillers
Longview Cannibals 1932 1932 Longview, Texas Transferred to the Dixie League
Memphis Blues 1968 1973 Memphis, Tennessee Transferred to the International League
Midland Angels 1985 1998 Midland, Texas Renamed the Midland RockHounds
Midland Cubs 1972 1984 Midland, Texas Renamed the Midland Angels
Midland RockHounds 1999 – Midland, Texas Active
Northwest Arkansas Naturals 2008 – Springdale, Arkansas Active
Oklahoma City Indians[lower-alpha 11] (1) 1909 1911 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Transferred to the Oklahoma State League as the Oklahoma City Senators
Oklahoma City Indians (2) 1933 1957 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Folded
Oklahoma City Mets 1910 1910 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Renamed the Oklahoma City Indians (1)
Paris Eisenfelder's Homeseekers 1902 1902 Paris, Texas Renamed the Paris Parasites
Paris Parasites[lower-alpha 12] (1) 1903 1903 Paris, Texas Relocated to Waco, Texas, as the Waco Steers on June 26
Paris Parasites[lower-alpha 13] (2) 1904 1904 Paris, Texas Relocated to Ardmore, Oklahoma, as the Ardmore Territorians on August 5
Rio Grande Valley Giants 1960 1961 Harlingen, Texas Relocated to Victoria, Texas, as the Victoria Giants on June 10
Round Rock Express 2000 2004 Round Rock, Texas Relocated to Corpus Christi, Texas, as the Corpus Christi Hooks
San Antonio Bears 1920 1928 San Antonio, Texas Renamed the San Antonio Indians
San Antonio Brewers 1972 1976 San Antonio, Texas Renamed the San Antonio Dodgers
San Antonio Bronchos[lower-alpha 14] 1907 1919 San Antonio, Texas Renamed the San Antonio Bears
San Antonio Bullets 1963 1964 San Antonio, Texas Relocated to Amarillo, Texas, as the Amarillo Sonics
San Antonio Dodgers 1977 1987 San Antonio, Texas Renamed the San Antonio Missions (3)
San Antonio Indians 1929 1932 San Antonio, Texas Renamed the San Antonio Missions (1)
San Antonio Missions (1) 1933 1962 San Antonio, Texas Renamed the San Antonio Bullets
San Antonio Missions (2) 1968 1971 San Antonio, Texas Relocated to Midland, Texas, as the Midland Cubs
San Antonio Missions (3) 1988 2018 San Antonio, Texas Relocated to Amarillo, Texas, as the Amarillo Sod Poodles
San Antonio Missions[lower-alpha 15] (4) 2021 – San Antonio, Texas Active
Sherman–Denison Students 1902 1902 Sherman and Denison, Texas Relocated to Texarkana, Texas, as the Texarkana Casketmakers on May 6
Shreveport Braves 1968 1970 Shreveport, Louisiana Folded
Shreveport Captains 1971 2000 Shreveport, Louisiana Renamed the Shreveport Swamp Dragons
Shreveport Gassers 1915 1924 Shreveport, Louisiana Renamed the Shreveport Sports
Shreveport Pirates 1908 1910 Shreveport, Louisiana Folded
Shreveport Sports (1) 1925 1932 Shreveport, Louisiana Relocated to Tyler, Texas, as the Tyler Sports on May 16 after ballkpark burned
Shreveport Sports (2) 1938 1957 Shreveport, Louisiana Transferred to the Southern Association in 1959
Shreveport Swamp Dragons 2001 2002 Shreveport, Louisiana Relocated to Frisco, Texas, as the Frisco RoughRiders
Springfield Cardinals 2005 – Springfield, Missouri Active
Temple Boll Weevils 1905 1907 Temple, Texas Folded
Texarkana Casketmakers 1902 1902 Texarkana, Texas Folded on July 8
Tulsa Drillers 1977 – Tulsa, Oklahoma Active
Tulsa Oilers 1933 1965 Tulsa, Oklahoma Transferred to the Pacific Coast League
Tyler Sports 1932 1932 Tyler, Texas Folded
Victoria Giants 1961 1961 Victoria, Texas Folded
Victoria Rosebuds 1958 1961 Victoria, Texas Relocated to Ardmore, Oklahoma, as the Ardmore Rosebuds on May 27
Victoria Toros 1974 1974 Victoria, Texas Relocated to Jackson, Mississippi as the Jackson Mets
Waco Cubs 1925 1930 Waco, Texas Relocated to Galveston, Texas, as the Galveston Buccaneers
Waco Navigators 1906 1919 Waco, Texas Relocated to Wichita Falls, Texas, as the Wichita Falls Spudders
Waco Steers 1903 1903 Waco, Texas Folded
Waco Tigers (1) 1902 1902 Waco, Texas Folded on July 8
Waco Tigers (2) 1905 1905 Waco, Texas Renamed the Waco Navigators
Wichita Falls Spudders 1920 1932 Wichita Falls, Texas Relocated to Longview, Texas, as the Longview Cannibals on May 20
Wichita Pilots 1987 1988 Wichita, Kansas Renamed the Wichita Wranglers
Wichita Wind Surge 2021 – Wichita, Kansas Active
Wichita Wranglers 1989 2007 Wichita, Kansas Relocated to Springdale, Arkansas as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals
  1. ↑ The Austin Senators were dropped by the league on June 6, 1905, played the 1906 season in the South Texas League, and were inactive for the 1909 and 1910 seasons.
  2. ↑ The Beaumont Exporters were known as the Beaumont Roughnecks from 1950 to 1952.
  3. ↑ The Beaumont Oilers were inactive for the 1918 season.
  4. ↑ The Corsicana Oil Citys were also known as the Corsicana Oil City Indians in 1902 and Corsicana Oil City Oilers in 1904.
  5. ↑ The El Paso Dodgers were also known as the El Paso Sun Dodgers.
  6. ↑ The El Paso Sun Kings were inactive for the 1971 season and known as the El Paso Dodgers in 1972.
  7. ↑ The Fort Worth Cats played the 1959–1963 seasons in the American Association.
  8. ↑ The Galveston Pirates were inactive for the 1918 season.
  9. ↑ The Galveston Sand Crabs were known as the Galveston Pirates from 1912 to 1921.
  10. ↑ The Houston Buffaloes were also known as the Houston Mud Cats in 1907.
  11. ↑ The Oklahoma City Indians were known as the Oklahoma City Mets in 1910.
  12. ↑ The Paris Parasites were also known as the Paris Steers in 1903.
  13. ↑ The Paris Parasites were also known as the Paris Red Ravens in 1904.
  14. ↑ The San Antonio Bronchos were also known as the San Antonio Aces in 1919.
  15. ↑ In 2019, a Triple-A team moved to San Antonio and assumed the Missions' name. As part of the MiLB Reorganization of 2021, it was then downgraded to a Double-A team and placed in the Texas League.

See also

References

  • "Texas League (AA) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  • "Texas League (TL) Minor League Baseball". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved April 23, 2022.

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