Arizona-Texas League
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The Arizona-Texas League was the name of three former minor league baseball leagues that operated in the southwestern part of the United States.
The first league, in operation for the 1931 and 1932 seasons, was created when the Arizona State League expanded and changed its name.
The second league operated from 1937 to 1950 before merging with the Sunset League to form the Southwest International League for the 1951 season. The league did not operate from 1942 through 1946 due to World War II.
The third league, which ran from 1952 through 1954, included teams that broke away from the Southwest International League. This latter league changed its name in 1955 to the Arizona-Mexico League.
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[edit] Arizona-Texas League (1931-32)
| Arizona-Texas League | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Country |  United States |
| Inaugural season | 1931 |
| Folded | 1932 |
| Class | |
[edit] Member teams
[edit] Former
The following teams were members of the first Arizona-Texas League (in alphabetical order):
- Albuquerque Dons - 1932
- Bisbee Bees - 1931-32 (formerly of the Arizona State League, 1928-30)
- El Paso Texas - 1931-32 (formerly of the Arizona State League, 1930)
- Globe Bears - 1931 (formerly of the Arizona State League, 1929-30)
- Nogales Internationals - 1931
- Phoenix Senators - 1931-32 (formerly of the Arizona State League, 1928-30)
- Tucson Lizards - 1932
- Tucson Missions - 1931
[edit] Arizona-Texas League (1937-50)
| Arizona-Texas League | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugural season | 1937 |
| Folded | 1950 |
| Class | |
[edit] Member teams
[edit] Former
The following teams were members of the second Arizona-Texas League (in alphabetical order):
- Albuquerque Cardinals - 1937-41
- Bisbee Bees - 1937-41
- Bisbee Yanks - 1947
- Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings - 1949-50 (moved to the Southwest International League, 1951, the reformed Arizona-Texas League (see below, 1952-54, and the Arizona-Mexico League, 1955)
- Bisbee-Douglas Miners - 1948
- El Paso Texans - 1937-50 (moved to the Southwest International League, 1951, the reformed Arizona-Texas League (see below, 1952-54, the West Texas-New Mexico League, 1955, and the Southwestern League, 1956-57)
- Globe-Miami Browns - 1947-50
- Juarez Indios - 1947; 1948-50 (moved to the Southwest International League, 1951)
- Mesa Orphans - 1947
- Phoenix Senators - 1947-50 (moved to the Southwest International League, 1951, and the reformed Arizona-Texas League (see below, 1952-53)
- Tucson Cowboys - 1937-50 (moved to the Southwest International League, 1951, the reformed Arizona-Texas League (see below, 1952-54, and the Arizona-Mexico League, 1955-58)
[edit] Arizona-Texas League (1953-54)
| Arizona-Texas League | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugural season | 1953 |
| Folded | 1954 |
| Class | |
[edit] History
After participating in the Southwest International League for one season (1951), some former members of the second Arizona-Texas League (see above) decided to re-form the league the following season. The reformed league played through the 1954 seasons before changing its name to the Arizona-Mexico League when the El Paso Texans, the league's lone remaining Texas franchise, moved to the West Texas-New Mexico League. Although Mexican-based teams had played in all incarnations of the Arizona-Texas League, they were not officially represented in the league's name until this point.
[edit] Member teams
[edit] Former
The following teams were members of the third Arizona-Texas League (in alphabetical order):
- Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings - 1952-54 (formerly of the second Arizona-Texas League (see above), 1949-50, and the Southwest International League, 1951; moved to the Arizona-Mexico League, 1955)
- Cananea Mineros - 1954 (moved to the Arizona-Mexico League, 1955-57)
- Chihuahua Dorados - 1952
- El Paso Texans - 1952-54 (formerly of the second Arizona-Texas League (see above), 1949-50, and the Southwest International League, 1951; moved to the West Texas-New Mexico League, 1955, and the Southwestern League, 1956-57)
- Juarez Indios - 1952-53 (formerly of the second Arizona-Texas League (see above), 1948-50, and the Southwest International League, 1951); 1954
- Mexicali Aquilas - 1953-54 (formerly of the Sunset League, 1950, and the Southwest International League, 1951-52; moved to the Arizona-Mexico League, 1955-58)
- Nogales Yaquis - 1954 (moved to the Arizona-Mexico League, 1955)
- Phoenix Senators - 1953 (formerly of the second Arizona-Texas League (see above), 1947-50, and the Southwest International League, 1951)
- Phoenix Stars - 1954 (moved to the Arizona-Mexico League, 1955-57)
- Tucson Cowboys - 1952-54 (formerly of the second Arizona-Texas League (see above), 1937-50, and the Southwest International League, 1951; moved to the Arizona-Mexico League, 1955-58)
[edit] References
- Arizona-Texas League (2006). In BR Bullpen. Retrieved April 27, 2007, from http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Arizona-Texas_League
- Johnson, Lloyd and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997.
- McCann, M. (n.d.). Minor League Baseball History. Retrieved April 27, 2007, from http://www.geocities.com/big_bunko/total.htm
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