East Texas Negro League

East Texas Negro League
SportBaseball
First season1946
Ceased1946
No. of teams11
CountryUnited States

The East Texas Negro League,[1] also referred to as the Negro East Texas League,[2] was a Negro league baseball league that operated for one season in 1946.[3][4] The league fielded 11 teams in the two Southern states of Louisiana and Texas.

List of teams (in alphabetical order)

  • Cuney All Stars (1946)
  • Gilmer (1946)
  • Henderson (1946)
  • Jacksonville (1946)
  • Longview (1946)
  • Marshall (1946)
  • Paris Brown Sox (1946)
  • Sherman Bearcats (1946)
  • Shreveport Black Sports (1946)
  • Texarkana (1946)
  • Tyler (1946)

See also

References

  1. ^ "East Texas Negro League (1946)" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  2. ^ ""Other" Negro Leagues, Negro East Texas League" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. ^ Heaphy, Leslie A. (2003). The Negro League [1869-1960]. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 142. ISBN 0786413808. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  4. ^ ""Other" Negro Leagues" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.