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.
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| First season | 1946 |
| Ceased | 1946 |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Country | United States |
List of teams (in alphabetical order)
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ Heaphy, Leslie A. (2003). The Negro League [1869-1960]. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 142. ISBN 0786413808. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ ""Other" Negro Leagues" (PDF). Center for Negro League Baseball Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.