The South Central League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1906 and 1912 seasons, with franchises located in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The McAlester Miners (1906) and Longview Cannibals (1912) won league championships.

South Central League
FormerlyMissouri Valley League
ClassificationClass D (1906, 1912)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1906
Ceased1912
Replaced byOklahoma-Kansas League
PresidentJ.M. McAllister (1906)
Orville Frantz (1906)
P.D. Harper (1906)
Dr. D.M. Shiveley (1912)
Luther Ellison (1912)
Bill Lattimore (1912)
No. of teams13
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1 McAlester Miners (1906)
Longview Cannibals (1912)

History

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The 1906 league consisted of teams from Arkansas and Oklahoma. The six–team league included the Fort Smith Razorbacks, the Guthrie Senators, the Muskogee Indians, the Shawnee Blues, the South McAlester Miners and the Tulsa Oilers. Guthrie and Shawnee disbanded on July 21, while the whole league disbanded in August. The Miners finished in first place. One notable player, Clyde Milan, spent time in the league.[1]

Cities represented

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League standings and statistics

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1906 South Central League schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
McAlester Miners 59 32 .648 -- Jud Smith
Muskogee Indians 50 38 .568 7.5 J.W. Callahan / Muggsy Monroe
Ft. Smith Razorbacks 47 39 .547 9.5 Fernandez / Walt Ahern
Tulsa Oilers 45 42 .517 12.0 Cap Smith / Bill Rupp
Shawnee Blues 29 42 .408 NA J.B. Roe / J.B. McAlester
Guthrie Senators 18 55 .247 NA Dad Bennett /
Jim Greer / J.W. Faulkner

Guthrie and Shawnee started the second half July 4, but disbanded July 21.
The league disbanded August 5.[2][3]

1912 South Central League schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Longview Cannibals 63 51 .553 -- Tully Spear / Jim Gardiner
Marshall Athletics 56 58 .491 7.0 Harry Kane
Texarkana Twins 51 65 .440 13.0 Pat Woods / McLendon /
Rudy Kling / Dee Poindexter
Paris Boosters 46 63 .422 14.5 Rick Adams /
W.W. Hawker / Jack Jutze
Cleburne Railroaders 51 28 .646 NA Dad Ritter
Tyler Elbertas 40 42 .488 NA Dee Poindexter

Tyler and Cleburne disbanded July 17.
Playoff: Texarkana was declared champion as first half winner Cleburne disbanded.[3]

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Ray Nagle Marshall BA .368 Hugh Harbin Cleburne W 15
Ray Nagle Marshall Runs 42 Bill Daniels Cleburne/Paris SO 123
Ray Nagle Marshall Hits 76 Lindy Hiett Cleburne Pct .875; 7–1

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References

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  1. ^ "South Central League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1906 South Central League (SCL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. ^ a b c Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
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