# South Texas League

The South Texas League was a Class C level minor league baseball league that played from 1903 to 1906. League teams were based in Louisiana and Texas. Comprising four teams for its first three years, it expanded to six teams in its final season.

## Cities represented

* Austin, TX: Austin Senators 1906
* Beaumont, TX: Beaumont Oil Gushers 1903; Beaumont Red Ravens 1904; Beaumont Oilers 1905–1906
* Brenham, TX: Brenham Cotton Pickers 1905
* Galveston, TX: Galveston Sand Crabs 1903–1906
* Houston, TX: Houston Buffaloes 1903; Houston Lambs 1904;Houston Marvels 1905; Houston Buffaloes 1906
* Lake Charles, LA: Lake Charles Creoles 1906
* San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Mustangs 1903–1904; San Antonio Warriors 1905; San Antonio Bronchos 1906

## Standings and statistics
### 1903–1904

1903 South Texas League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| San Antonio Mustangs | 70 | 54 | .565 | – | Wade Moore |
| Galveston Sand Crabs | 67 | 58 | .536 | 3.5 | Ed Pleiss |
| Houston Buffaloes | 57 | 64 | .471 | 11.5 | Gerald Hayes / Joe Dowie |
| Beaumont Oil Gushers | 53 | 71 | .427 | 17.0 | Denny Lyons / Charlie Weber /Con Lucid |
Playoff: San Antonio 7 games, Galveston 2.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| Ed Pleiss | Galveston | BA | .360 | Orth Thomas | San Antonio | W | 22 |
| Ed Pleiss | Galveston | Runs | 105 | Baldo Luitich | Galveston | Pct | .708; 17–7 |
| Ed Pleiss | Galveston | Hits | 168 |
1904 South Texas League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Galveston Sand Crabs | 82 | 43 | .656 | – | Fred Schatzke / Ben Shelton |
| Beaumont Red Ravens | 66 | 56 | .541 | 14.5 | Piggy Page / Walter Morris |
| Houston Lambs | 66 | 59 | .528 | 16.0 | Joe Dowie |
| San Antonio Mustangs | 32 | 88 | .267 | 47.5 | Wade Moore / Ellis Hardy / Ike Pendleton / Dit Spencer / Henry Pollock |
Playoff: Galveston 4 games, Houston 3.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| Bob Edmondson | Houston | BA | .340 | Clayton Robb | Beaum/Houst | W | 26 |
| Ed Cermack | Galveston | Runs | 104 | Baldo Luitich | Galves/Beaum | W | 26 |
| Les Smith | Beau/SanAn/Hous | Hits | 171 | Bill Sorrells | Houston | SO | 243 |
| Dick Latham | Galveston | HR | 18 | John Reuther | Galveston | Pct | .774; 24–7 |

### 1905–1906

1905 South Texas League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Houston Marvels | 83 | 42 | .664 | – | Wade Moore |
| San Antonio Warriors | 68 | 61 | .527 | 17.0 | Bill Morrow / Walter Morris / Piggy Page |
| Galveston Sand Crabs | 57 | 69 | .452 | 26.5 | Piggy Page / Roy Akin / Charlie Moran /Con Lucid / Tony Smith / Dick Latham / Bill Kemmer / Brooks Gordon |
| Beaumont Oilers / Brenham Cotton Pickers/Orphans | 45 | 81 | .357 | 38.5 | Tapper Longley / George Markley / Frank Everhart / Brooks Gordon / Trapper Longley |
Beaumont (40–68) moved to Brenham (1–6) August 21; Brenham became an orphan team August 27 playing in Austin and San Antonio (4–7).
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| Earle Gardner | San Antonio | BA | .306 | Ed Karger | Houston | W | 24 |
| Newt Hunter | Houston | Runs | 79 | Ivy Tevis | Galveston | SO | 201 |
| Newt Hunter | Houston | Hits | 139 | Ed Karger | Houston | Pct | .750; 24–8 |
1906 South Texas League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Houston Hands | 78 | 43 | .645 | – | Con Harlow |
| Austin Senators | 76 | 47 | .618 | 3.0 | Warren Gill |
| Beaumont Oilers | 72 | 50 | .590 | 6.5 | Gerald Hayes / Sam LaRoque |
| Galveston Sand Crabs | 58 | 68 | .460 | 22.5 | Wade Moore |
| San Antonio Bronchos | 57 | 69 | .452 | 23.5 | Bill Alexander / Piggy Page / Ike Pendleton |
| Lake Charles Creoles | 30 | 94 | .242 | 49.5 | Edward Switzer / Dick Latham |
Playoff: Austin 4 games, Houston 4; Austin was awarded the championship after Houston refused to stop using non–league players. An additional game was played after Austin had been awarded the title by forfeit.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| Sam LaRoque | Beaumont | BA | .294 | Prince Gaskill | Houston | W | 21 |
| Joe Mowry | Houston | Runs | 80 | Red Nelson | Houston | Pct | .818; 18–4 |
| Joe Mowry | Houston | Hits | 144 |
| J. H. Cooper | Lake Charles | HR | 5 |
| Joe Mellor | Beaumont | HR | 5 |

## Sources

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition. Image is user created not original.
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