# Texas–Oklahoma League

The Texas–Oklahoma League was a Minor League Baseball Class-D circuit that operated between 1911 and 1922. The league formed twice, the first began in 1911 and finished in 1914, while the second was active in 1921 and 1922. League franchises were based in Oklahoma and Texas.

## Cities/Teams/Years

| Cities represented | Teams | Year(s) |
| Altus, Oklahoma | Altus Chiefs | 1911 |
| Ardmore, Oklahoma | Ardmore Blues Ardmore Giants Ardmore Indians Ardmore Peps Ardmore Producers | 1911 1912–1913 1914 1921 1922 |
| Bonham, Texas | Bonham Boosters Bonham Tigers Bonham Blues Bonham Sliders Bonham Favorites Bonham Bingers | 1911 1912 1913 1914 1921 1922 |
| Cleburne, Texas | Cleburne Railroaders Cleburne Generals | 1911 1921–1922 |
| Corsicana, Texas | Corsicana Gumbo Busters | 1922 |
| Denison, Texas | Denison Katydids Denison Blue Sox Denison Champions | 1912 1913 1914 |
| Durant, Oklahoma | Durant Educators Durant Choctaws Durant Gladiators | 1911 1912–1913 1914 |
| Gainesville, Texas | Gainesville Blue Ribbons | 1911 |
| Graham, Texas | Graham Hijackers | 1921 |
| Greenville, Texas | Greenville Highlanders Greenville Togs | 1912 1922 |
| Hugo, Oklahoma | Hugo Hugoites Hugo Scouts | 1913 1914 |
| Lawton, Oklahoma | Lawton Medicine Men | 1911 |
| McKinney, Texas | McKinney | 1912 |
| Mexia, Texas | Mexia Gushers | 1922 |
| Mineral Wells, Texas | Mineral Wells Resorters | 1921 |
| Paris, Texas | Paris Boosters Paris Snappers | 1913 1914, 1921–1922 |
| Sherman, Texas | Sherman Cubs Sherman Lions Sherman Red Sox | 1912 1913–1914, 1921 1922 |
| Texarkana, Texas | Texarkana Tigers | 1913–1914 |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | Wichita Falls Irish Lads Wichita Falls Drillers | 1911 1912–1913 |

## Standings & statistics
### 1911 to 1914

1911 Texas–Oklahoma League schedule 1st half 2nd half
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Wichita Falls Irish Lads | 65 | 38 | .631 | - | Fred Morris, Sr. / Dick Naylor |
| Durant Educators | 65 | 46 | .586 | 4.0 | W.W. Washington / Joe Connors / Bennie Brownlow |
| Cleburne Railroaders | 61 | 50 | .550 | 8.0 | Will Reed / Jiggs Donahue / Dad Ritter |
| Bonham Boosters | 54 | 60 | .474 | 16.5 | Jimmie Humphries |
| Ardmore Blues | 49 | 58 | .458 | 18.0 | Emmett Rogers / Hillis / George McAvoy |
| Altus Chiefs | 31 | 44 | .413 | NA | Muggsy Monroe / Sam Campbell / George Partain |
| Gainesville Blue Ribbons | 19 | 30 | .388 | NA | John Stone / George Morris |
| Lawton Medicine Men | 17 | 31 | .354 | NA | Cap Metcalf / C. Pinkerton |
Gainesville disbanded June 14; Lawton disbanded June 16; Altus disbanded July 18. Playoff: Wichita Falls leading Cleburne 2 games to 1, when Wichita Falls refused to continue due to an ineligible player and non-payment of gate receipts for a game in Cleburne. Cleburne was declared champion.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| Art Naylor | Wichita Falls | BA | .377 | Hetty Green | Wichita Falls | W | 18 |
| Bill Brown | Wichita Falls | Runs | 79 | Roy Grady | Durant | SO | 181 |
| Art Naylor | Wichita Falls | Hits | 136 | Hetty Green | Wichita Falls | PCT | .783 18–5 |
| Clifford Witherspoon | Wichita Falls | HR | 16 |
1912 Texas–Oklahoma League schedule
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Ardmore Giants | 62 | 32 | .660 | - | George McAvoy |
| Bonham Tigers | 53 | 35 | .6022 | 6.0 | Roy Leslie |
| Sherman Cubs | 56 | 37 | .6021 | 6.5 | Jimmie Humphries |
| Wichita Falls Drillers | 52 | 38 | .578 | 8 | Fred Morris |
| Denison Katydids | 44 | 49 | .473 | 17.5 | Horace Covington / Hart McCormick |
| Durant Choctaws/ Durant Hustlers | 26 | 64 | .289 | 34 | Hetty Green / Mitchell / Charles Dierdorff / Bill Harper |
| Greenville Highlanders | 14 | 25 | .359 | NA | Richard Atkins / Bill Harper |
| McKinney | 6 | 33 | .154 | NA | Alfred Scott / Art Pennell / Blair Kerr |
McKinney and Greenville disbanded June 7. Playoffs: Wichita Falls was leading Ardmore 2 games to 1 when Ardmore disbanded August 1. The title was awarded to Wichita Falls.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| Bill Brown | Wichita Falls | BA | .326 | Bud Napier | Sherman | W | 20 |
| George McAvoy | Ardmore | Runs | 68 | Ewell Russell | Bonham | SO | 227 |
| Art Naylor | Ardmore | Hits | 105 | Bud Napier | Sherman | PCT | .741 20–7 |
| Fred Morris | Wichita Falls | HR | 9 |
1913 Texas–Oklahoma League schedule
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Denison Blue Sox | 82 | 39 | .678 | - | Babe Peebles |
| Paris Boosters | 80 | 45 | .640 | 4.0 | Jack Jutze |
| Texarkana Tigers | 73 | 53 | .579 | 11.5 | Dad Ritter / Dee Poindexter |
| Sherman Lions | 68 | 58 | .540 | 16.5 | Jimmie Humphries |
| Bonham Blues | 56 | 68 | .452 | 27.5 | Roy Leslie |
| Wichita Falls Drillers / Hugo Hugoites | 54 | 70 | .435 | 29.5 | Fred Morris |
| Ardmore Giants | 43 | 80 | .350 | 40.0 | Art Naylor/ Whitey Hewitt / Lew Pelkey / Brooks Gordon |
| Durant Choctaws | 41 | 84 | .328 | 43.0 | Dick Speer |
Wichita Falls (33–46) moved to Hugo July 7.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| Ray Nagle | Paris | BA | .310 | Joe Pate | Texarkana | W | 23 |
| Fred Nicholson | Wichita/Hugo | Runs | 90 | Ben Tincup | Sherman | SO | 233 |
| Fred Nicholson | Wichita/Hugo | Hits | 147 | James Haislip | Denison | Pct | .769; 20–6 |
| Ray Wakefield | Denison | SB | 80 | Grady Higginbotham | Denison | Pct | .769; 20–6 |
1914 Texas–Oklahoma League schedule
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Paris Snappers | 77 | 39 | .664 | - | Johnny Fillman |
| Texarkana Tigers | 79 | 41 | .658 | 0.0 | Dad Ritter |
| Denison Champions | 68 | 49 | .581 | 9.5 | Babe Peebles |
| Durant Gladiators | 46 | 73 | .387 | 32.5 | Fred Morris / Jimmie Humphries |
| Bonham Sliders | 47 | 58 | .448 | NA | Senter Rainey / Kid Nichols |
| Sherman Lions | 30 | 75 | .286 | NA | Dolly Gray / Charlie Moran / Harry Webber |
| Ardmore Indians | 26 | 25 | .510 | NA | Brooks Gordon |
| Hugo Scouts | 19 | 32 | .373 | NA | Lon Ury / Leo Nevitt |
Hugo and Ardmore disbanded June 11; Bonham and Sherman disbanded July 30. Playoff: Texarkana 3 games, Paris 1.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| Bill Stellbauer | Texarkana | BA | .351 | Dickie Kerr | Paris | W | 22 |
| Ray Nagle | Paris | Runs | 80 | Joe Neeley | Bonham/Denison | SO | 198 |
| Bill Stellbauer | Texarkana | Hits | 151 | Tex Covington | Hugo/Denison | PCT | .800; 16–4 |
| Harry O'Neill | Texarkana | HR | 7 |

### 1921 & 1922

1921 Texas–Oklahoma League schedule
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Paris Snappers | 89 | 38 | .701 | - | Red Snapp |
| Ardmore Peps | 87 | 40 | .685 | 2.0 | Coon Bates / Walter Thompson / Joe Chelette / Sled Allen |
| Bonham Favorites | 57 | 71 | .445 | 32.5 | G.D. Pittman / Virgil Moss |
| Cleburne Generals | 51 | 75 | .398 | 37.5 | M.H. Robertson / Pete Dillon / William Hopper |
| Graham Hijackers / Mineral Wells Resorters | 49 | 79 | .383 | 40.5 | Ed Appleton / Roy Akin / C. Van Zandt / Eli Boggus |
| Sherman Lions | 48 | 78 | .381 | 40.5 | Babe Peebles / Curley Maloney |
Graham (5-24) moved to Mineral Wells May 27, first home game May 30. Playoff: Ardmore 4 games, Paris 4; Ardmore refused to play at Paris. Paris was named champion.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| Olin Nokes | Mineral Wells | BA | .355 | George Phillips | Paris | W | 26 |
| Roswell Higginbotham | Paris | Runs | 101 | Sam Gray | Sherman | SO | 237 |
| William Hopper | Cleburne | Hits | 145 | George Phillips | Paris | PCT | .839 26–5 |
| G.C. Rainey | Graham/Mineral Wells/Sherman | HR | 11 |
1922 Texas–Oklahoma League schedule
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Paris Snappers | 72 | 36 | .667 | - | Red Snapp |
| Greenville Togs | 66 | 40 | .623 | 5.0 | Bennie Brownlow |
| Corsicana Gumbo Busters | 56 | 46 | .549 | 13.0 | Chuck Miller / Harvey Grubb |
| Ardmore Producers | 49 | 60 | .450 | 23.5 | Curley Maloney / Elia Boggus |
| Sherman Red Sox | 48 | 60 | .444 | 24.0 | Grady Higginbotham |
| Mexia Gushers | 47 | 60 | .439 | 24.5 | Roy Akin |
| Bonham Bingers | 39 | 53 | .424 | NA | Les Tullos |
| Cleburne Generals | 36 | 58 | .386 | NA | Lindy Hiett |
Cleburne disbanded July 22; Bonham was dropped July 22. The season was shortened to August 6 with National Association permission due to a railroad strike.
Player statistics :
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
| Chink Taylor | Paris | BA | .369 | Sam Gray | Paris | W | 23 |
| Joe Bratcher | Paris | Runs | 100 | Sam Gray | Paris | SO | 219 |
| Joe Bratcher | Paris | Hits | 138 | Edwin Bryan | Greenville | PCT | .864 19–3 |
| Edward Seely | Greenville | HR | 21 |

## Hall of Fame alumni

* Rogers Hornsby, 1914 Hugo Scouts; 1914 Denison Champions
* Kid Nichols, 1914 Bonham Sliders

## Championship teams

* 1911 Cleburne Railroaders
* 1912 Ardmore Giants
* 1913 Denison Blue Sox
* 1914 Texarkana Tigers
* 1921 Paris Snappers
* 1922 Paris Snappers