Edinburg Bobcats
The Edinburg Bobcats were a minor league baseball franchise based in Edinburg, Texas from 1926 to 1927. Edinburg played as members of the Class D level Gulf Coast League in 1926 and Texas Valley League in 1927. History. The "Edinburg Bobcats" were formed during the 1926 season and won the league championship. On August 24, 1926, the Victoria Rosebuds of the Class D level Gulf Coast League, moved to Edinburg. Victoria had a 46–37 record at the time of the move and had won the first–half championship. The existing Victoria players reportedly did not make the move  to Edinburg. The Victoria/Edinburg team ended the regular season with a record of 51–48 overall, placing 2nd in the four–team league under managers Bart Cahill and Cam Hill, finishing 3.5 games behind the 1st place Laredo Oilers in the final regular season standings. Laredo won the second–half championship. In the playoffs the Victoria Rosebuds/Edinburg Bobcats defeated the Beeville Bees/Laredo Oilers team 4 games to 3, to win the championship. The Edinburg Bobcats continued play in a newly named league in 1927. The Texas Valley League formed as a four–team Class D level league, evolving  from the 1926 Gulf Coast League, with the Corpus Christi Seahawks, Edinburg Bobcats, Laredo Oilers and Mission Grapefruiters continuing play. All four teams had finished the previous season as the only members of the 1926 Gulf Coast League. The Texas Valley League began play on April 5, 1927. With a record of 57–58, Edinburg placed 3rd in the overall standings under managers Roy Morton and Cam Hill, finishing 4.0 games behind 1st place Mission. Edinburg missed the playoffs, as the Corpus Christi Seahawks won the first–half standings and Laredo won the second–half standings to play in the Finals  (where Corpus Christi defeated Laredo). Edinburg did not return to play in 1928. The Texas Valley League continued play as a four–team league, as the Mission Grapefruiters and Corpus Christi Seahawks were joined by new teams from Brownsville, Texas and McAllen, Texas. The Texas Valley League folded after the 1928 season. Edinburg, Texas was without minor league baseball until the 2001 Edinburg Roadrunners began play as members of the Independent level Texas-Louisiana League. The ballpark. The Edinburg Bobcats played home games exclusively at the Edinburg High School Field. The Edinburg High School Field was located on the campus  of the Edinburg Senior High School & Junior College, located "downtown" at the time. The ballpark was noted for having a short right field line. Today, Edinburg High School is located at 2600 East Wisconsin Road, Edinburg, Texas. Notable alumni. Cliff Garrison (1927)