Alexandria Tigers
The Alexandria Tigers were a minor league baseball team based Alexandria, Louisiana. In 1920, the Tigers played as members of the short lived Class D level Louisiana State League, as Alexandria finished in fourth place in a shortened season. The Tigers hosted home games at the Alexandria Ball Park and were succeeded by the 1925 Alexandria Reds of the Cotton States League. History The Alexandria Tigers were preceded in minor league play by the 1909 Alexandria Hoo Hoos of the six-team, Class D level Arkansas State League, who folded during the season. Following the demise of the Hoo Hoos, Alexandria was without minor league baseball until the 1920 Alexandria Tigers played as charter members of the Class D level Louisiana State League. The Abbeville Sluggers, Lafayette Hubs, New Iberia Sugar Boys, Oakdale Lumberjacks and Rayne Rice Birds joined Alexandria in beginning league play on April 20, 1920. The Louisiana State League permanently folded on July 14, 1920, with the Tigers i ...
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Rayne Rice Birds
The Rayne Rice Birds were a minor league baseball team that existed from 1934 to 1941. In 1934, they were known as the Rayne Red Sox and from 1935 to 1941 known as the Rice Birds. They played in the Evangeline League and were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association (19th century), American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the .... A previous version of the Rice Birds played in the Louisiana State League in 1920. See also * :Rayne Red Sox players * :Rayne Rice Birds players References Baseball ReferenceA fictionalized look at the team
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Baseball Teams Established In 1920
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Defunct Baseball Teams In Louisiana
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Defunct Minor League Baseball Teams
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:Category:Alexandria Tigers Players
''Category for players of the Alexandria Tigers minor league baseball team, who played in the 1920 Class D level Arkansas State League The Arkansas State League was an American minor league baseball league that played in various seasons between 1894 and 1935, forming three different times. The first version was in operation in 1894, followed by an 1897 league. The Class D level ....'' Minor league baseball players by team Sports in Alexandria, Louisiana {{CatAutoTOC ...
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Bolton High School (Louisiana)
Bolton High School is a public high school in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. Bears are the school mascot. History It was a segregated school and African American students attended the Peabody Industrial School. Scott M. Brame became the school's principal in 1909. Kewaunee Manufacturing of Kewaunee, Wisconsin advertised it was supplying furniture and equipment for the new school building in 1915. A photo of the school is featured in the advertisement. In 1946, archery was added as an athletic program for girls at the school. On November 7, 1957, a tornado three blocks away from the school caused a power failure during a performance of ''Madame Butterfly''. The performance was canceled. Nobody was injured. In 2019 a Career and Tech Center were added and a conservatory planned. Athletics Bolton High athletics competes in the LHSAA. Notable alumni * Errol Barron (b. 1941), architect and professor * Daniel T. Barry (b. 1953), NASA astronaut * Elliott ...
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