The Abilene Blue Sox were a minor league baseball team that operated in the

West Texas–New Mexico League The West Texas–New Mexico League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1937 through 1955, with a hiatus from 1943 to 1945 during World War II. The league started as a Class D level league, upgraded to Class C in 1946 and then ...

from 1946 to 1955 and the

Big State League The Big State League was a mid-level, Class B level circuit in American minor league baseball that played for 11 seasons, from 1947 through 1957. Its member clubs were exclusively based in Texas. The Corpus Christi Clippers (1955-1956), Texark ...

from 1956 to 1957. They were an affiliate of the

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 ...

(1946–48) and the

Kansas City Athletics The history of the Athletics Major League Baseball franchise spans the period from 1901 to the present day, having begun as a charter member franchise in the new American League in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City in 1955 for 13 seas ...

(1956–57). The nickname came from the blue trim hose used by their Brooklyn parent team. The 1946 Abilene Blue Sox are considered one of the top 100 Minor League Baseball teams of all-time. Among the players who played for them was

Al Silvera Aaron Albert Silvera (August 26, 1935 – July 24, 2002) was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who played parts of two seasons for the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs of Major League Baseball in –. Early and personal l ...

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External links

Welcome Page
– Website about the team
The Official Site of Minor League Baseball
– Top 100 Minor League Teams Defunct baseball teams in Texas Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliates Kansas City Athletics minor league affiliates Baseball teams established in 1946 Baseball teams disestablished in 1957 Baseball teams in Abilene, Texas 1946 establishments in Texas 1957 disestablishments in Texas Defunct Big State League teams