The Edinburg Bobcats were a minor league baseball franchise based in

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. In 1926 and 1927, the Bobcats played as members of two Class D level leagues. Edinburg played a partial season in the

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in 1926, winning the league championship and in the 1927

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. The Edinburg Bobcats hosted home minor league home games exclusively at the Edinburg High School Field.

History

The "Edinburg Bobcats" were formed during the 1926 season and won the league championship. On August 24, 1926, the

Victoria Rosebuds , league = Lone Star League (1977) , conference = , division = , past league = {{plainlist, * Gulf States League (1976) *Texas League (1958–1961) *Big State League (1956–1957) *Gulf Coast League (1926) * Southwest Texas League (1910–19 ...

of the Class D level

, 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 second in the four–team league. Playing the season under managers Bart Cahill and Cam Hill, Edinburg finished 3.5 games behind the first 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

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 teams 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 third in the overall standings under managers Roy Morton and Cam Hill, finishing 4.0 games behind first 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

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and

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. The Texas Valley League folded after the 1928 season. Edinburg, Texas was without minor league baseball until the 2001

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began play as members of the Independent level

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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 in Edinburg, Texas.

Timeline

Year–by–year records

Notable alumni

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(1927)

References

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External links

Edinburg - Baseball Reference
Defunct minor league baseball teams Professional baseball teams in Texas Defunct baseball teams in Texas Baseball teams established in 1926 Baseball teams disestablished in 1927 Florida Complex League teams Texas Valley League teams Edinburg, Texas