The Kilgore Braves were an

East Texas League The East Texas League was a Texas–based minor league baseball league that existed between 1916 to 1950. The East Texas League played as a Class D level league in 1916 and from 1923 to 1926. The league became a Class C level league from 1936 ...

baseball team based in

Kilgore, Texas Kilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United Sta ...

that existed in 1936. They went 45-106 in their only year of existence, finishing in eighth place in the standings. Notable players include

Harry Boyles Harry Boyles (November 29, 1911 – January 7, 2005) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who appeared in eleven games for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White ...

Ray Cunningham Raymond Lee Cunningham (January 17, 1905 – July 30, 2005) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1931 and 1932. He batted and threw right-handed. A native of Mesquite, Texas, Cunningh ...

, Bubba Floyd, Dick Stone,

Oad Swigart Oadis Vaughn Swigart (February 13, 1915 – August 8, 1997) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons (1939–40) with the Pittsburgh Pirates. For his career, he compiled a 1–3 record, with a ...

and

Bennie Warren Bernie Louis Warren (March 2, 1912, – May 11, 1994) was a Major League Baseball player. Warren played for the Philadelphia Phillies from to and the New York Giants in and . Warren served in the United States Navy during World War II from Ja ...

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