The Odessa Dodgers were a minor league baseball team affiliated with the

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. They played in the Sophomore League from 1959 to 1960 and represented

Odessa, Texas Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small section of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 114,428 at the 2020 census, mak ...

. The Dodgers manager was Roy Hartsfield. Originally, the city of Odessa was home to the Odessa Oilers who played 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 ...

in 1937. In 1940, the

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moved to town on June 20 and took on the Oilers name for the rest of the season. The Oilers resumed action in the

Longhorn League The Longhorn League was the name of a Minor league baseball circuit that operated from through in the Southwestern United States. In , it was renamed the Southwestern League and operated through before changing its name to the Sophomore Leag ...

in 1947 and remained through 1954 when they renamed themselves the Odessa Eagles for 1955.

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Defunct minor league baseball teams Los Angeles Dodgers minor league affiliates Defunct baseball teams in Texas Baseball teams disestablished in 1960 Baseball teams established in 1937 {{Texas-baseball-team-stub