The Palestine Pals were a minor league baseball team that played on-and-off from 1925 to 1940. The team played in the

Texas Association The Texas Association was a sports league of Minor League Baseball, minor league baseball teams in Texas that operated from 1923 through 1926. An earlier league, initially known as the Texas-Southern League, used the same name from mid-1896 throu ...

(1925–1926),

Lone Star League The Lone Star League was the name of three American minor professional baseball leagues located in the state of Texas during the 20th century. The leagues operated from 1927–1929 (as a Class D circuit), 1947–1948 (Class C) and 1977 (Class A ...

(1927–1929),

West Dixie League 'The West Dixie League was an American professional minor league baseball league that operated for two seasons from 1934 to 1935 as a Class C level league. History The West Dixie League was created when the Dixie League divided into the East ...

(1934–1935) and East Texas League (1936–1940). It was affiliated with the

St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they p ...

from 1935 to 1938 and in 1940.BR Minors page
/ref> The team won two league championships, in 1926 under the tutelage of Jack Stansbury and Bob Countryman and in 1928 under

Walt Alexander Walter Ernest Alexander (March 5, 1891 – December 29, 1978) was a former Major League Baseball player. He batted and threw right-handed, and weight 165 pounds. He was a catcher for the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees. In 162 career gam ...

. Notable players include major league All-Star

Bob Muncrief Robert Cleveland Muncrief (January 28, 1916 – February 6, 1996) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 288 games in Major League Baseball over 12 seasons between and with the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, Pittsb ...

and veterans

Boom-Boom Beck Walter William "Boom-Boom" Beck (October 16, 1904 – May 7, 1987) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played 12 seasons in the Major Leagues with the St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Detro ...

Jack Knott John Henry Knott (March 2, 1907 – October 13, 1981) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns (1933-1938), Chicago White Sox (1938-1940) and Philadelphia Athletics (1941-1942, 1946). Knott batted and threw right-ha ...

, Carl Reynolds and Sarge Connally. It was the last professional team to be based in Palestine.

References

Defunct minor league baseball teams Baseball teams established in 1925 Baseball teams disestablished in 1940 1925 establishments in Texas 1940 disestablishments in Texas Defunct baseball teams in Texas Palestine, Texas St. Louis Browns minor league affiliates West Dixie League teams East Texas League teams {{Texas-baseball-team-stub