The Panhandle–Pecos Valley League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1923 season. The Class D level Panhandle–Pecos Valley League featured four teams based in New Mexico and Texas. The league permanently folded during its first season of play, with the

Lubbock Hubbers The Lubbock Hubbers were a minor league baseball team based in Lubbock, Texas, USA that existed on-and-off from 1922 to 1956. They played in the West Texas League (1922, 1928), Panhandle-Pecos Valley League (1923), West Texas–New Mexico League (19 ...

capturing the only championship of the short–lived league.

History

The Panhandle–Pecos Valley League was formed for the 1923 season as a Class D level minor league. The league president was S.D. Hunter. The Panhandle–Pecos Valley League evolved from the 1922 eight–team

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, as three members became the foundation of the Panhandle-Pecos Valley League. The 1923 Panhandle–Pecos Valley League began play as a four–team league, hosting franchises from Amarillo, Texas (

Amarillo Gassers The Amarillo Gassers were a West Texas League (1922) and Panhandle-Pecos Valley League (1923) baseball team based in Amarillo, Texas, United States. They won the 1922 West Texas League championship under manager Jack Meanor, beating the Clovi ...

), Clovis, New Mexico (

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Lubbock, Texas Lubbock ( ) is the 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of government of Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also the 85th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the northw ...

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Roswell, New Mexico Roswell () is a city in, and the County seat, seat of, Chaves County, New Mexico, Chaves County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Chaves County forms the entirety of the List of micropolitan areas in New Mexico, Roswell micropolitan area. As of ...

( Roswell Giants). Amarillo, Colvis and Lubbock had played in the 1922 West Texas League. The Panhandle–Pecos Valley League began play on May 8, 1923 with a split–season schedule. The league permanently disbanded on August 15, 1923. The overall standings were led by the Amarillo Gassers (62–42), followed by the Lubbock Hubbers (57–47), Clovis Cubs (48–56) and Roswell Giants (41–63). Lubbock won the first half pennant and Clovis won the second half pennant. Amarillo was also named a playoff qualifier and the league did hold a nine–game playoff, which was won by the Lubbock Hubbers 5 games to 4 over the Amarillo Gassers.

Panhandle–Pecos Valley League teams

Standings & statistics

1923 Panhandle–Pecos Valley League

References

External links

Baseball Reference
{{Professional Baseball Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States Baseball leagues in Texas Baseball leagues in New Mexico Defunct professional sports leagues in the United States Sports leagues established in 1923 Sports leagues disestablished in 1923