The Ranger Nitros were a

West Texas League The West Texas League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that existed from 1920 to 1922 and from 1928 to 1929. 1920-1922 The following teams played in 1920: Abilene Eagles, Ranger Nitros, Mineral Wells Resorters, Cisco Scouts, ...

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team based in

Ranger, Texas Ranger is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,468 at the 2010 census. Ranger College, a community college, is the second-largest employer in the community. During the 1920s, Ranger, like nearby Cisco, Eastland, ...

, United States that existed from 1920 to 1922. Major league baseball players

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and

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played for them (Galloway also managed them in 1920). In 1921, they were managed by

Sled Allen Fletcher Manson "Sled" Allen (August 23, 1886 – October 16, 1959) was a professional baseball catcher and manager. Allen was also a sports promoter after retiring from baseball. Allen played a total of nine seasons in professional baseball, inc ...

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/ref> They played their home games at Nitro Park. The Nitros were the only professional baseball team to ever come out of Ranger, Texas.

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