The San Antonio Bronchos were a

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team based in

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, that played in the

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(1903–1906) and

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(1907–1919). The team was also known as the Mustangs (1903–04), Warriors (1905), and Aces (1919). The team won two league championships. The first was in the South Texas League in their inaugural season of 1903, under the guidance of manager

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. They won their second in 1908, while a member of the Texas League under manager
George Leidy
and

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. On July 23, 1907, the Bronchos lost a game played to the

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at Riverside Park in

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by a 44–0 score, when they made a farce of the second game of a doubleheader, after

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ing the first game over disagreements with the umpire.

Season records

;South Texas League In 1904, the league started as Class D, then became Class C on June 15.
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League leaders

* 1903
Orth Thomas
– wins (22) * 1905: Earle Gardner – average (.306) * 1908
Edward Conrad Collins
– runs (113) * 1909: Fred Winchell – strikeouts (264) * 1910: Otto McIvor – runs (87)
George Stinson
– home runs (11, tied); Harry Ables – strikeouts (325) * 1911
Frank Metz
– home runs (22) * 1912: Frank Metz – average (.323), hits (171), home runs (21) * 1913: Dave Davenport – strikeouts (204, tied) * 1915
Emmett Munsell
– wins (25) * 1916
John Baggan
– runs (90, tied) * 1917: John Baggan – runs (102);

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– home runs (18)

Season records

League leaders

See also

References

Further reading