The Shreveport Tigers were a minor-league

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team based in

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. The team played during the 1899 season in the Southern League. The

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Shreveport Tigers played in the

Negro Texas League The Texas Negro League was a Negro baseball league organized in 1924 and lasted until 1949. Teams (Teams listed in alphabetical order) 1949 Birmingham Blues Ft. Worth GiantsHot SpringsNew Orleans CreolesOklahoma City Braves Shreveport TigersSan ...

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