The Texas–Oklahoma League was a Minor League Baseball Class-D circuit that operated between and . The league formed twice, the first began in 1911 and finished in 1914, while the second was active in 1921 and 1922. League franchises were based in

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and

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Cities/Teams/Years

Standings & statistics

1911 to 1914

1911 Texas–Oklahoma Leagueschedule 1st half
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2nd half
Gainesville disbanded June 14; Lawton disbanded June 16; Altus disbanded July 18.
Playoff: Wichita Falls leading Cleburne 2 games to 1, when Wichita Falls refused to continue due to an ineligible player and non-payment of gate receipts for a game in Cleburne. Cleburne was declared champion. 1912 Texas–Oklahoma League
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McKinney and Greenville disbanded June 7.
Playoffs: Wichita Falls was leading Ardmore 2 games to 1 when Ardmore disbanded August 1. The title was awarded to Wichita Falls. 1913 Texas–Oklahoma Leagueschedule
Wichita Falls (33–46) moved to Hugo July 7. 1914 Texas–Oklahoma League
schedule
Hugo and Ardmore disbanded June 11; Bonham and Sherman disbanded July 30.
Playoff: Texarkana 3 games, Paris 1.

1921 & 1922

1921 Texas–Oklahoma Leagueschedule
Graham (5-24) moved to Mineral Wells May 27, first home game May 30.
Playoff: Ardmore 4 games, Paris 4; Ardmore refused to play at Paris. Paris was named champion. 1922 Texas–Oklahoma League
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Cleburne disbanded July 22; Bonham was dropped July 22.
The season was shortened to August 6 with National Association permission due to a railroad strike.

Hall of Fame alumni

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, 1914 Hugo Scouts; 1914

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, 1914 Bonham Sliders

Championship teams

*1911

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*1912 Ardmore Giants *1913 Denison Blue Sox *1914 Texarkana Tigers *1921 Paris Snappers *1922 Paris Snappers

References

External links

Baseball Reference

Sources

*''Minor League Baseball Standings: All North American Leagues, through 1999'' – Benjamin Barrett Sumner. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 726pp. Language: English. *''Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: The Official Record of Minor League Baseball'' – Lloyd Johnson, Miles Wolff, Steve McDonald. Publisher: Baseball America, 1997. Format: Paperback, 672pp. Language: English. {{DEFAULTSORT:Texas-Oklahoma League 1911 establishments in Texas 1911 establishments in Oklahoma 1922 disestablishments in Texas 1922 disestablishments in Oklahoma Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States Baseball leagues in Oklahoma Baseball leagues in Texas Sports leagues established in 1911 Sports leagues established in 1921 Sports leagues disestablished in 1914 Sports leagues disestablished in 1922