The Abilene Eagles were a West Texas League

West Texas League

The West Texas League was a class-D 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...

 minor league baseball team based in Abilene, Texas

Abilene, Texas

Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...

, USA. They existed from 1920 to 1922, winning the league championship in both 1920 and 1921under managers Bugs Young and Ed Kizziar (1920) and Grady White and Hub Northen

Hub Northen

Hubbard Edwin Northen , was a professional baseball player who played outfield from 1910-1912. He managed in the minor leagues for several years after his playing career ended....

 (1921). They finished in sixth place in 1922. The league folded following the 1922 season, and the Eagles followed suit.

Future major leaguer Fred Johnson

Fred Johnson (baseball)

Frederick Edward Johnson was a Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Giants and the St. Louis Browns. He debuted in 1922 on September 27 with the Giants. After the 1923 season he didn't appear again in the major leagues until 1938 when he showed up to pitch for the Browns...

played for the Eagles.