Greenville Staplers
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The Greenville Staplers were a East Texas League
baseball team based in Greenville, Texas
, USA that played during the 1923 season. Notable players include Ed Appleton
, Uel Eubanks
and Chick Sorrells
.
East Texas League
The East Texas League was a Texas-based league in minor league baseball that existed on-and-off from 1916 to 1950.-1916:In 1916, the first East Texas League began play. A Class-D league, it folded on July 19 of that season. The "league champions," by default, were the Palestine Athletics and Lufkin...
baseball team based in Greenville, Texas
Greenville, Texas
Greenville is the county seat, and the largest city, of Hunt County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,557....
, USA that played during the 1923 season. Notable players include Ed Appleton
Ed Appleton
Edward Samuel Appleton was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Brooklyn Robins in the 1915 & 1916 seasons.-External links:...
, Uel Eubanks
Uel Eubanks
Uel Melvin Eubanks was a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs from July 20, 1922 to August 25, 1922. Eubanks hit a double in his only at-bat in Major League Baseball, thus retiring with a 1.000% batting average for the Cubs...
and Chick Sorrells
Chick Sorrells
Raymond Edwin "Chick" Sorrells was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for one season. He played for the Cleveland Indians for two games during the 1922 Cleveland Indians season.-External links:...
.