Kilgore Braves
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The Kilgore Braves were an East Texas League
baseball team based in Kilgore, Texas
that existed in 1936. They went 45-106 in their only year of existence, finishing in eighth place in the standings.
Notable players include Harry Boyles
, Ray Cunningham
, Bubba Floyd
, Dick Stone
, Oad Swigart
and Bennie Warren
.
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 Kilgore, Texas
Kilgore, Texas
Kilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk Counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the home of Kilgore College, and was also the childhood home of famous classical pianist Van Cliburn...
that existed in 1936. They went 45-106 in their only year of existence, finishing in eighth place in the standings.
Notable players include Harry Boyles
Harry Boyles
Harry Boyles was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox.-External links:...
, Ray Cunningham
Ray Cunningham
Raymond Lee Cunningham was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1931 and 1932. He batted and threw right-handed. A native of Mesquite, Texas, Cunningham played briefly for the Cardinals at third base before an injury cut short his career...
, Bubba Floyd
Bubba Floyd
Leslie Roe "Bubba" Floyd was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played in three games for the Detroit Tigers in 1944. The 26-year-old rookie stood 5'11" and weighed 160 lbs....
, Dick Stone
Dick Stone (baseball)
Charles Richard Stone was a professional baseball player who appeared in three games in for the Washington Senators. Prior to his short stint in the Major Leagues, Stone spent several seasons in the farm system of the Brooklyn Dodgers....
, Oad Swigart
Oad Swigart
Oadis Vaughn Swigart was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. For his career, he compiled a 1-3 record, with a 4.44 earned run average, and 17 strikeouts in 46⅔ innings pitched...
and Bennie Warren
Bennie Warren
Bernie Louis Warren was a Major League Baseball player. Warren played for the Philadelphia Phillies from to and the New York Giants in and . Warren served in the United States Navy during World War II from January 1943 to October 1945, missing playing time in the process.He was born in Elk...
.