The Ranger Nitros 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...

 baseball team based in Ranger, Texas

Ranger, Texas

Ranger is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,584 at the 2000 census. Ranger College, a community college, is the second largest employer in the community....

, USA that existed from 1920 to 1922. Major league baseball players Tom Lovelace

Tom Lovelace

Thomas Rivers Lovelace was a American professional baseball player. Lovelace played in the minor leagues for 11 years, from 1920 to 1932, and played in one Major League Baseball game with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1922....

 and Jim Galloway

Jim Galloway (baseball)

James Cato "Bad News" Galloway was an American Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1912....

 played for them (Galloway also managed them in 1920). In 1921, they were managed by Sled Allen

Sled Allen

Fletcher Manson "Sled" Allen was a professional baseball catcher and manager. Allen was also a sports promoter after retiring from baseball. Allen played a total of nine seasons in professional baseball, including a part of one in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Browns...

. They played their home games at Nitro Park

Nitro Park

Nitro Park was a baseball park located in Ranger, TX. It was the home of the Ranger Nitros in the West Texas League from 1920 to 1922. The field was also used for high school football. The venue was constructed during the economic boom of the early 20's....

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The Nitros were the only professional baseball team to ever come out of Ranger, Texas.