Sherman Lions
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The Sherman Lions were a Texas-Oklahoma League
baseball team based in Sherman, Texas
, USA that played from 1913 to 1914 and again in 1921. Major leaguers Ben Tincup
, Farmer Ray
and Sam Gray played for the Lions.
Texas-Oklahoma League
The Texas-Oklahoma League refers the name of two Minor league baseball Class-D circuits that operated between and . The first began in 1911 and finished in 1914, while the second did not even last that long, being active only in 1921 and 1922....
baseball team based in Sherman, Texas
Sherman, Texas
Sherman is a city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas, United States. The city's estimated population as of 2009 was 38,407. It is also one of two principal cities in the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, USA that played from 1913 to 1914 and again in 1921. Major leaguers Ben Tincup
Ben Tincup
Austin Ben Tincup was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1914-1928. In 1918 his career was interrupted while he served in World War I....
, Farmer Ray
Farmer Ray
Robert Henry "Farmer" Ray was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Ray played for the St. Louis Browns in the season. In 21 career games, he had a 4-10 record, with a 3.58 ERA. He batted left and threw right-handed....
and Sam Gray played for the Lions.