Southwest International League
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The Southwest International League was a minor league baseball
league that operated from 1951
through 1952
. The league was formed through the merger of the Sunset League
and Arizona-Texas League
in 1951.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
league that operated from 1951
1951 in sports
1951 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* January 14 – The National Football League has its first Pro Bowl Game ....
through 1952
1952 in sports
1952 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* NFL Championship – Detroit Lions win 17–7 over the Cleveland BrownsGeorgia Tech wins national college football championship-England:...
. The league was formed through the merger of the Sunset League
Sunset League
The Sunset League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1947 through 1950. For the 1951 season, the league merged with the Arizona-Texas League to form the Southwest International League.- Former :...
and Arizona-Texas League
Arizona-Texas League
The Arizona-Texas League was a low-level circuit in American minor league baseball that existed from 1928-32, 1937-41, 1947-50 and 1952-54. The Arizona-Texas loop merged with the Sunset League to form the Southwest International League in 1951...
in 1951.
Former
The following teams were members of the Southwest International League (in alphabetical order):- Bisbee-Douglas Copper KingsBisbee-Douglas Copper KingsThe Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings were a minor league baseball team in Bisbee, Arizona and Douglas, Arizona. They played in the Arizona-Texas League from 1949 to 1950 and in the Arizona-Mexico League in 1955. The Arizona-Mexico League was active from 1955-58 and was the successor of the Arizona-Texas...
- 1951 - El Centro ImperialsEl Centro ImperialsThe El Centro Imperials are an inactive independent professional baseball team based out of El Centro, California. Founded in 1947 and revived on April 3, 2009, the Imperials were introduced as one of the four charter members of the new Arizona Summer League, an instructional summer professional...
- 1951 - El Centro Imps - 1952
- El Paso Texans - 1951-52
- Ensenada Comets - 1951
- Juarez Indios - 1951-52
- Las Vegas WranglersLas Vegas Wranglers (baseball)The Las Vegas Wranglers were a minor league baseball team that played in various leagues in the 1940s and 1950s. They were Las Vegas' first professional team in any sport.-The first year:...
- 1951-52 - Mexicali Aquilas - 1951-52
- Phoenix SenatorsPhoenix SenatorsThe Phoenix Senators were a minor league baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA that played on-and-off from 1915 to 1953. They played in the Rio Grande Association in 1915, the Arizona State League from 1928 to 1930, the Arizona-Texas League from 1931 to 1950 and from 1952 to 1953, and the...
- 1951 - Porterville Comets - 1952
- Riverside Comets - 1952
- Tijuana PotrosTijuana PotrosThe Tijuana Cimarrones are an inactive professional independent baseball franchise based in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. They were originally a minor league baseball team in Liga Mexicana de Béisbol , but joined the Golden Baseball League as an expansion team in 2009...
- 1951-52 - Tucson Cowboys - 1951
- Yuma PanthersYuma PanthersThe Yuma Panthers were a Sunset League and Southwest International League baseball team based in Yuma, Arizona, USA. Frank Gabler and Ed Mayer played for them....
- 1951-52