Texarkana Twins
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The Texarkana Twins were a South Central League
(1912), East Texas League
(1924-1926), Lone Star League
(1927-1929) and Cotton States League
(1941) baseball team based in Texarkana, Texas
, USA. They were affiliated with the Detroit Tigers
in 1941.
In 1912, they finished first in the South Central League, becoming the league's de facto champion, as it folded before the scheduled season ended.
South Central League
The South Central League refers to two minor league baseball leagues - one that existed in 1906 and another that existed in 1912.The 1906 league consisted of teams from Arkansas and Oklahoma. The six-team league included the Fort Smith Razorbacks, the Guthrie Senators, the Muskogee Indians, the...
(1912), East Texas League
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...
(1924-1926), Lone Star League
Lone Star League
The Lone Star League was the name of three American minor professional baseball leagues located in the state of Texas during the 20th century. The leagues operated from 1927–1929 , 1947–1948 and 1977 ....
(1927-1929) and Cotton States League
Cotton States League
The Cotton States League name was used five different times in baseball history. The first Cotton States League ran from 1902 through 1908 as a class D league. After the league shut down, another Cotton States League was reformulated in 1910, with three of the six '08 members returning for the new...
(1941) baseball team based in Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue...
, USA. They were affiliated with the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
in 1941.
In 1912, they finished first in the South Central League, becoming the league's de facto champion, as it folded before the scheduled season ended.