Arkansas–Texas League


The Arkansas–Texas League was a Minor League Baseball league which operated in three Arkansas and one Texas cities in. The Class D level league had four teams in their lone season. A. J. Kaiser was the president of the league.

History

The Arkansas–Texas League began play in 1906 as a Class D level league with four teams. The Camden Ouachitas of Camden, Arkansas, Hot Springs Vapors of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Pine Bluff Barristers of Pine Bluff, Arkansas and Texarkana Shine-Oners of Texarkana, Texas were the charter members.
On August 25, 1906, Texarkana folded. With three remaining teams, the league folded on August 26, 1906. The Pine Bluff Barristers were in 1st place when the league folded. With a 32-26 record, Pine Bluff was 2.5 games ahead on the 2nd place Camden Ouachitas. In a playoff, Pine Bluff defeated the Hot Springs Vapors 4 games to 1.

Cities represented

Standings

1906 Arkansas–Texas League
Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Pine Bluff Barristers3226.552--Sandy Reeves / Leroy Taylor /
Lee Dawkins / James Drake
Camden Ouachitas2928.509Arthur Riggs / Cleve Turner
Texarkana Shine-Oners2930.492Robert Shelton
Hot Springs Vapors2532.439Wade Moore / Jack Love
Texarkana disbanded August 25.
The league disbanded August 26.
Playoff: Pine Bluff 4 games, Hot Springs 1.