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Texas Colored League
TX–OK–LA League
Texas–Louisiana Negro League
Classification Minor league
Sport Baseball
Founded 1919
Ceased 1931
Country United States

The Texas Colored League was a minor league Negro baseball league organized in 1919 and lasted until 1926. The league did not play a schedule in 1922.

The league was revived three years later in 1929 as the Texas–Oklahoma–Louisiana League and re-named the Texas–Louisiana Negro League for the 1930 and 1931 seasons.

Teams

1919–26

Teams listed alphabetically by city for the 1919–21 and 1923–26 seasons. Some teams may be the same franchise with a different name or location.

1929–31

  • Dallas Black Giants (1929–31)
  • Fort Worth Black Panthers (1929)
  • Houston Black Buffaloes (1929–31) (a.k.a. Black Buffalos 1929)
  • Oklahoma City Black Indians (1929)
  • San Antonio Black Indians (1929–31)
  • Shreveport Black Sports (1929, 1931)
  • Tulsa Black Oilers (1929)
  • Wichita Falls (1929)
  • New Orleans Black Pelicans (1930–31)
  • Port Arthur (1930)
  • Waco (1930)
  • Monroe Monarchs (1931)
  • Galveston Black Buccaneers (1931)
  • Fort Worth Black Cats (1931)

Champions

  • 1919 San Antonio Black Aces
  • 1920 Austin
  • 1921 Houston Black Buffaloes
  • 1923 Austin Black Senators
  • 1924 Austin Black Senators
  • 1925 Austin Black Senators
  • 1926 Austin Black Senators
  • 1929 no information available
  • 1930 last half of season not reported; possibly Houston Black Buffaloes
  • 1931 Monroe Monarchs
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