Shreveport Sports

Shreveport Sports
Shreveport Sports
1925 – 1961 ; ( 1925 ? 1935 , 1938 ? 1942 , 1946 ? 1957 , 1959 ? 1961 ) ; Shreveport, Louisiana ;
Minor league affiliations
Class	Double-A (1946?1957, 1959?1961) ; Class A1 (1938?1942) ; Class C (1933?1935) ; Class A (1928?1932) ;
League	Southern Association (1959?1961) ; Texas League (1938?1942, 1946?1957) ; West Dixie League (1935) ; East Dixie League (1934) ; Dixie League (1933) ; Texas League (1925?1932) ;
Major league affiliations
Team	Chicago White Sox (1939, 1942, 1946)
Minor league titles
League titles (3)	1942 ; 1952 ; 1955 ;
Team data
Name	Shreveport Sports
Ballpark	Texas League Park (1938?1942, 1946?1957) ; Biedenharn Park (1925?1932) ;

The Shreveport Sports were a professional Minor League Baseball team based in Shreveport, Louisiana , in the United States . The Sports fielded a team from 1925 to 1935, 1938 to 1942, 1946 to 1957, and 1959 to 1961. They were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox in 1939, 1942, and 1946.

History [ edit ]

Professional baseball has been played in Shreveport at various levels since 1895, including several teams named the Shreveport Sports :

1925–1932 — Shreveport Sports ^[a] ( Texas League )
1933 — Shreveport Sports ( Dixie League )
1934 — Shreveport Sports ( East Dixie League )
1935 — Shreveport Sports ( West Dixie League )
1938–1942 — Shreveport Sports (Texas League)
1946–1957 — Shreveport Sports (Texas League)

Championships [ edit ]

1942 Texas League championship
1952 Texas League championship
1955 Texas League championship

Major league alumni [ edit ]

George Sisler (Browns, Braves) ( Baseball Hall of Fame inductee)
Zack Wheat (Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia A's) (Baseball Hall of Fame inductee)
Bill Terry (New York Giants) (Baseball Hall of Fame inductee)

Notes [ edit ]

^ After their ballpark burned down, the 1932 team moved to Tyler, Texas , and finished the season as the Tyler Sports .

References [ edit ]

"Shreveport, Louisiana Encyclopedia" . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference . Retrieved August 10, 2020 .

[1] After their ballpark burned down, the 1932 team moved to Tyler, Texas , and finished the season as the Tyler Sports .

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