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Denison Railroaders

Denison Railroaders

American franchise in minor league baseball


The Denison Railroaders were a minor league baseball franchise based in Denison, Texas, from 1915 to 1917 that competed in the Western Association.[1][2][3] The city of Denison had previously hosted a franchise in the Texas–Oklahoma League for three seasons, which in 1914 was known as the Denison Champions.

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The Railroaders were managed for all three seasons by Babe Peebles, who had also managed in Denison in 1913 and 1914.[4]

Multiple players of the Railroaders had spent time in, or would later spend time in, Major League Baseball. These include: Tex Covington, Jerry D'Arcy, Rogers Hornsby, Clarence Huber, Ray Jansen, Walt Kinney, Fred Nicholson, Farmer Ray, Kid Speer, and Doc Watson.[1][2][3]


References

  1. "1915 Denison Railroaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.



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