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  Founded 1902
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The Texas League is a Minor League Baseball league which operates in the South Central United States . It is classified a AA (''double-A'') league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1890 . It was revived as a class D league in 1902, moved to class C in 1904 where it played through 1910 (except for 1906 as class D again), played at class B until 1920, and finally moved up to class A in 1921. The Texas League, like so many others, shut down during World War II . From 1959 to 1961 the Texas League and the Mexican League formed the Pan American Association . The two leagues played a limited interlocking schedule and post-season championship. In 1971, the Texas League and the Southern League were both down to seven teams. They played an interlocking schedule with the SL known as the Dixie Association . The two league played separate playoffs.

Member teams are located in several of the surrounding states, including Oklahoma , Arkansas , Kansas , and most recently Missouri , although the league will exit Kansas in 2008 when the Wichita Wranglers move to Springdale, Arkansas to become the Northwest Arkansas Naturals . The league is divided into a North Division and a '''South Division'''. The South Division is made up entirely of teams from Texas.

The League's name is well known due to its association with a particular aspect of the game. A bloop single that drops between the infielders and outfielders has been called a Texas Leaguer since the 1890s , despite no evidence that it originated in the Texas League, or was any more common there than elsewhere. {Link without Title}


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