| South Texas League | |
| Sport: | Minor League Baseball |
| President: | James Nolan (1903) Max Stubenraugh (1903–1904) Bliss P. Gorham (1905) Dr. William R. Robbie (1906) |
| Inaugural: | 1903 |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Continent: | or |
| Continents: | --> |
| Folded: | 1906 |
| Most Champs: | 1 San Antonio Mustangs 1903 Galveston Sand Crabs 1904 Houston Marvels 1905 Austin Senators 1906 |
| Classification: | Class C (1903–1906) |
| Related Comps: | North Texas League Texas League |
The South Texas League was a Class C level minor league baseball league that played from 1903 to 1906. League teams were based in Louisiana and Texas. Comprising four teams for its first three years, it expanded to six teams in its final season.
Austin Senators 1906
Beaumont Oil Gushers 1903; Beaumont Red Ravens 1904; Beaumont Oilers 1905–1906
Galveston Sand Crabs 1903–1906
Houston Buffaloes 1903; Houston Lambs 1904;Houston Marvels 1905; Houston Buffaloes 1906
Lake Charles Creoles 1906
San Antonio Mustangs 1903–1904; San Antonio Warriors 1905; San Antonio Bronchos 1906
1903 South Texas League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Mustangs | 70 | 54 | .565 | – | ||
| Galveston Sand Crabs | 67 | 58 | .536 | 3.5 | Ed Pleiss | |
| 57 | 64 | .471 | 11.5 | |||
| Beaumont Oil Gushers | 53 | 71 | .427 | 17.0 | Denny Lyons / Charlie Weber /Con Lucid |
| Ed Pleiss | Galveston | BA | .360 | Orth Thomas | San Antonio | W | 22 | |
| Ed Pleiss | Galveston | Runs | 105 | Baldo Luitich | Galveston | Pct | .708; 17–7 | |
| Ed Pleiss | Galveston | Hits | 168 |
1904 South Texas League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galveston Sand Crabs | 82 | 43 | .656 | – | ||
| Beaumont Red Ravens | 66 | 56 | .541 | 14.5 | ||
| 66 | 59 | .528 | 16.0 | |||
| San Antonio Mustangs | 32 | 88 | .267 | 47.5 | Wade Moore / Ellis Hardy / Ike Pendleton / Dit Spencer / Henry Pollock |
| Bob Edmondson | Houston | BA | .340 | Clayton Robb | Beaum/Houst | W | 26 | ||
| Ed Cermack | Galveston | Runs | 104 | Baldo Luitich | Galves/Beaum | W | 26 | ||
| Les Smith | Beau/SanAn/Hous | Hits | 171 | Bill Sorrells | Houston | SO | 243 | ||
| Dick Latham | Galveston | HR | 18 | John Reuther | Galveston | Pct | .774; 24–7 |
1905 South Texas League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Marvels | 83 | 42 | .664 | – | ||
| San Antonio Warriors | 68 | 61 | .527 | 17.0 | Bill Morrow / Walter Morris / Piggy Page | |
| 57 | 69 | .452 | 26.5 | Piggy Page / Roy Akin / Charlie Moran /Con Lucid / Tony Smith / Dick Latham / Bill Kemmer / Brooks Gordon | ||
| Beaumont Oilers / Brenham Cotton Pickers/Orphans | 45 | 81 | .357 | 38.5 | Tapper Longley / George Markley / Frank Everhart / Brooks Gordon / Trapper Longley |
| Earle Gardner | San Antonio | BA | .306 | Ed Karger | Houston | W | 24 | |||
| Newt Hunter | Houston | Runs | 79 | Ivy Tevis | Galveston | SO | 201 | |||
| Newt Hunter | Houston | Hits | 139 | Ed Karger | Houston | Pct | .750; 24–8 |
1906 South Texas League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Hands | 78 | 43 | .645 | – | Con Harlow | |
| Austin Senators | 76 | 47 | .618 | 3.0 | ||
| 72 | 50 | .590 | 6.5 | Gerald Hayes / Sam LaRoque | ||
| Galveston Sand Crabs | 58 | 68 | .460 | 22.5 | Wade Moore | |
| San Antonio Bronchos | 57 | 69 | .452 | 23.5 | Bill Alexander / Piggy Page / Ike Pendleton | |
| Lake Charles Creoles | 30 | 94 | .242 | 49.5 | Edward Switzer / Dick Latham |
| Sam LaRoque | Beaumont | BA | .294 | Prince Gaskill | Houston | W | 21 | |
| Joe Mowry | Houston | Runs | 80 | Red Nelson | Houston | Pct | .818; 18–4 | |
| Joe Mowry | Houston | Hits | 144 | |||||
| J. H. Cooper | Lake Charles | HR | 5 | |||||
| Joe Mellor | Beaumont | HR | 5 |
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