Dixie League (1933 baseball)

Dixie League 1933
Classification	Class C (1933)
Sport	Minor League Baseball
First season	1933
Ceased	1933
Replaced by	East Dixie League ; West Dixie League
President	J. Alvin Gardner (1933)
No. of teams	9
Country	United States of America
Most titles	1 ; Baton Rouge Solons (1933)
Related; competitions	Dixie League (1916 baseball)

The Dixie League was a Class C level baseball league formed in 1933, with teams based in the US states of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas.

History[edit]

The 1933 eight–team Dixie League was under the direction of president J. Alvin Gardner. The Baton Rouge Solons won the 1933 league championship. After one season of competition, the Dixie League was split into the East Dixie League and West Dixie League, with both leagues competing in the 1934 and 1935 seasons.^[1]

Standings & statistics[edit]

1933 Dixie League[edit]

schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Baton Rouge Solons	77	47	.621	–	Josh Billings
Shreveport Sports	74	49	.602	2.5	Gus Whelan / Dutch Lorbeer
Jackson Senators	70	56	.556	8.0	Herschel Bobo
Henderson Oilers	64	61	.512	13.5	Art Phelan
Tyler Governors	59	65	.476	18.0	Wray Query
Waco Cubs / Pine Bluff Judges	56	69	.448	21.5	Buddy Tanner
El Dorado Lions	49	74	.398	27.5	Dusty Boggess / Joe Granade
Longview Cannibals	48	76	.387	29.0	Abe Bowman / Joe Cantrell / Art Jahn

Waco (24–38) moved to Pine Bluff June 27. The franchise folded August 22. The six cancelled games were awarded to their opponents.
Playoffs: Baton Rouge 4 games, Shreveport 2, one tie.

**Player statistics**
Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
George Brown	Longview	BA	.360	Steve Larkin	Shreveport	W	22
Charles Gilbert	Baton Rouge	Runs	116	George Mills	Tyler	SO	143
Jimmy Dalrymple	Henderson	Hits	180	Gene McClung	Baton Rouge	ERA	2.34
Sam T. Jones	Henderson	RBI	105	Steve Larkin	Shreveport	PCT	.759 22–7
Stormy Davis	Waco/Pine Bluff	HR	17

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References[edit]

^ ^a ^b The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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[encyc-1] The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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