Corsicana Oilers | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Class D (1902–1903) Class C (1904–1905) Class D (1907, 1914–1915, 1917, 1922–1928 ) |
League | Texas League (1902–1905) North Texas League (1907) Central Texas League (1914–1915, 1917) Texas-Oklahoma League (1922) Texas Association (1923–1926) Lone Star League (1927–1928) |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | St. Louis Cardinals (1922) |
Minor league titles | |
League titles (5) |
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Team data | |
Name | Corsicana Oil Citys (1902–1904) Corsicana Oilers (1905) Corsicana Desperados (1907) Corsicana Athletics (1914–1915, 1917) Corsicana Gumbo Busters (1922) Corsicana Oilers (1923–1928) |
Ballpark | Oil City Park (1902–1905, 1907) Athletic Park (1914–1915, 1917, 1922–1928) |
The Corsicana Oilers was the primary nickname of the minor league baseball teams based in Corsicana, Texas. In the seasons between 1902 and 1928, Corsicana teams played as members of the Texas League (1902–1905), North Texas League (1907), Central Texas League (1914–1915, 1917), Texas-Oklahoma League (1922), Texas Association (1923–1926) and Lone Star League (1927–1928), winning five league championships. Corsicana hosted minor league home games at Oil City Park and Athletic Park.
The 1922 Corsicana "Gumbo Busters" played as a minor league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.
The 1902 Corsicana Oil Citys team is ranked in The National Baseball Association's top 100 minor league teams list as one of the top all–time minor league teams.