Evangeline Baseball League

Evangeline League
ClassificationClass C (1949–1957)
Class D ( (1934–1942, 1946–1948)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1934
Ceased1957
No. of teams17
CountryUnited States

The Evangeline League began in 1934 as a six–team Class D level minor league with teams based in Louisiana, United States, later adding Mississippi and Texas based franchises. In 1935, the league was expanded to eight teams and ceased operations in 1942, with six teams, during World War II. It resumed activities in 1946, getting promoted to Class C in 1949, and lasted through 1957. The Alexandria Aces were the only team that played in all 21 regular seasons.[1][2] Due to its association with spicy Cajun cuisine, the league was commonly referred to as the "Pepper Sauce League" or the "Tabasco Circuit".[3] Newspapers often abbreviated the league's name as "Vangy" or "Vangey" in headlines.

  1. ^ "Evangeline League". Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  2. ^ Lloyd Johnson; Miles Wolff, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  3. ^ Taylor, Doug (1995). "A Community and Its Team: The Evangeline League's Lafayette White Sox, 1934–1942". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 36 (2): 149–170. ISSN 0024-6816. JSTOR 4233175.