Harlingen, Texas minor league baseball teams | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Class B (1931, 1938, 1951–1953) Class C (1950) Class AA (1960-1961) Class A (1976-1977) Independent (1994–2014) |
League | Rio Grande Valley League (1931) Texas Valley League (1938) Rio Grande Valley League (1950) Gulf Coast League (1951–1953) Big State League (1954–1955) Texas League (1960–1961) Gulf States League (1976) Lone Star League (1977) Texas–Louisiana League (1994–2001) Central Baseball League (2002–2003) United League Baseball (2006–2010) North American League (2011–2012) United League Baseball (2013–2014) |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | Detroit Tigers (1938) San Francisco Giants (1960–1961) |
Minor league titles | |
League titles (4) |
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Conference titles (2) |
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Wild card berths (3) |
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Team data | |
Name | Harlingen Ladds (1931) Harlingen Hubs (1938) Harlingen Capitals (1950–1955) Rio Grande Valley Giants (1960–1961) Rio Grande Valley White Wings (1976) Harlingen Suns (1977) Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings (1994–2014) |
Ballpark | Harlingen Field |
Minor league baseball teams were based in Harlingen, Texas in various seasons between 1931 and 2014. Harlingen teams played as members of the 1931 Rio Grande Valley League, 1938 Texas Valley League, 1950 Rio Grande Valley League, the Gulf Coast League from 1951 to 1953, Big State League in 1954 and 1955, Texas League in 1960 and 1961, 1976 Gulf States League and 1977 Lone Star League , winning four league championships. The Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings played in various leagues between 1994 and 2014. The Harlingen minor league home ballpark was Harlingen Field.
Harlingen teams were a minor league affiliate of the Detroit Tigers in 1938 and San Francisco Giants in 1960 and 1961.