Sherman, Texas minor league baseball teams

Sherman
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Class B (1895)
  • Class C (1896, 1946)
  • Class D (1912–17, 1921–23, 1929, 1952)
Previous leagues
Minor league titles
League titles Texas Association co-champions (1923)
Team data
Previous names
  • Sherman Twins (1923, 1946, 1952)
  • Sherman Snappers (1929)
  • Sherman Red Sox (1922)
  • Sherman Browns (1917)
  • Sherman Lions (1913–1914, 1916, 1921)
  • Sherman Hitters (1915)
  • Sherman Cubs (1912)
  • Sherman Students (1896)
  • Sherman Orphans (1895)

Several different minor league baseball teams were based in Sherman, Texas, intermittently for a total of 14 seasons between 1895 and 1952.: 100  These teams won one championship, shared; that of the Texas Association in 1923.

The 14 seasons saw nine different team names used, with only two names used for more than a single season; the Lions (four seasons) and the Twins (three seasons). The 14 seasons were contested in seven different leagues. Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ross Youngs played for Sherman in 1916.

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