The Tyler Trojans and Henderson Oilers each won three league championships.
The Lumbermen dissolved as well, although a team with that name played in the West Dixie League in 1934.
After playing in the Texas–Oklahoma League in 1921 and 1922 as the Paris Snappers, the Paris Grays moved to the East Texas League and finished at the top with a 76–43 record in 1923, with the Longview Cannibals finishing last, with a 41–77 record.
[2] Returning to the league in 1925 were the Tyler Trojans, Greenville Hunters, Longview Cannibals, Texarkana Twins, Marshall Indians and Mt.
The Longview Cannibals, Texarkana Twins, Greenville Hunters, Tyler Trojans and Paris Bearcats returned to the league with the names they held the previous year.
Returning teams were the Tyler Trojans, Longview Cannibals and Henderson Oilers.
The Bears won the League Championship, as they beat the Trojans four games to two in the finals.
The Trojans had placed first in the regular season standings that year, going 94–56, while the Bears went 93–59 to finish second in the league.
A new team with that name would show up in 1948, playing in the Lone Star League.
The Tyler Trojans, Jacksonville Jax, Henderson Oilers, Palestine Pals and Longview Cannibals returned to the league for 1937 with their names the same.
Despite Tyler leading the league with an 85–52 record in the regular season, they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
The Trojans, who had finished in fourth place in the regular season, beat the Oilers, who had finished in third place during the regular season, four games to three in the league finals to win the league championship.
Marshall (84–55) and Texarkana (80–60) had finished first and second in the league, respectively, however they were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round.
In the league finals, the second-place Boomers beat the first-place Oilers four games to zero.
[1] 1940 was the final year of the fourth incarnation of the East Texas League.
The third-place Trojans beat the fourth-place Tigers in the league championship.
Longview had finished first in the league with a 79–53 record, but were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
The league made a one-year comeback in 1946, with the Oilers, Trojans and Jax returning.
The Oilers, Jax, Foresters and Trojans moved on to the Lone Star League, while the Bears, Majors, Red Peppers and Twins moved on to the Big State League.
1949 was the beginning of the sixth and final incarnation of the East Texas League.
The Tyler Trojans and Henderson Oilers returned after spending time in the Lone Star League, as well.
Gladewater ended up winning the league championship, however, defeating the fourth–place Kilgore four games to zero.
Every team that played in the league in 1949 returned for 1950, with the Bombers changing their name to the Bryan Sports.
Gladewater led the league with a 92–45 record, but second-place Marshall beat fourth–place Longview four games to one in the finals.
The Gladewater Bears, Marshall Browns, Henderson Oilers and Kilgore Drillers folded with it.
1950 East Texas League Paris and Bryan disbanded July 20.