Galveston, Texas minor league baseball history

Minor league baseball teams were based in Galveston, Texas in various seasons between 1888 and 1955.

Earlier Galveston teams played ender various monikers in the Texas League between 1888 and 1937.

[2][1] The Gulf Coast League folded after the season 1953 season, with members Galveston White Caps, Harlingen Capitals, Laredo Apaches, Brownsville Charros, Port Arthur Seahawks, Corpus Christi Aces, Lake Charles Lakers and Texas City Texans.

Galveston played alongside the Austin Pioneers, Corpus Christi Clippers, Del Rio Indians, Harlingen Capitals, Temple Eagles, Tyler Tigers, Port Arthur Sea Hawks and Waco Pirates as fellow league members.

[7][1] Joining the Big State League, the White Caps finished 73–73 in 1954 and were 28–30 when the franchise folded on June 12, 1955.

The ballpark was damaged by a tropical storm on August 15, 1915, and the park was unusable for the remainder of the 1915 season.

[10] Beginning in 1931, Galveston minor league teams were noted to have played home games at Moody Stadium.