La Feria Nighthawks

The team was established when the Corpus Christi Seahawks franchise moved to La Feria during the season.

[1][2] On June 4, 1931, the Corpus Christi Seagulls team moved to La Feria, Texas and became known as the "Nighthawks.

The Nighthawks finished the 1931 overall regular season with a record of 49–46, playing under managers Ray Pipkin and Fincher Withers.

[6][3] Nighthawks player Johnny Rizzo won the Rio Grande Valley League batting championship, hitting .385 for the season.

[3] Following the shortened 1931 season, the Rio Grande Valley League reformed in 1949 with the Corpus Christi Aces as a member.

(1940) Johnny Rizzo Play Ball baseball card. Rizzo won the 1931 Rio Grande Valley League batting title playing for La Feria.