Marlin Marlins

[1] The six members of the 1916 Central Texas League were Marlin and the Ennis Tigers, Mexia Gassers, Temple Governors, Terrell Terrors and Waxahachie Buffaloes.

The Marlins finished in third place overall after the Central Texas League began their third season of play on May 21, 1917, and disbanded on June 6, 1916.

The other final league members joining Marlin in 1917 were the Ennis Tigers (8–7), Mexia Gassers (8–6) and Temple Governors/Corsicana Athletics (6–8).

[10][11][12][8] Minor league baseball returned in 1923, as the Marlin Bathers became charter members of the Class D level Texas Association.

[14] The six–team league began play in 1923 with the Austin Rangers, Corsicana Oilers, Mexia Gushers, Sherman-Denison Twins, and Waco Indians teams joining Marlin as charter members.

Playing under manager Walt Alexander, Marlin finished 14.0 games behind the first place Mexia Gushers in the final standings.

The Chicago White Sox (1904), St. Louis Cardinals (1905), Cincinnati Reds (1906–1907) and New York Giants (1908–1918) all utilized the ballparks in Marlin, Texas for spring training.

[35][28][36] The Giants use of Emerson Park in Marlin is noted as being the first "permanent" spring training facility built by a major league team.

Every year, Marlin hosted a fish fry for the team before the Giants left to begin the regular season.