Shreveport Sports

Minor league baseball team
  • 1925–1961
  • (1925–1935, 1938–1942, 1946–1957, 1959–1961)
  • Shreveport, Louisiana
Minor league affiliationsClass
  • Double-A (1946–1957, 1959–1961)
  • Class A1 (1938–1942)
  • Class C (1933–1935)
  • Class A (1928–1932)
League
  • Southern Association (1959–1961)
  • Texas League (1938–1942, 1946–1957)
  • West Dixie League (1935)
  • East Dixie League (1934)
  • Dixie League (1933)
  • Texas League (1925–1932)
Major league affiliationsTeamChicago White Sox (1939, 1942, 1946)Minor league titlesLeague titles
  • 1942
  • 1952
  • 1955
Team dataNameShreveport SportsBallpark
  • Texas League Park (1938–1942, 1946–1957)
  • Biedenharn Park (1925–1932)

The Shreveport Sports were a professional Minor League Baseball team based in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the United States. The Sports fielded a team from 1925 to 1935, 1938 to 1942, 1946 to 1957, and 1959 to 1961. They were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox in 1939, 1942, and 1946.

History

Professional baseball has been played in Shreveport at various levels since 1895, including several teams named the Shreveport Sports :

  • 1925–1932 — Shreveport Sports[a] (Texas League)
  • 1933 — Shreveport Sports (Dixie League)
  • 1934 — Shreveport Sports (East Dixie League)
  • 1935 — Shreveport Sports (West Dixie League)
  • 1938–1942 — Shreveport Sports (Texas League)
  • 1946–1957 — Shreveport Sports (Texas League)

Championships

Major league alumni

Notes

  1. ^ After their ballpark burned down, the 1932 team moved to Tyler, Texas, and finished the season as the Tyler Sports.

References

  • "Shreveport, Louisiana Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2020.