The San Antonio Bronchos were a minor league baseball team based in San Antonio, Texas, that played in the South Texas League (1903–1906) and Texas League (1907–1919).[citation needed] The team was also known as the Mustangs (1903–04), Warriors (1905), and Aces (1919).[1]: 272
The team won two league championships. The first was in the South Texas League in their inaugural season of 1903, under the guidance of manager Wade Moore. They won their second in 1908, while a member of the Texas League under managers George Leidy and Pat Newnam.
On July 23, 1907, the Bronchos lost a game played to the Austin Senators at Riverside Park in Austin by a 44–0 score, when they made a farce of the second game of a doubleheader, after forfeiting the first game over disagreements with the umpire.[2]
Season records
- South Texas League
| Season | Class | Record | Pct. | League finish |
GB/GA | Manager | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | D | 70–54 | .565 | 1st | +3.5 | Wade Moore | [3] |
| 1904 | C† | 32–88 | .267 | 4th | 47.5 | Wade Moore [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.,Ellis Hardy,Ike Pendleton,Dit Spencer,Henry Pollock | |
| 1905 | C | 68–61 | .527 | 2nd | 17 | William Morrow Walter Morris George Page |
[4] |
| 1906 | C | 57–70 | .449 | 5th | 24 | William Morrow William Alexander George Page |
[5] |
† In 1904, the league started as Class D, then became Class C on June 15.
Source: [1]
- Texas League
| Season | Class | Record | Pct. | League finish |
GB/GA | Manager | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | C | 82–58 | .586 | 3rd | 6.5 | Sam LaRocque Pat Newnam |
[6] |
| 1908 | C | 95–48 | .664 | 1st | +6 | George Leidy Pat Newnam |
[7] |
| 1909 | C | 76–63 | .547 | 3rd | 8 | George Leidy | [8] |
| 1910 | C | 74–62 | .544 | 3rd (t) | 7 | George Leidy | [9] |
| 1911 | B | 77–68 | .531 | 3rd | 6.5 | George Leidy | [10] |
| 1912 | B | 84–57 | .596 | 2nd | 4 | George Leidy Frank Metz |
[11] |
| 1913 | B | 74–78 | .487 | 4th | 20 | George Stinson | [12] |
| 1914 | B | 46–103 | .309 | 7th | 54.5 | Clyde Goodwin Dred Cavender John Thomas Kibler |
[13] |
| 1915 | B | 81–67 | .547 | 2nd | 6.5 | George Leidy | [14] |
| 1916 | B | 66–79 | .455 | 6th (t) | 19 | George Leidy Jack Love Dolly Stark Harry Stewart |
[15] |
| 1917 | B | 76–89 | .461 | 5th | 22.5 | Charley O'Leary Clay Perry |
[16] |
| 1918 | B | 43–45† | .489 | 4th | 8.5 | Clay Perry | [17] |
| 1919 | B | 60–89 | .403 | 8th | 31.5 | Michael Finn | [18] |
† In 1918, the league suspended operations on July 7.
Source: [1]
League leaders
- 1903: Orth Thomas – wins (22)[1]: 192
- 1905: Earle Gardner – average (.306)[1]: 199
- 1908: Edward Conrad Collins – runs (113)[1]: 214
- 1909: Fred Winchell – strikeouts (264)[1]: 219
- 1910: Otto McIvor – runs (87); George Stinson – home runs (11, tied); Harry Ables – strikeouts (325)[1]: 224
- 1911: Frank Metz – home runs (22)[1]: 231
- 1912: Frank Metz – average (.323), hits (171), home runs (21)[1]: 237
- 1913: Dave Davenport – strikeouts (204, tied)[1]: 243
- 1915: Emmett Munsell – wins (25)[1]: 258
- 1916: John Baggan – runs (90, tied)[1]: 263
- 1917: John Baggan – runs (102); Roy Leslie – home runs (18)[1]: 267
See also
- Category:San Antonio Bronchos players
- San Antonio Bears (succeeding Texas League team)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 9781932391176.
- ^ King, David (2004). San Antonio at Bat: Professional Baseball in the Alamo City. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 26–28. ISBN 158544345X – via Google Books.
- ^ "1903 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1905 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1906 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1907 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1908 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1909 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1910 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1911 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1912 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1913 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1914 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1915 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1916 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1917 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1918 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
- ^ "1919 San Antonio Bronchos Statistics".
Further reading
- King, David (2004). San Antonio at Bat: Professional Baseball in the Alamo City. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 158544345X.