San Angelo Colts (1948–1957)

San Angelo Colts
San Angelo Colts
1921–1959; (1921-1922, 1928-1929, 1948-1956, 1958-1959); San Angelo, Texas ;
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class-D (1958-1961); Class-C (1951-1955);
Previous leagues	Sophomore League (1958); southwestern League (1956); Longhorn League (1948-1955) ; West Texas League (1921-1922, 1928-1929)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Pittsburgh Pirates (1958-1959);
Minor league titles
League titles	2 1928, 1955
Team data
Previous names	San Angelo Colts (1922, 1948-1956); San Angelo Pirates (1958-1959); San Angelo Sheep Herders (1929); San Angelo Red Snappers (1928); San Angelo Bronchos (1921);

The San Angelo Colts was the primary name of the minor league baseball team based in San Angelo, Texas, United States in various seasons between 1921 and 1959.

History

The 1955 Colts won the Longhorn League championship under manager Pat McLaughlin.

The 1928 Red Snappers won the West Texas League Championship, finishing 69-47 under manager Earl "Red" Snapp, the teams namesake.^{[citation needed]}^[1]

Notable players and managers include McLaughlin, Sam Harshaney, Mark Christman and Hillis Layne.

The first Colts team by that name also played in the West Texas League in 1922.^[2]

The 1957 Pampa Oilers moved to San Angelo partway through the season. The 1959 San Angelo Pirates moved to Rosewell, NM on June 9, 1959.^{[citation needed]}^[1]

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

Willie Stargell (1959) Inducted, 1988

Notable alumni

Mark Christman (1952)
Red Snapp (1928)

References

^ ^a ^b The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ San Angelo, TX Baseball Teams

[encyc-1] The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[2] San Angelo, TX Baseball Teams

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