Evangeline Baseball League

Evangeline League

Classification	D, C
Sport	Minor League Baseball
First season	1934
Ceased	1957
No. of teams	17
Country	United States

The Evangeline League began in 1934 as a six-team Class-D minor league chiefly in Louisiana, United States. The following season, the league was expanded to eight teams and ceased operations in 1942, with six teams, during World War II. It resumed activities in 1946, getting promoted to Class-C in 1949, and lasted through 1957. The Alexandria Aces were the only team that played in all 21 regular seasons.

List of teams (in alphabetical order)

Abbeville Athletics (1935–39, 1946–50, 1952) Alexandria Aces (1934–42, 1946–57) Baton Rouge Rebels (1956–57) Baton Rouge Red Sticks (1946–55) Crowley Millers (1951–57) Hammond Berries (1946–51) Houma Buccaneers/Natchez Pilgrims (1940) Houma Indians (1946–52) Jeanerette Blues (1935–39) Lafayette Bulls (1948–53) Lafayette Oilers (1954–57) Lafayette White Sox (1934–42) Lake Charles Skippers (1935–42) Lake Charles Explorers (1934) Lake Charles Giants (1956–57) Lake Charles Lakers (1954–55)

Monroe Sports (1956) Natchez Giants (1942, 1946–47) Natchez Pilgrims (1941) New Iberia Cardinals (1934–42, 1946–47, 1949, 1953) New Iberia Indians (1956) New Iberia Pelicans (1948, 1951–52, 1954–55) New Iberia Rebels (1950) Opelousas Indians (1934–41) Port Arthur Sea Hawks (1954) Port Arthur Tarpons (1940–42) Rayne Red Sox (1934) Rayne Rice Birds (1935–41) Texas City Pilots (1954) Thibodaux Giants (1946–53) Thibodaux Pilots (1954) Thibodaux Senators (1956–57)

Etymology

• The league's name was derived from Evangeline, an Acadian girl made famous through a poem of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

External links

• Evangeline Baseball League statistics
• 1934-1942 teams
• 1946-1947 teams