Sulphur Springs Spartans
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The Sulphur Springs Spartans were an East Texas League
baseball team based in Sulphur Springs, Texas
that played in 1925. They were managed by Abe Bowman
and also featured future Major League Baseball
All-Star Sam West
.
They did not play the full season, disbanding on June 7.
East Texas League
The East Texas League was a Texas-based league in minor league baseball that existed on-and-off from 1916 to 1950.-1916:In 1916, the first East Texas League began play. A Class-D league, it folded on July 19 of that season. The "league champions," by default, were the Palestine Athletics and Lufkin...
baseball team based in Sulphur Springs, Texas
Sulphur Springs, Texas
Sulphur Springs is a city in Hopkins County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 14,551. It is the county seat of Hopkins County.-Geography:Sulphur Springs is located at ....
that played in 1925. They were managed by Abe Bowman
Abe Bowman
Alvah Edson Bowman was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1914 to 1915.-External links:...
and also featured future Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
All-Star Sam West
Sam West
Samuel Filmore West was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between and . Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., West batted and threw left handed. He was born in Longview, Texas....
.
They did not play the full season, disbanding on June 7.