Tyler Elbertas
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The Tyler Elbertas was a South Central League
baseball team based in Tyler, Texas
, USA that played in 1912. They were the first known professional baseball team based in Tyler and until 1924, were the only team to ever come out of that city.
Cotton Tierney
, who played in the major leagues
from 1920 to 1926, played for the team.
South Central League
The South Central League refers to two minor league baseball leagues - one that existed in 1906 and another that existed in 1912.The 1906 league consisted of teams from Arkansas and Oklahoma. The six-team league included the Fort Smith Razorbacks, the Guthrie Senators, the Muskogee Indians, the...
baseball team based in Tyler, Texas
Tyler, Texas
Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
, USA that played in 1912. They were the first known professional baseball team based in Tyler and until 1924, were the only team to ever come out of that city.
Cotton Tierney
Cotton Tierney
James Arthur Tierney [″Cotton″] was an infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1920 through 1925 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves and Brooklyn Robins.-External links:...
, who played in the major leagues
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...
from 1920 to 1926, played for the team.