Category: Big State League

1950 Temple Eagles baseball program from the Big State League

Temple Eagles

The Temple Eagles were an independent minor league baseball team out of the Central Texas city of Temple during the early 1950’s. The Eagles competed in the Big State League, an all-Texan loop that played at a lower designation (Class B) and generally in smaller cities than the Class AA Texas League. Temple had a population of just over 25,000 in the 1950 census, though the city is considerably larger today (~78,000).

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1949 Austin Pioneers baseball program from the Big State League

Austin Pioneers

Big State League (1947-1955) Born: February 1947 – Big State League founding franchise Died: 1955 Big State League Championships: None Disch Field Owner: Ed Knebel Major

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