Category: Gulf States League

Corpus Christi Seagulls Lone Star League

Corpus Christi Seagulls

Gulf States League (1976) Lone Star League (1977) Born: 1976 – Gulf States League founding franchise Folded: 1977 First Game: June 2, 1976 (W 11-5

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1976 Baton Rouge Cougars baseball program from the Gulf States League

Baton Rouge Cougars

The Baton Rouge Cougars were a star-crossed independent minor league team that played part of one season at LSU’s Alex Box Stadium in 1976 before disbanding. Former Cougars pitcher Terry Leach went on to win a World Series ring with the Minnesota Twins in 1991.

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1976 Seguin Toros baseball program from the Gulf States League

Seguin Toros

The Seguin Toros were the one-and-only pro baseball club to ever make their home in the small city of Seguin, Texas, 35 miles east of San Antonio.  The Toros arrived in the summer of 1976 as members of the brand new Gulf States League. The loop brought minor league baseball to five Texas cities, plus Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Toros were an independent operation – no Major League affiliation – and went out of business after one chaotic season.

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