Kaufman Kings

The Kaufman Kings was a minor league baseball franchise based in Kaufman, Texas in 1915. The Kaufman Kings played as members of the Class D level Central Texas League in the only season of minor league baseball hosted in Kaufman.

Kaufman Kings
(1915)
Kaufman, Texas
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass D (1915)
Previous leagues
Central Texas League (1915)
Major league affiliations
Previous teamsNone
Minor league titles
League titles None
Team data
Previous names
Kaufman Kings (1915)
Previous parks
Shannon Park* (1915)

History

The Kaufman Kings played their only minor league season as members of the 1915 Central Texas League, which folded during the season. After beginning play on May 17, 1915, the six–team Central Texas League folded on July 24, 1915. Joining the Kaufman in the Class D level Central Texas League were the Corsicana A's, Ennis Tigers, Mexia Gassers and Terrell Cubs and Waxahachie Athletics.[1][2][3]

In 1915, the Kings were involved in two no-hitters. On May 27, 1915 Corsicana A's pitcher Erwin threw a no–hit game against the Kaufman Kings in a 2–0 Corsicana victory. Kaufman pitcher Josh Billings pitched a no–hit game on July 15, 1915. Billings threw his no–hitter against the Ennis Tigers in a 4–0 Kaufman Kings victory.[4]

When the Central Texas League folded on July 24, 1915, before the conclusion of the season, the Kaufman Kings were in 3th place. At the time the league folded, the Kaufman Kings had a 30–32 overall record under manager Dee Poindexter, finishing 5.5 games behind the 1st place Ennis Tigers in the six–team standings.[5][1][6][2][7]

The ballpark

The Kaufman Kings are noted to have likely hosted home games at Shannon Park. Shannon Park is still in use today as a public park.[8][9]

Timeline
Year(s)# Yrs.TeamLevelLeague
19151Kaufman KingsClass DCentral Texas League

Year–by–year records
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
191530–324thDee PoindexterLeague disbanded July 24

Notable alumni

References
  1. "1915 Central Texas League (CTL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. "1915 Kaufman Kings Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. "Central Texas League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  4. "Minor League No-Hitters 1910-1919 - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  5. "1915 Central Texas League (CTL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. "1915 Central Texas League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. "Kaufman Kings - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  8. "Unknown in Kaufman, TX history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. https://www.kaufmantx.org/DocumentCenter/View/1606/Parks-locations-and-acreage
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