1926 Shreveport Sports Roster
Texas League (TL) - Class: A
Team Record: 77-79
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Bob Tarleton (0-0), Roy Graham (0-0), Art Phelan (0-0)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: Beidenham Park
Attendance: 143,794, Avg. 1,844
1926 Shreveport Sports StatisticsTeam Record: 77-79
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Bob Tarleton (0-0), Roy Graham (0-0), Art Phelan (0-0)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: Beidenham Park
Attendance: 143,794, Avg. 1,844
The Shreveport Sports of the Texas League ended the 1926 season with a record of 77 wins and 79 losses, finishing fourth in the TL.
Bob Tarleton, Roy Graham and Art Phelan served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Adkins | R | R | June 29, 1897 | 5'11" | 175 | Jacksonville, AR US |
| Charlie Barnabe | L | L | June 12, 1900 | 5'11" | 164 | Russell Gulch, CO US |
| Rabbit Benton | R | R | September 29, 1901 | 5'7" | 150 | Cannel City, KY US |
| Homer Blankenship | R | R | August 4, 1902 | 6'0" | 185 | Bonham, TX US |
| Joe Bonowitz | R | R | August 12, 1899 | 5'10" | 165 | Columbus, OH US |
| Don Brown | R | R | November 1, 1895 | 189 | Seymour, MO US | |
| Joe Cantrell | ||||||
| Bill Cason | ||||||
| George Distel | R | R | April 15, 1896 | 5'9" | 165 | Madison, IN US |
| Joe Gleason | R | R | July 9, 1895 | 5'10" | 175 | Phelps, NY US |
| Roy Graham | R | R | February 22, 1895 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Tom Gulley | L | R | December 25, 1899 | 5'11" | 178 | Garner, NC US |
| Tex Hoffman | L | R | November 30, 1893 | 5'9" | 195 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Teddy Kearns | R | R | January 1, 1900 | 5'11" | 180 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Jay Kirke | L | R | June 16, 1888 | 6'0" | 195 | Fleischmanns, NY US |
| W. R. Lennon | ||||||
| Alex Metzler | L | R | January 4, 1903 | 5'9" | 167 | Fresno, CA US |
| Lyman Nason | October 11, 1896 | |||||
| Hugh Ormand | L | R | June 10, 1899 | 5'8" | 165 | Gastonia, NC US |
| Art Phelan | R | R | August 14, 1887 | 5'8" | 160 | Niantic, IL US |
| Taylor Phelps | ||||||
| C L Taylor | R | R | February 9, 1898 | 5'9" | 160 | Burnet, TX US |
| Harry Thompson | L | L | September 9, 1889 | 5'8" | 150 | Nanticoke, PA US |
| Bill Whittaker | L | September 12, 1888 | 6'2" | 202 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Fred Wilder | R | March 6, 1895 | Maynard, MA US | |||
| Andy Woehr | R | R | February 4, 1896 | 5'11" | 165 | Fort Wayne, IN US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
