East Dixie League

The East Dixie League was an American professional minor league baseball league that operated for two seasons from 1934 to 1935 as a Class C level league.^[1]

East Dixie League

Formerly	Dixie League
Classification	Class C (1934–1935)
Sport	Minor League Baseball
First season	1934
Ceased	1935
Replaced by	Cotton States League
President	J. Alvin Gardner (1934–1935)
No. of teams	10
Country	United States of America
Most titles	1 Jackson Mississippians (1934) Pine Bluff Judges (1935)
Related competitions	West Dixie League

History

The East Dixie League was created when the Dixie League split up into the East Dixie League and West Dixie League in 1934. Eleven cities were represented in the league; three were in Arkansas, two were in Louisiana, and six were in Mississippi. J. Alvin Gardner served as league president as the Jackson Mississippians won the 1934 championship and the Pine Bluff Judges won in 1935. The East Dixie League played two seasons as a Class C level league then became the Cotton States League.

Cities represented 1934-1935

• Baton Rouge, LA: Baton Rouge Red Sticks 1934
• Clarksdale, MS: Clarksdale Ginners 1934–1935
• Cleveland, MS: Cleveland Bengals 1935
• Columbus, MS: Columbus Bengals 1935
• El Dorado, AR: El Dorado Lions 1934–1935
• Greenville, MS: Greenville Buckshots 1934–1935
• Greenwood, MS: Greenwood Chiefs 1934–1935
• Helena, AR: Helena Seaporters 1935
• Jackson, MS: Jackson Mississippians 1934–1935
• Pine Bluff, AR: Pine Bluff Judges 1934–1935
• Shreveport, LA: Shreveport Sports 1934

Standings & statistics

1934 East Dixie League

schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Pine Bluff Judges	79	48	.622	–	Lena Styles
Jackson Mississippians	72	54	.571	6.5	Guy Lacy
Greenville Buckshots	70	58	.547	9.5	Bill Eisemann / Frank Brazill
El Dorado Lions	58	71	.450	22.0	George Harper
Shreveport Sports/ Greenwood Chiefs	57	70	.449	22.0	Jerry Mallett / Slim Brewer
Baton Rouge Red Sticks/ Clarksdale Ginners	47	82	.364	33.0	Josh Billings

Baton Rouge (19–29) moved to Clarksdale June 11
Shreveport moved to Greenwood July 13
Playoffs: Jackson 4 games, Greenville 2.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Leslie Horn	Greenville	BA	.364		Hugo Klaerner	Pine Bluff	W	24
Joe Valenti	El Dorado	Runs	100		Hugo Klaerner	Pine Bluff	SO	172
Leslie Horn	Greenville	Hits	182		George Mills	Baton Rouge	ERA	1.89
Hugh Ferrell	Jackson	RBI	95		Hugo Klaerner	Pine Bluff	PCT	.774 24–7
Cecil Bolton	Greenville	HR	19

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1935 East Dixie League

schedule

Team standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Pine Bluff Judges	84	54	.609	–	Lena Styles
El Dorado Lions	80	57	.584	3.5	George Harper / Wray Query
Jackson Mississippians	72	64	.529	11.0	Herschel Bobo / Guy Lacy
Greenville Buckshots	71	68	.511	13.5	Glen Bolton / Tommy Taylor
Helena Seaporters	66	70	.485	17.0	Rod Whitney
Columbus Bengals/ Cleveland Bengals	64	73	.467	19.5	Slim Brewer
Clarksdale Ginners	60	79	.432	24.5	Harry Strohm
Greenwood Chiefs	52	84	.382	31.0	Clay Hopper

Columbus (28–32) moved to Cleveland June 18
Playoffs: Pine Bluff 4 games, Jackson 0.

Player statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot		Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Allen Hunt	El Dorado	BA	.363		Harold Ginn	El Dorado	W	21
Cliff Greer	El Dorado	Runs	117		Harold Ginn	El Dorado	SO	162
Fred Williams	Colum/Cleve	Hits	187		Zach Schuessler	Helena	ERA	2.61
Milt Stroner	El Dorado	RBI	128		Harrold Ginn	El Dorado	PCT	.750 21–7
Earl Nelson	Greenville	HR	28

^[2]

References

1. "East Dixie League (C) Encyclopedia and History". Retrieved 2015-03-11.
2. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.