The city of

Denison, Texas Denison is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States, south of the Texas–Oklahoma border. Its population was 24,479 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 22,682 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Denison is pa ...

, hosted a franchise in

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that competed in the

Texas–Oklahoma League The Texas–Oklahoma League was a Minor League Baseball Class-D circuit that operated between and . The league formed twice, the first began in 1911 and finished in 1914, while the second was active in 1921 and 1922. League franchises were based ...

for three seasons, under the names Denison Katydids, Denison Blue Sox and Denison Champions. They competed as the Katydids in 1912, as the Blue Sox in 1913, and as the Champions in 1914. Starting in 1915, the city of Denison would host a team in the

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, the Denison Railroaders. The Katydids of 1912 had at least one player who went on to compete in the major leagues, pitcher Jim Haislip. Records for the team are largely incomplete. Horace H. Covington, brother of Tex Covington and Sam Covington, managed the team. The Blue Sox of 1913 had at least two players who went on to compete in the major leagues; Haislip and first baseman Sam Covington. Pitcher Rick Adams had played in the major leagues in 1905. The Blue Sox were managed by Babe Peebles, who would continue to manage teams in Denison through 1917. The Champions of 1914 had several past or future major league players: pitchers Adams, Haislip, and Walt Kinney, along with position players Fred Nicholson and

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inductee

Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "the Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager (baseball), manager, and coach (baseball), coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. ...

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