The Henderson Oilers were a minor league baseball team that played in the

East Texas League The East Texas League was a Texas–based minor league baseball league that existed between 1916 and 1950. The East Texas League played as a Class D level league in 1916 and from 1923 to 1926. The league became a Class C level league from 1936 ...

in 1931, from 1936 to 1940 and in 1946; in the Dixie League in 1933; in the West Dixie League from 1934 to 1935 and from 1949 to 1950; and in the Lone Star League from 1947 to 1948. They were based in

Henderson, Texas Henderson is a city and the county seat of Rusk County, Texas, United States. Its population was 13,271 at the 2020 census. Henderson is named for James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas. The city has functioned as a major crossr ...

and played at Henderson Park.Henderson, TX BR Page
/ref> In 1935, 1937 and from 1939 to 1940, they were affiliated with the

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. They were affiliated with the Washington Senators in 1948. Under manager Ray Honeycutt, the Oilers were East Texas League champions in 1946.

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