The Kaufman Kings were a

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team based in

Kaufman, Texas Kaufman is a city in, and the county seat of, Kaufman County, in the State of Texas, USA. Its population was 6,797 at the 2020 census. History Kaufman was founded as "Kings Fort", named after Dr. William P. King, who established the fort in 1 ...

. In 1915, the Kings played as members of the Class D level

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in the only season of minor league baseball hosted in Kaufman.

History

Minor league baseball started in Kaufman, Texas in 1915. The Kaufman Kings played their only minor league season as members of the six−team Class D level

, which folded during the season. After beginning league play on May 17, 1915, the Central Texas League folded on July 24, 1915. The Corsicana A's,

Ennis Tigers The Ennis Tigers were a minor league baseball franchise based in Ennis, Texas. From 1914 to 1917, the Tigers played exclusively as members of the Class D level Central Texas League. Ennis played for the duration of the Central Texas League, winni ...

, Mexia Gassers, Terrell Cubs,

Waxahachie Athletics The Waxahachie Athletics were a minor league baseball team based in Waxahachie, Texas. The "Athletics" played in 1915 and 1916. With the Athletics preceded by 1914 Waxahachie Buffaloes, the Waxahachie teams played exclusively as members of the Cl ...

teams joined Kaufman in league play. In 1915, the Kings were involved in two

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s. 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

in a 4–0 Kaufman Kings victory. On July 24, 1915, the Central Texas League folded before the conclusion of the season. At the time the league folded, the Kaufman Kings were in third place with a 30–32 overall record, playing under manager Dee Poindexter. Kaufman finished 5.5 games behind the first−place Ennis Tigers in the six–team standings. The Central Texas League never returned to minor league play. Kaufman, Texas has not hosted another minor league team.

The ballpark

The Kaufman Kings are noted to have likely hosted home games at the site of today's Shannon Park. Shannon Park was named in 1937 and is still in use today as a public park. Shannon Park is located at Barnes Street & Shannon Street, Kaufman, Texas. Greenslade drug store

Year–by–year record

References

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External links

Kaufman - Baseball Reference
Defunct minor league baseball teams Professional baseball teams in Texas Defunct baseball teams in Texas Baseball teams established in 1915 Baseball teams disestablished in 1915 1915 establishments in Texas Kaufman County, Texas Central Texas League teams 1915 disestablishments in Texas