The Lamesa Lobos (a.k.a. Lamesa Dodgers and Lamesa Indians) were a minor league baseball team based in

Lamesa, Texas Lamesa ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 8,674 at the 2020 census, down from 9,952 at the 2000 census. Located south of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado, Lamesa was founded in 1903. M ...

. They played in the

West Texas–New Mexico League The West Texas–New Mexico League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1937 through 1955, with a hiatus from 1943 to 1945 during World War II. The league started as a Class D level league, upgraded to Class C in 1946 and then a ...

from 1939 to 1942, shut down for

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, and then resumed from 1946–1952. They moved to the

Longhorn League The Longhorn League was the name of a Minor league baseball circuit that operated from through in the Southwestern United States. In , it was renamed the Southwestern League and operated through before changing its name to the Sophomore Leagu ...

in 1953 and moved on June 3 to become the Winters-Ballinger Eagles (representing both

Winters, Texas Winters is a city in Runnels County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,345 at the 2020 census. Geography Winters is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 83 and Farm Roads 53 and 1770 in north-central Runnels County, approximately ...

and

Ballinger, Texas Ballinger ( ) is a city in Runnels County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,619 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Runnels County. Downtown Ballinger features historic 1800s buildings with shops and restaurants. History Ba ...

). In 1957 the Midland Indians of the Southwestern League moved to town and became the Lamesa Indians for the rest of the season.

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Defunct minor league baseball teams Defunct baseball teams in Texas Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliates Washington Senators (1901–1960) minor league affiliates Baseball teams established in 1939 Baseball teams disestablished in 1957 1939 establishments in Texas 1957 disestablishments in Texas Dawson County, Texas Longhorn League teams {{Texas-baseball-team-stub