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The Shreveport Gassers were a
Texas League The Texas League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated in the South Central United States since 1902. It is classified as a Double-A league. Despite the league's name, only its five South Division teams are actually based in the ...
baseball team based in
Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, third-most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Baton Rouge. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, Lo ...
, United States that played from 1915 to 1924 at Gassers Park. They were affiliated with the
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from 1923 to 1924.BR Page
/ref> Under manager Billy Smith, they won their only league championship in 1919.


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