The Longhorn League operated as a Class D organization for the 1947 though 1950 seasons The league was upgraded to Class C for the years 1951 through 1955. Artesia, NM: 1951-55 Ballinger, TX: 1947-50, 1953 Big Spring, TX: 1947-52, 1954-55 Carlsbad, NM: 1953-55 Del Rio, TX: 1940 Hobbs, NM: 1955 Lamesa/”Winters-Ballinger”, TX: 1953 Midland, TX: 1947-55 Odessa, TX: 1947-55 Roswell, NM: 1949-55 San Angelo, TX: 1948-55 Sweetwater, TX: 1947-52 Vernon, TX: 1947-52 Wichita Falls/Sweetwater, TX: 1954
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| - The Longhorn League operated as a Class D organization for the 1947 though 1950 seasons The league was upgraded to Class C for the years 1951 through 1955. Artesia, NM: 1951-55 Ballinger, TX: 1947-50, 1953 Big Spring, TX: 1947-52, 1954-55 Carlsbad, NM: 1953-55 Del Rio, TX: 1940 Hobbs, NM: 1955 Lamesa/”Winters-Ballinger”, TX: 1953 Midland, TX: 1947-55 Odessa, TX: 1947-55 Roswell, NM: 1949-55 San Angelo, TX: 1948-55 Sweetwater, TX: 1947-52 Vernon, TX: 1947-52 Wichita Falls/Sweetwater, TX: 1954
- The Longhorn League was the name of a Minor league baseball circuit that operated from 1947 through 1955. In 1956, it was renamed the Southwestern League. A league with few prospects (only three teams were ever affiliated with major league clubs, all for one year only; the top teams were farm clubs of other minor league teams), it was home to some long-time minor leaguers who were no longer of interest to major league teams. Even by class C standards, the average talent level was nothing impressive. In two of the league's nine seasons, a Longhorn player posted the top average in the minors - Jim Prince in '47 and Tom Jordan in '55. A .400 average or .700 slugging in this circuit was nothing to write home about. The league is most famous for Joe Bauman's setting the all-time minor-league ho
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| - The Longhorn League was the name of a Minor league baseball circuit that operated from 1947 through 1955. In 1956, it was renamed the Southwestern League. A league with few prospects (only three teams were ever affiliated with major league clubs, all for one year only; the top teams were farm clubs of other minor league teams), it was home to some long-time minor leaguers who were no longer of interest to major league teams. Even by class C standards, the average talent level was nothing impressive. In two of the league's nine seasons, a Longhorn player posted the top average in the minors - Jim Prince in '47 and Tom Jordan in '55. A .400 average or .700 slugging in this circuit was nothing to write home about. The league is most famous for Joe Bauman's setting the all-time minor-league home run record in '54 with 72 long balls when he played with the Roswell Rockets.
- The Longhorn League operated as a Class D organization for the 1947 though 1950 seasons The league was upgraded to Class C for the years 1951 through 1955. Artesia, NM: 1951-55 Ballinger, TX: 1947-50, 1953 Big Spring, TX: 1947-52, 1954-55 Carlsbad, NM: 1953-55 Del Rio, TX: 1940 Hobbs, NM: 1955 Lamesa/”Winters-Ballinger”, TX: 1953 Midland, TX: 1947-55 Odessa, TX: 1947-55 Roswell, NM: 1949-55 San Angelo, TX: 1948-55 Sweetwater, TX: 1947-52 Vernon, TX: 1947-52 Wichita Falls/Sweetwater, TX: 1954
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