looking for information

[banny]

i'm looking for any information on the beaumont club of the texas league in 1927-29. also the jersey city team(not sure what league they were in) of the same period. thank you.

[bluezebra]

i'm looking for any information on the beaumont club of the texas league in 1927-29. also the jersey city team(not sure what league they were in) of the same period. thank you.

Have you tried 'Googling'?

I can give you the rosters and stats, but no other info.

Bob

[banny]

no luck on google

i could only find more modern information on the minor leagues by googling. if you could give me the rosters and stats,i would appreciate it.

[Pere]

The late '20s were perhaps not the heyday of baseball in these two towns.

1927 Beaumont Exporters, 56-97
8th of 8 teams, 44 1/2 games back, total attendance 57,936

1928 Beaumont Exporters, 50-106
8th of 8 teams, 53 games back, total attendance 41,551

1929 Beaumont Exporters, 72-87
7th of 8 teams, 22 games back, total attendance 78,432
1B Bill Kelley and SS Bill Akers made the TL All-Star team

Jersey City was playing in the International League in the '20s.

1927 Jersey City Skeeters, 66-100
7th of 8 teams, 45 games back, total attendance 80,021

1928 Jersey City Skeeters, 66-102
8th of 8 teams, 26 games back, total attendance 68,868
C Lee Head made the IL All-Star team
P Maurice Bream led the IL in ERA with 2.32

1929 Jersey City Skeeters, 51-115
8th of 8 teams, 51 games back, total attendance 67,627