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The Corsicana Oilers was the primary nickname of the minor league baseball teams based in Corsicana, Texas.In the seasons between 1902 and 1928, Corsicana teams played as members of the Texas League (1902–1905), North Texas League (1907), Central Texas League (1914–1915, 1917), Texas-Oklahoma League (1922), Texas Association (1923–1926) and Lone Star League (1927–1928), winning five ...
The Refugio Oilers were a minor league baseball team based in Refugio, Texas and Refugio County, Texas.Refugio is the birthplace of Baseball Hall of Fame member Nolan Ryan.. In 1938, the Oilers played as members of the Class D level Texas Valley League, qualifying for the playoffs.
The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1960 to 1996.The Houston Oilers began play as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) and won two AFL championships before joining the NFL in the AFL–NFL merger of the late 1960s.
Texas baseball has rebounded with a stronger bullpen and a deep, powerful lineup that saw Max Belyeu belt his 17th home run in Saturday's win.
It served as home to the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1965 until 1999, and the home to the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL)/National Football League (NFL) from 1968 until 1996, and also the part-time home of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1971 until 1975.
Why did the Oilers change their name to the Titans? For one, the lack of oil rigs down Lower Broadway. In reality, Adams announced the decision to change the Oilers' name on July 29, 1998, despite ...
Located on the Tulsa County Fairgrounds, it was primarily used for baseball and was the home of the Tulsa Oilers until that team was moved to New Orleans and replaced by the Tulsa Drillers after the 1976 season. The ballpark had a capacity of 4,000 people when opened in 1934, and increased to 7,200 in 1948. [1] It opened in 1934 as Texas League ...
The Titans changed their name from the Oilers in 1999 after relocating from Houston in 1997.