1953 BIG STATE LEAGUE
Teams:
Austin Pioneers
Longview
Paris Indians
Temple Eagles
Texarkana Bears
Tyler East Texans
Waco Pirates
Wichita Falls Spudders
All teams located in TX
Schedule Characteristics:
<SCHEDULE type="ILN_BGY_G147_T8_C_" inter_league="0" balanced_games="1" games_per_team="147" start_month="4" start_day="14" start_day_of_week="3">
Season starts on April 14 and ends on September 7. Teams play 73 or 74 home games. Teams play each opponent 21 times. Weekday and Saturday games start at 7:00. Sunday games start at 1:00. Holiday (Independence Day, Labor Day) double-headers start at noon and 3:00.
Baseball Reference shows Waco and Longview as sharing a Pirates affiliate and Greenville/Bryan having a team called the "Majors." This schedule is based on the one printed in
The Sporting News prior to the season, so some rearrangement might have occurred.
No off-days for this Class B league except for July 17-18, which was the league's all-star break. The circuit could have avoided the odd number of games by simply scheduling double-headers for Memorial Day, but that didn't seem to occur to anyone.
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For those of you who absolutely must have an even number of games, I've modded the schedule by using the two off days to add a game for each club.
<SCHEDULE type="ILN_BGY_G148_T8_C_" inter_league="0" balanced_games="1" games_per_team="148" start_month="4" start_day="14" start_day_of_week="3">
Teams play 148 games. Teams play 74 home games and play each opponent 21 or 22 times.
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