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Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings

Baseball team in Texas, US

Summary

Baseball team in Texas, US

FieldValue
nameRio Grande Valley WhiteWings
founded1994
disbanded2014
cityHarlingen, Texas
ballparkHarlingen Field
logoRGV WhiteWings.PNG
leagueUnited League Baseball (2013–2014)
former_leagues{{plainlist
former_names{{plainlist
colorsBlack, white, grey
league_champs2 (2000, 2014)
division_champs1 (2007)
ownerReunion Sports Group
general_managerDoug Robinson
managerChris Paterson
mediaValley Morning Star
websitehttp://www.whitewingsbaseball.org/
  • North American League (2011–12)
  • United League Baseball (2006–10)
  • Central Baseball League (2002–03)
  • Texas–Louisiana League (1994–2001)
  • Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings (1994–2003, 2006–07, 2009–2014)
  • Harlingen WhiteWings (2008–2009)

The Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings was a professional baseball team based in Harlingen, Texas, in the United States. The WhiteWings was a member of United League Baseball, an independent professional league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball. From the 1994 season to 2014, the WhiteWings played its home games at Harlingen Field.

History

Baseball in the region of the Rio Grande Valley had been played before in the Gulf States League (Class A ball), which lasted one season (1976) with six teams, one of which played in Harlingen, Texas by the name of the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings. Eighteen years later, the Texas–Louisiana League was formed, done on the frustrations of Dallas businessman Byron Pierce and U.S. Congressman John Bryant of the Texas League not having plans for expansion. The Rio Grande Valley would receive a team as a charter member, which was called the WhiteWings and play at Harlingen Field, which had dimensions of 310' for the corners and 380' in center field for a crowd of 4,000. The WhiteWings won the Texas–Louisiana League Championship in 2000, upsetting the San Angelo Colts and Amarillo Dillas to win the pennant under manager Eddie Dennis (two years later, the league rebranded as the Central Baseball League). After falling on hard times, the WhiteWings suspended operations in 2003. In late 2005, United League Baseball announced that the WhiteWings would resume play as the first charter member of the new league in 2006. They played the 2006 and 2007 seasons before deciding to rebrand in 2008. That year, they rebranded as the Harlingen WhiteWings. After three seasons, they changed the name back to the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings, announcing it as such in May 2009.

In 2011 and 2012, the WhiteWings played in the North American League, where they made the playoffs twice. They returned to the ULB in 2013 and played two season, winning the championship in 2014, their final season. The team announced in 2015 that it was shutting down and would not a field a team for the upcoming season.

Season-by-season record

SeasonLeagueManagerWinsLossesPct.Result
Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings
1976Gulf States LeagueTed Uhlaender3240
1994Texas-Louisiana LeagueAlan Ashby4048
1995Texas-Louisiana LeagueAlan Ashby5346
1996Texas-Louisiana LeagueJohn Pacella5048Lost in 1st Round
1997Texas-Louisiana LeagueMike Brumley3953
1998Texas-Louisiana LeagueEddie Dennis3648
1999Texas-Louisiana LeagueEddie Dennis4538
2000Texas-Louisiana LeagueEddie Dennis6349Won Championship (Amarillo) 3–1
2001Texas-Louisiana LeagueGeorge Scott4056
2002Central Baseball LeagueJohn Harris3759
2003Central Baseball LeagueJohn Harris4452
2006United League BaseballEddie Dennis3852
2007United League BaseballEddie Dennis5045Lost Finals (Alexandria) 4–0
Harlingen WhiteWings
2008United League BaseballAl Gallagher2062
2009United League BaseballEddie Dennis3941
2010United League BaseballEddie Dennis4745Lost Semifinals (Amarillo) 2–0
Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings
2011North American LeagueEddie Dennis5137Won Semifinals (San Angelo) 4–0
Lost Finals (Edmonton) 4–1
2012North American LeagueEddie Dennis5144Lost Semifinals (Edinburg) 2–0
2013United League BaseballChris Paterson3243
2014United League BaseballChris Paterson5027Won Finals (Fort Worth) 3–0

All-Stars

Players

Past managers

  • Alan Ashby (1994–1995)
  • John Pacella (1996)
  • Mike Brumley (1997)
  • George Scott (2001)
  • "Dirty" Al Gallagher (2008)
  • Eduardo "Eddie" Dennis (1998–2000, 2006–07, 2009 – 2010)

References

References

  1. (April 2000). "Play Ball, Y'all".
  2. (13 May 2009). "It's the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings (again)".
  3. (February 9, 2015). "Flown the coop: Harlingen's WhiteWings cease operations". valleymoringstar.com.
  4. "2001 Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings Statistics".
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