Sherman-Denison Twins Hoodie Welch Miners 33 miles away

33 miles away

carried one of the strangest names in minor league baseball history

which became the city's most famous baseball identity

They finished 22 games ahead of second-place Waterloo

A tobacco auctioneer

Sherman-Denison Twins Hoodie Welch Miners 33 miles awayThe Sherman Denison Twins were a minor league baseball team that played in various leagues during the 1940s and 1950s, sometimes going by simply the Sherman Twins. The Twins played in the East Texas League, a class D circuit in 1946 before moving to the Big Statle League and later to the Sooner State League. Their high water mark came in 1948 when they were champions of the Big State League under manager Jose Rodriguez, who had played in the majors