La Feria Nighthawks

Playing a partial season in 1931, the La Feria Nighthawks were a minor league baseball team based in La Feria, Texas. La Feria played as members of the Class D level Rio Grande Valley League in their only season of minor league play. The team was established when the Corpus Christi Seahawks franchise moved to La Feria during the season. The Nighthawks won the second–half pennant and lost in the league finals. La Feria played home games in Harlingen, Texas.

La Feria Nighthawks
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1931)
LeagueRio Grande Valley League (1931)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Conference titles (1)1931
Team data
NameLa Feria Nighthawks (1931)
BallparkUnknown (1931)

History

In 1931, the Class D level Rio Grande Valley League began the season with the Corpus Christi Seahawks, Harlingen Ladds, McAllen Palms and the San Benito Saints playing as charter members. The league began play on April 22, 1931.[1][2]

On June 4, 1931, the Corpus Christi Seagulls moved to La Feria.[3] Corpus Christi had a record of 20–23 at the time of the move.[4]

La Feria played their first home game on June 10, 1931, hosting home games at Harlingen.[4]

During their first season of league play, the Rio Grande Valley League folded on July 30, 1931. Despite folding, the league held finals that featured La Feria. The Nighthawks finished the season in second place overall, qualifying for the playoffs by winning the second–half title in the split–schedule season. The Nighthawks finished the 1931 overall regular season with a record of 49–46, playing under managers Ray Pipkin and Fincher Withers.[5] McAllen won the 1st half pennant and finished 7.5 games ahead of the Seahawks/Nighthawks in the final overall standings. In the 1931 finals, the Nighthawks lost to the McAllen Palms, who swept La Feria in three games.[6][3]

Johnny Rizzo won the Rio Grande Valley League batting championship, hitting .385.[3]

Following the 1931 season, the Rig Grande Valley League folded. La Feria, Texas has not hosted another minor league team.[5]

The ballpark

The name of the ballpark for 1931 home La Feria Nighthawks minor league games is unknown. The club played their home games at Harlingen, Texas.[7][6]

Year–by–year records
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
193149–462ndRay Pipkin / Fincher WithersCorpus Christi (20-23 moved to La Feria June 4
Won 2nd half pennant
Lost in finals

Notable alumni

References
  1. "1931 Rio Grande Valley League (RGVL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. "1931 Rio Grande Valley League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  4. "1931 Corpus Christi Seahawks/La Feria Nighthawks minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. "1931 Corpus Christi Seahawks/LaFeria Nighthawks Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. "1931 Rio Grande Valley League (RGVL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  7. "1931 Corpus Christi Seahawks/La Feria Nighthawks minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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