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It was the franchise's first championship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe near miss had come three years earlier. The 1916 Gassers went 84-61 and finished a half game back, needing a doubleheader sweep at Fort Worth on the final day and managing only a split. Chick Knaupp led that team at .323 and was still a regular on the 1919 champions. On May 8, 1918, Shreveport and Fort Worth played twenty innings to a 1-1 tie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gassers became a Philadelphia Athletics affiliate in 1923, and the New York Yankees held spring training at Gassers Park in 1921. The name ended in 1925, when a new owner bought both the club and the ballpark, renamed the team the Sports, and renamed the park after himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRetro Baseball Revival celebrates historic baseball teams with unique apparel, honoring their legacy and bringing history to one-of-a-kind clothing with our old school retro baseball tees from defunct Minor League Baseball teams. All of our high quality apparel is designed, printed, and shipped within the USA. This collection features 100% original designs based on the history and nicknames of historic minor league teams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur crewneck sweatshirts are classics that anyone is sure to recognize. They are thick, durable Gildan brand crews. 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