Southwest International League

The Southwest International League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1951 through 1952. The league was formed through the merger of the Sunset League and Arizona–Texas League in 1951. The league hosted franchises based in Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas.

History
Formed in 1951 by a merger of the Sunset League and Arizona-Texas League, the Southwest International League played two seasons as a Class C level league. In 1951, the Tijuana players went on strike over not being paid on a regular basis. In 1952, the league fielded an all-black team, which was originally supposed to play half of its games in the US and half in Mexico, but eventually settled in Porterville, California as the Porterville Comets. Only 4 of the 6 entries survived the complete 1952 season, before the league permanently folded.

Cities represented

 * Bisbee, AZ and Douglas, AZ: Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings 1951
 * Ciudad Juarez, MEX: Juarez Indios 1951
 * El Centro, CA: El Centro Imperials 1951
 * El Paso, TX: El Paso Texans 1951
 * Las Vegas, NV: Las Vegas Wranglers 1951–1952
 * Mexicali, MEX: Mexicali Eagles 1951–1952
 * Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix Senators 1951
 * Porterville, CA: Porterville Comets 1952
 * Tijuana, MEX: Tijuana Potros 1951–1952
 * Tucson, AZ: Tucson Cowboys 1951
 * Yuma, AZ: Yuma Panthers 1951–1952

Standings & statistics
1951 Southwest International League schedule President: Les Powers

1952 Southwest International League President: Harry Ledell