The Lufkin Foresters were a minor league baseball team based in Lufkin, Texas that played in the East Texas League in 1946 and in the Lone Star League in 1947 and 1948.
In 1950, the Lufkin Angels played a partial season as members of the six–team Class C level Gulf Coast League, before the team relocated to become the Leesville Angels.
The ballpark Lufkin hosted minor league home games at "Forester Park." The ballpark was located at 112 Shephard Avenue in Lufkin.
Year-by-year records Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs 1946 47-92 8th Hank Doty / Mike "Gus" Mistovich Did not qualify 1947 72-68 6th Dixie Parsons Did not qualify 1948 48-92 8th Morris "Red" Jones / Stan Bartkowski Fred Millican Did not qualify
Notable alumni Red Jones (1947; 1948, MGR) Bob Marquis (1947) Dixie Parsons (1947, MGR) Lefty Scott (1947)
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