Minor league classifications varied somewhat during the Indians' lifetime, but the Western and Texas leagues of the post-World War I era — rated Class A, A1 or Double-A — were high-level circuits that usually ranked 2-3 notches below Major League Baseball calibre. Baseball Hall of Fame player Rogers Hornsby managed the Indians for part of the 1940 season, and future Hall of Fame broadcaster Curt Gowdy launched his baseball announcing career with the postwar Indians. Oklahoma City also fielded a Texas League team called the Mets or Metropolitans in 1910–1911.