Oklahoma State League
The Oklahoma State League was a class D circuit that operated in 1912. It disbanded on June 29.
It was revived ten years later, but that attempt only made it for three years before the league again shut its doors. In 1923, the Drumright team moved to Ponca City on June 7. In 1924, the Guthrie team moved to McAlester on May 24. On June 8, the Ardmore and McAlester team moved to Pawhuska and Wewoka-Holdenvile, respectively . The league disbanded on July 8.
The 1904 Southwestern League was also known as the Oklahoma State League.
Cities Represented[edit]
1912[edit]
- Anadarko, OK: Anadarko Indians 1912
- Guthrie, OK: Guthrie 1912
- Holdenville, OK: Holdenville Hitters 1912
- McAlester, OK: McAlester Miners 1912
- Muskogee, OK: Muskogee Indians 1912
- Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma City Senators 1912
- Okmulgee, OK: Okmulgee Glassblowers 1912
- Tulsa, OK: Tulsa Terriers 1912
Teams & Statistics[edit]
1912[edit]
1912 Oklahoma State League - schedule
President: L.S. Dodds / Leo Meyer
- @ Anadarko and Oklahoma City disbanded June 21.
Attendance: Tulsa 19,200
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Okmulgee Glassblowers | 38 | 10 | .792 | - | Frank Garner | disbanded June 29th |
Tulsa Terriers | 33 | 15 | .688 | 5 | Howard Price | |
Anadarko Indians @ | 24 | 23 | .511 | 13.5 | Roy Ellison / Thomas Reed / Ted Price | to Enid June 28th |
Holdenville Hitters | 21 | 23 | .477 | 15 | Al Vorhees / James Bouldin / John Hendley | |
McAlester Miners | 21 | 25 | .457 | 16 | Jerry Kane | |
Muskogee Indians | 19 | 24 | .442 | 16.5 | Victor Kelly / Dick Speer | |
Oklahoma City Senators @ | 15 | 33 | .313 | 23 | Bill Reukauff / Leo Langley | to Eufaula June 28th |
Guthrie | 15 | 33 | .313 | 23 | Chick Leutke | |
Enid | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6 | Ted Price | |
Eufaula | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5 | Joe Langley |
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wynn | Muskogee | BA | .430 | Ben Tincup | Muskogee | SO | 163 |
Cities Represented[edit]
1922-1924[edit]
- Ardmore, OK: Ardmore Bearcats 1924
- Blackwell, OK: Blackwell Gassers 1924
- Bristow, OK: Bristow Producers 1923-1924
- Chickasha, OK: Chickasha Chicks 1922
- Clinton, OK: Clinton Bulldogs 1922-1923
- Cushing, OK: Cushing Refiners 1923-1924
- Drumright, OK: Drumright Boosters 1923
- Duncan, OK: Duncan Oilers 1922-1924
- El Reno, OK: El Reno Railroaders 1922-1923
- Enid, OK: Enid 1924
- Guthrie, OK: Guthrie 1922-1924
- McAlester, OK: McAlester 1924
- Pawhuska, OK: Pawhuska Huskies 1924
- Ponca City, OK: Ponca City Poncans 1923-1924
- Shawnee, OK: Shawnee Indians 1923-1924
- Wewoka, OK & Holdenville, OK: Wewoka-Holdenville 1924
- Wilson, OK: Wilson Drillers 1922
Teams & Statistics[edit]
1922 Oklahoma State League - schedule
President: C.E. Plott / E.A. Daniels
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duncan Oilers | 65 | 44 | .596 | - | John Fant |
Clinton Bulldogs | 64 | 46 | .582 | 1.5 | Jim Lawrence |
Chickasha Chicks # | 55 | 55 | .500 | 10.5 | Jim Fitzgerald / Larry McLean |
El Reno Railroaders | 53 | 56 | .486 | 12 | Virgil Moss |
Guthrie | 48 | 59 | .449 | 16 | Mike Balenti |
Wilson Drillers | 40 | 65 | .381 | 23 | Jim Payne / Jew Hellman |
# Chickasha became a road team in the second half.
Playoff: Chickasha 4 games, Clinton 0.
No Individual Statistics available.
1923 Oklahoma State League - schedule
President: E.A. Daniels
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duncan Oilers | 71 | 53 | .573 | - | Larry McLean |
Cushing Refiners | 67 | 53 | .558 | 2 | Ned Pettigrew |
Bristow Producers | 66 | 56 | .541 | 4 | Jim Payne / Ralph Heatley |
Clinton Bulldogs | 63 | 60 | .512 | 7.5 | Huber Dennis |
Shawnee Indians | 54 | 60 | .474 | 12 | Clyde Wren |
El Reno Railroaders | 56 | 63 | .471 | 12.5 | Harry Burge |
Guthrie | 57 | 64 | .471 | 12.5 | Billy Williams |
Drumright #/ Ponca City | 46 | 71 | .393 | 21.5 | Frank McGaha / Carl Wiggins / J.E. Jones |
# Drumright (11-21) moved to Ponca City June 7.
Playoff: Bristow 4 games, Duncan 0.
No Player Statistics Available.
1924 Oklahoma State League - schedule
President: E.A. Daniels/A.L. Ragan
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ardmore Bearcats/ Pawhuska Huskies # | 52 | 21 | .712 | - | Drap Hayes |
Bristow Producers | 48 | 21 | .696 | 2 | Ralph Heatley |
Cushing Refiners | 49 | 27 | .645 | 4.5 | Ned Pettigrew |
Shawnee Indians | 40 | 37 | .519 | 14 | Larry McLean |
Duncan Oilers ### | 33 | 37 | .471 | 17.5 | John Fant |
Ponca City Poncans | 32 | 44 | .421 | 21.5 | Huber Dennis |
Blackwell Gassers | 20 | 53 | .274 | 32 | J. Rustenhaven / Hal Grun |
Guthrie ##/ McAlester / Wewoka-Holdenville/Enid | 18 | 48 | .272 | 30.5 | M. Robertson / Ted Lipps |
# Ardmore (30-13) moved to Pawhuska June 8.
## Guthrie (8-18) moved to McAlester May 24; McAlester (3-13) moved to Wewoka-Holdenville June 8, first home game June 12. The franchise moved to Enid in late June to finish the season
### Duncan (0-2 in second half), disbanded July 6.
The league disbanded July 8.
Hall of Fame Alumni[edit]
- Carl Hubbell, 1923-1924 Cushing Refiners
Source[edit]
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.
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