Southwestern League
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There have been three different incarnations of the Southwestern League in baseball history. In 1904, there was a 4-team Oklahoma-based loop by that title.
The second circuit had the longest life-span, covering 1921-26. In 1921 they payed as a class D team, in 1922-23 they moved up to a clas C ranking and finished out 1924, 1925 and 1926 as Class D. This time based around Kansas and Oklahoma. Not one city played for more than 4 of the 6 years, while 7 cities played for only one year. In 1926, the HR leader was Dick Wykoff with 28, while the leader in W was also Wykoff with 25. The last Southwestern League was a class B loop that ran just two seasons, 1956 and 1957. The league continued moving south and west, with the focus here around New Mexico and Texas. It had formerly been called the Longhorn League (1947-1955), and would be renamed the Sophomore League (1958-1961). Like its predecessor, it was an offense-oriented leagues where ERAs under 3.50 were very rare. In '56, lifelong minor leaguer Len Tucker hit .404 with 51 homers and 181 RBI, for instance.
Cities Represented[edit]
1887[edit]
- Fort Smith, AR: Fort Smith Indians
- Hot Springs, AR: Hot Springs Blues
- Little Rock, AR: Little Rock Giants
- Pine Bluff, AR: Pine Bluff Infants
- Springfield, MO: Springfield (MO) Indians
- Webb City, MO: Webb City Stars
1887 President:
Team Name | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fort Smith Indians | 27 | 10 | .730 | - | Bob Pender/George Jordan(6/2)/Ramsey |
Little Rock Giants | 17 | 19 | .472 | 9.5 | Harry S. Alberts |
Hot Springs Blues | 16 | 20 | .444 | 10.5 | Latham/William F. Bassett |
Springfield (MO) Indians # | 8 | 13 | .476 | NA | Speery/Davis Bailor |
Webb City # | 10 | 11 | .381 | NA | James Ellis |
Pine Bluff Infants # | 8 | 13 | .381 | NA | John O'Connell/Davis Baker |
# Springfield, Webb City disbanded July 15th, Pine Bluff disbanded July 9th.
1904[edit]
- Guthrie, OK: Guthrie Blues
- Enid, OK: Enid Evangelists
- Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma City Mets
- Shawnee, OK: Shawnee Browns (1-2, 6-14, ??)
- Chickasha, OK: Chickasha Indians (16-26, -- --, -- --)
- El Reno, OK: (--, 0-1, -- --)
- Orphans (at some point before El Reno)
1904
President: Will Kimmel / D.F. Smith
Team Name | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guthrie Blues | 56 | 44 | .560 | - | Ernest Jones / Bill Hughes / Overbay / Neal |
Enid Evangelists | 46 | 37 | .554 | 1.5 | Walter Frantz (7/13) / Howard Price |
Oklahoma City Mets | 45 | 49 | .479 | 8 | Pat Flaherty / Emmett Rogers /Andy Warner / Gene Barnes |
Shawnee / Chickasha /El Reno # | 25 | 42 | .373 | NA | William Hazlett / Lackey / Van Ness / Palmer |
# Shawnee moved to Chickasha May 4. Chickasha disbanded June 18. Shawnee reentered the league July 1, then withdrew July 24. El Reno replaced Shawnee Aug 1 and disbanded after 1 game. Shawnee again reentered the league Aug 12. The franchise disbanded September 5.
There were no individual statistics available for this season.
Cities Represented 1921-1926[edit]
- Arkansas City, KS: Arkansas City Osages 1924-1926
- Bartlesville, OK: Bartlesville Braves 1921; Bartlesville Grays 1922; Bartlesville Bearcats 1923
- Blackwell, OK: Blackwell Gassers 1924-1926
- Coffeyville, KS: Coffeyville Refiners 1921-1924
- Cushing, OK: Cushing Oilers 1921; Cushing Refiners 1925
- Emporia, KS: Emporia Traders 1924
- Enid, OK: Enid Harvesters 1924; Enid Boosters 1925-1926
- Eureka, KS: Eureka Oilers 1924, 1926
- Hutchinson, KS: Hutchinson Wheat Shockers 1922-1923
- Independence, KS: Independence Producers 1921-1924
- Miami, OK: Miami Indians 1921
- Muskogee, OK: Muskogee Mets 1921-1923
- Newton, KS: Newton Railroaders 1924
- Ottawa, KS: Ottawa Gassers 1924
- Parsons, KS: Parsons Parsons 1921
- Pittsburg, KS: Pittsburg Pirates 1921
- Ponca City, OK: Ponca City Poncans 1926
- Salina, KS: Salina Millers 1922-1926
- Sapulpa, OK: Sapulpa Sappers 1921-1922); Sapulpa Yanks 1923
- Shawnee, OK: Shawnee Braves 1925
- Topeka, KS: Topeka Kaws 1922-1923; Topeka Senators 1925-1926
1921 Class D[edit]
1921 - schedule
President: Ensley Barbour
Team Name | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independence Producers | 103 | 38 | .730 | - | Ted Waring |
Muskogee Mets | 93 | 56 | .624 | 19 | Bobby Wallace |
Pittsburg Pirates | 87 | 63 | .580 | 25.5 | Frank Matthews |
Coffeyville Refiners | 71 | 72 | .497 | 38 | Josh Clarke |
Sapulpa Sappers | 68 | 76 | .472 | 41.5 | Gerald Jones / Larry Quigley |
Bartlesville Braves | 64 | 80 | .444 | 45.5 | John McCloskey /Al Lindsay |
Miami Indians | 59 | 84 | .413 | 50 | Bobby Byrne |
Parsons Parsons / Cushing Oilers # | 34 | 110 | .236 | 70.5 | G.C. Knight / Lefty Wilson |
# Parsons moved to Cushing, July 27.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Bagwell | Pittsburg | BA | .357 | Happy Campbell | Independence | W | 28 | |
Red Lowrance | Independence | Runs | 125 | Jake Beedle | Pittsburg | SO | 263 | |
Chuck Corgan | Muskogee | Hits | 193 | Happy Campbell | Independence | Pct | .778; 28-8 | |
Glenn Wright | Independence | HR | 22 | |||||
Bill Bagwell | Pittsburg | 3B | 27 | |||||
Red Lowrance | Independence | SB | 98 |
Southwestern Association[edit]
1922-23 Class C[edit]
1922 - schedule
President: Ensley Barbour
Team Name | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muskogee Mets | 84 | 53 | .613 | - | Roy Corgan |
Coffeyville Refiners | 83 | 56 | .597 | 2 | Josh Clarke /Russ Ennis |
Sapulpa Sappers | 81 | 58 | .583 | 4 | Barney Cleveland |
Independence Producers | 79 | 58 | .576 | 5 | Ted Waring /Walt Fromme |
Bartlesville Grays | 63 | 72 | .467 | 20 | Ned Pettigrew |
Topeka Kaws | 62 | 74 | .456 | 21.5 | Dick Cooley |
Hutchinson Wheat Shockers | 47 | 85 | .356 | 34.5 | Emmett Rogers / Red Herriott |
Salina Millers | 45 | 88 | .338 | 37 | John McCloskey / Charles Olson |
Playoffs: Sapulpa 4 games, Muskogee 2;
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Bagwell | Sali/Inde | BA | .402 | Andy Rush | Muskogee | W | 23 | |
Ike Kahdot | Coffeyville | Runs | 111 | Oscar Middleton | Coffeyville | W | 23 | |
Bill Bagwell | Sali/Inde | Hits | 217 | Arnold Luchien | Topeka | SO | 196 | |
Dutch Wetzel | Muskogee | HR | 23 | Andy Rush | Muskogee | ERA | 1.88 | |
Dutch Wetzel | Muskogee | RBI | 94 | Andy Rush | Muskogee | PCT | .821 23-5 |
1923 - schedule
President: Ensley Barbour
Team Name | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hutchinson Wheat Shockers | 84 | 50 | .627 | - | Marty Purtell |
Sapulpa Yanks | 76 | 55 | .580 | 6.5 | Barney Cleveland |
Coffeyville Refiners | 73 | 61 | .541 | 11 | Frank Matthews |
Bartlesville Bearcats | 68 | 66 | .507 | 16 | Ted Waring |
Topeka Kaws | 67 | 66 | .504 | 16.5 | Gus Suhr |
Salina Millers | 60 | 72 | .455 | 23 | Benny Meyer/George Brautigan |
Muskogee Mets | 57 | 79 | .419 | 28 | Ray Brownlee |
Independence Producers | 49 | 85 | .366 | 35 | Drummond Brown |
Playoffs: Coffeyville 4 games, Hutchinson 0;
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mose Solomon | Hutchinson | BA | .421 | Homer Owens | Sapulpa | W | 23 | |
Mose Solomon | Hutchinson | Runs | 143 | Ray Pierce | Topeka | W | 23 | |
Mose Solomon | Hutchinson | Hits | 222 | Bill Walker | Salina | SO | 200 | |
Mose Solomon | Hutchinson | HR | 49 | Al Bauer | Hutchinson | Pct | .733; 11-4 |
1924-25-26 Class D[edit]
1924 - schedule
President: J.W. Harris
Team Name | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NewtonBlackwell/Ottawa # | 79 | 50 | .612 | - | John McCloskey |
Salina Millers | 72 | 56 | .563 | 6.5 | Floyd Dorland/Jimmy Payton |
Arkansas City Osages | 70 | 61 | .534 | 10 | Rube Geyer /Ed Yuna |
Enid Harvesters | 65 | 67 | .492 | 15.5 | Bert Ellison / George Dye |
Eureka Oilers | 51 | 75 | .405 | 26.5 | Ross Crawford /Dutch Sherman |
Emporia Traders | 40 | 89 | .310 | 39 | Oran / Shaw / Mason / Olson |
Independence Producers ## | 45 | 21 | .682 | NA | Pat Mason |
Coffeyville Refiners ## | 29 | 32 | .475 | NA | Pat O'Byrne |
# A windstorm in Newton wrecked the grandstand, causing the team to move to Blackwell July 26; Blackwell (7-4) moved to Ottawa August 5; Ottawa (13-12)moved back to Newton August 28.
## Independence & Coffeyville disbanded July 5.
Playoff: Newton was awarded the first half championship when co-leader Independence disbanded.
Finals: Arkansas City 4 games, Newton 3.
Player Statistics
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fuzzy Hufft | Arkansas City | BA | .367 | Joe Kling | Newton | W | 25 | |
Billy Rogell | Salina | Runs | 104 | Joe Kling | Newton | SO | 254 | |
Brodie Thompson | Newton | Hits | 170 | Bill Doak | Independence | Pct | .833; 10-2 | |
Fuzzy Hufft | Arkansas City | HR | 28 |
1925 - schedule
President: Dale Gear
Team Name | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salina Millers | 73 | 55 | .570 | - | Jimmy Payton |
Topeka Senators | 69 | 59 | .539 | 4 | Bill Meyer / Dutch Wetzel |
Arkansas City Osages | 65 | 63 | .508 | 8 | Ed Yuna |
Cushing Refiners | 64 | 65 | .496 | 9.5 | Frank Thompson |
Blackwell Gassers | 61 | 66 | .480 | 11.5 | Ralph Heatley |
Enid / Shawnee # | 52 | 76 | .406 | 21 | Ben Diamond / George Dye |
# Enid (20-27) moved to Shawnee June 17, first home game June 23.
Playoff: Topeka 4 games, Salina 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lloyd Branch | Cushing | BA | .383 | Joe Bloomer | Salina | W | 22 | |
Roy Hutson | Topeka | Runs | 132 | Joe Bloomer | Salina | Pct | .710; 22-9 | |
Ed Yuna | Arkansas City | Hits | 205 | |||||
Ed Yuna | Arkansas City | HR | 28 |
1926 - schedule
President: Dale Gear
Team Name | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salina Millers | 76 | 41 | .650 | - | Jimmy Payton |
Enid Boosters | 70 | 49 | .588 | 7 | George Dye |
Topeka Senators | 57 | 59 | .491 | 18.5 | Dina Wright /Dutch Wetzel |
Arkansas City Osages | 54 | 62 | .466 | 21.5 | A.C. Stretcher / Russ McMullan / John Floyd / Zuidal Zunigha |
Ponca City / Eureka # | 49 | 69 | .415 | 27.5 | Bob Browne / Tiny Simmons |
Blackwell Gassers | 45 | 71 | .388 | 30.5 | Stormy Kromer / Mike Balenti |
# Ponca City (11-33) moved to Eureka June 22.
Playoff: Salina 3 games, Enid 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Diester | Salina | BA | .444 | Dick Wycoff | Salina | W | 25 | |
Bill Diester | Salina | Runs | 110 | Holman Bass | Blackwell | SO | 143 | |
Bill Diester | Salina | Hits | 190 | Wilbert Peters | Enid | Pct | .813; 13-3 | |
Dick Wycoff | Salina | HR | 28 |
Cities Represented 1956-1957[edit]
1956-1957 Class B[edit]
- Ballinger, TX: Ballinger Westerners 1956-1957
- Carlsbad, NM: Carlsbad Potashers 1956-1957, moved from Longhorn League 1953-1955, moved to Sophomore League 1958-1961
- Clovis, NM: Clovis Pioneers 1956, moved from West Texas-New Mexico League 1938-1955; Clovis Redlegs 1957
- El Paso, TX: El Paso Texans 1956-1957, moved from West Texas-New Mexico League 1955
- Hobbs, NM: Hobbs Sports 1956-1957, moved from Longhorn League 1955
- Lamesa, TX: Lamesa Indians 1957
- Midland, TX: Midland Indians 1956-1957, moved from Longhorn League 1947-1955
- Pampa, TX: Pampa Oilers 1956-1957, moved from West Texas-New Mexico League 1939-1955
- Plainview, TX: Plainview Ponies 1956-1957, moved from West Texas-New Mexico League 1953-1955
- Roswell, NM: Roswell Rockets 1956, moved from Longhorn League 1949-1955
- San Angelo, TX: San Angelo Colts 1956, moved from Longhorn League 1948-1955; San Angelo Colts 1957
1956 - schedule
President: W. J. Green
Team Name | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobbs Sports | 90 | 52 | .634 | - | 44,206 | Pat Stasey |
El Paso Texans | 85 | 59 | .590 | 6 | 51,386 | Pat McLaughlin / Art Lilly |
Pampa Oilers | 80 | 60 | .571 | 9 | 42,150 | Grover Seitz /Allen Cross |
San Angelo Colts | 78 | 65 | .545 | 12.5 | 47,296 | Art Bowland |
Plainview Ponies | 76 | 68 | .528 | 15 | 43,892 | Jodie Beeler / Frank Tornay |
Ballinger Westerners | 73 | 69 | .514 | 17 | 24,614 | Tony York |
Carlsbad Potashers | 70 | 74 | .486 | 21 | 51,165 | Thurman Tucker |
Midland Indians | 63 | 81 | .438 | 28 | 77,601 | Robinson / Rudy Briner / Juan Izaguirre |
Roswell Rockets | 53 | 90 | .371 | 37.5 | 18,367 | Tom Jordan / Halbert Simpson |
Clovis Pioneers | 45 | 95 | .321 | 44 | 41,125 | Benites / Glenn McQuillen / Roy Parker |
Playoffs: San Angelo 4 games, Hobbs 3; El Paso 4 games, Pampa 0.
Finals: El Paso 4 games, San Angelo 1.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Len Tucker | Pampa | BA | .404 | Bill Bagwell Jr. | San Angelo | W | 23 | |
Len Tucker | Pampa | Runs | 181 | Jodie Phipps | San Angelo | SO | 242 | |
Roberto Fernandez | Roswell | Hits | 231 | James Grimm | Hobbs | ERA | 3.11 | |
Frosty Kennedy | Plainview | HR | 60 | Oscar Chinique | Hobbs | PCT | .786 11-3 | |
Frosty Kennedy | Plainview | RBI | 184 |
1957
President: W. J. Green
Team Name | W | L | PCT | GB | Attend | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hobbs Sports | 73 | 52 | .584 | - | 21,840 | Thurman Tucker |
Ballinger Westerners | 69 | 56 | .552 | 4 | 16,542 | Tony York |
Carlsbad Potashers | 65 | 54 | .546 | 5 | 29,769 | Jodie Phipps |
Midland Indians/Lamesa Indians #### | 45 | 79 | .363 | 27.5 | 19,212 | Johnny Welaj / Hank O'Neal |
Clovis Redlegs ## | 36 | 12 | .750 | NA | 3,405 | Bert Haas |
El Paso Texans ### | 33 | 45 | .423 | NA | 13,260 | Jim Basso |
Pampa Oilers / San Angelo Colts # | 32 | 44 | .421 | NA | 8,916 | Al Cross |
Plainview Ponies ## | 16 | 27 | .372 | NA | 5,321 | Art Bowland |
# Pampa moved to San Angelo May 16.
## Clovis and Plainview disbanded June 16.
### El Paso and San Angelo disbanded July 17.
#### Midland moved to Lamesa August 1.
Playoffs: No Playoffs
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Spicuzza | Hobbs | BA | .388 | Robert Leach | Ballinger | W | 19 | |
Raymond Patterson | Carlsbad | Runs | 125 | Eugene Lippold | Ballinger | W | 19 | |
John Spicuzza | Hobbs | Hits | 193 | Manuel Fierro | Hobbs | ERA | 2.94 | |
John Spicuzza | Hobbs | RBI | 130 | Eugene Lippold | Ballinger | SO | 179 | |
Raymond Patterson | Carlsbad | HR | 34 | Jim Waldrip | Hobbs | .720 18-7 |
League Records 1921-1957[edit]
Batting | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Yr | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Yr | |
Bill Bagwell | Salina/Independ | GA | 141 | 1922 | Bill Diester | Salina | BA | .444 | 1926 | |
Joe Rabbitt | Muskogee | AB | 580 | 1922 | Len Tucker | Pampa | Runs | 181 | 1956 | |
Johnny Jones | Hutchinson | 2B | 43 | 1922 | Chico Fernandez | Roswell | Hits | 231 | 1956 | |
Bill Bagwell | Pittsburg | 3B | 27 | 1921 | Frosty Kennedy | Plainview | HR | 60 | 1956 | |
Mose Solomon | Hutchinson | EBH | 104 | 1923 | Frosty Kennedy | Plainview | Rbi | 184 | 1956 | |
Red Lowrance | Independence | SB | 98 | 1921 | Louis Bachantz | Coffeyville | Sac | 37 | 1923 | |
Edward Stewart | Independence | Sac | 37 | 1921 | L.T. Willis | Sapulpa | BB | 98 | 1922 | |
Mose Solomon | Hutchinson | TB | 439 | 1923 | Harland Rowe | Coffeyville | SO | 98 | 1923 |
Pitching | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Yr | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Yr | |
Joe Kling | Newton | GA | 59 | 1924 | Happy Campbell | Independence | W | 28 | 1921 | |
Charles Humphrey | Bartlesville | L | 1921 | 21 | Del Lundgren | Salina | L | 21 | 1922 | |
Bill Doak (10-2) | Independence | Pct | .833 | 1924 | Andy Rush | Muskogee | ERA | 1.88 | 1922 | |
Joe Kling | Newton | IP | 353 | 1924 | Jake Beedle | Pittsburg | SO | 263 | 1921 | |
Roy Walker | Salina | BB | 163 | 1923 |
Source[edit]
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions
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