Wichita, KS

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Wichita is located in central Kansas, on the Arkansas River, 80 miles southwest of Topeka, KS. Wichita was the site of the 1949 College World Series, after which the event found a permanent home in Omaha, NE. Since 1935, it has hosted the National Baseball Congress World Series.

The names of teams from Wichita in the first two decades of the 20th century were quite fluid, with Jobbers, Witches and Wolves all being used at various times, and sometimes simultaneously.

Wichita was in the news early in 2024, when a statue of Jackie Robinson erected at a local youth ballpark was cut down by a fentanyl addict to sell for scrap medal. The community rallied around the event to not only replace the statue, and with support from the Players Alliance and former players like CC Sabathia, raised enough money to make a significant contribution to the facilities of a local youth league that caters to the city's underprivileged young players.

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Further Reading[edit]

  • Brian Carroll: "Beating the Klan: Baseball Coverage in Wichita Before Integration, 1920-1930", in The Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Volume 37, 2008, pp. 51-61.
  • Anthony Castrovince: "'Out of darkness comes light': Replacement Jackie statue unveiled", mlb.com, August 5, 2024. [1]
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