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.


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[edit] Cities Represented

[edit] 1904

1904 President: Will Kimmel / D.F. Smith

Team NameWLPCTGBManagers
Guthrie Blues5644.560 0 Ernest Jones / Bill Hughes / Overbay / Neal
Enid Evangelists4637.5541.5Walter Frantz / Howard Price
Oklahoma City Mets4549.4798Emmett Rodgers /Andy Warner / Gene Barnes
Shawnee / Chickasha #2542.373NA W.M. Hazlett / Lackey / Van Ness / Palmer
#Shawnee moved to Chickasha June 30, then moved back to Shawnee August 3; The franchise disbanded September 5.

There were no individual statistacs available for this season.

[edit] Cities Represented 1921-1926

[edit] 1921 Class D

1921 President: Ensley Barbour

Team NameWLPCTGBManagers
Independence Producers10338.730 0 Ted Waring
Muskogee Mets 9356.62419Bobby Wallace
Pittsburg Pirates 8763.58025.5Wid Matthews
Coffeyville Refiners7172.49738 Cap Clark
Sapulpa Sappers6876.47241.5Gerald Jones / Larry Quigley
Bartlesville Braves6480.44445.5John McCloskey /Al Lindsay
Miami Indians5984.41350Bobby Byrne
Parsons Parsons / Cushing Oilers # 34110.23670.5Jack Knight / Roy Wilson
#Parsons moved to Cushing, July 27.

Player Statistics

Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Bill BagwellPittsburgBA.357Happy CampbellIndependenceW28
Red LowranceIndependence Runs125 Jake BeedlePittsburgSO263
Chuck CorganMuskogeeHits193Happy CampbellIndependencePct.778; 28-8
Glenn WrightIndependenceHR22Bill BagwellPittsburg3B27


[edit] 1922-23 Class C

1922 President: Ensley Barbour

Team NameWLPCTGBManagers
Muskogee Mets8453.613 0 Roy Corhan
Coffeyville Refiners 8356.5972Joe Clarke /Russ Ennis
Sapulpa Sappers 8158.5834Barney Cleveland
Independence Producers7958.5765 Ted Waring /Art Fromme
Bartlesville Grays6372.46720Ned Pettigrew
Topeka Kaws6274.45621.5Duff Cooley
Hutchinson Wheat Shockers4785.35634.5Emmett Rogers / Red Harriott
Salina Millers 4588.33837John McCloskey / Ivy Olson
Playoffs: Sapulpa 4 games, Muskogee 2;

Player Statistics

Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Bill BagwellSali/IndeBA.402Andy RushMuskogeeW23
Ike KhadotCoffeyville Runs111 Arnold LuchienTopekaSO196
Bill BagwellSali/IndeHits217Andy RushMuskogeeERA1.88
Dutch WetzelMuskogeeHR23John MiddletonCoffeyvilleW23


1923 President: Ensley Barbour

Team NameWLPCTGBManagers
Hutchinson Wheat Shockers8450.627 0 Marty Purtell
Sapulpa Yanks 7655.5806.5Barney Cleveland
Coffeyville Refiners 7361.54111Wid Matthews
Bartlesville Bearcats6866.50716 Ted Waring
Topeka Kaws6766.50416.5Gus Suhr
Salina Millers6072.45523Benny Meyer
Muskogee Mets5779.41928Ray Brownlee
Independence Producers 4985.36635Drummond Brown
Playoffs: Coffeyville 4 games, Hutchinson 0;

Player Statistics

Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Mose SolomonHutchinsonBA.421Homer OwensSapulpaW23
Mose SolomonHutchinson Runs143 Ray PierceTopekaW23
Mose SolomonHutchinsonHits222Roy WalkerSalinaSO200
Mose SolomonHutchinsonHR49Al BauerHutchinsonPct.733; 11-4

[edit] 1924-25-26 Class D

1924 President: J.W. Harris

Team NameWLPCTGBManagers
NewtonBlackwell/ Ottawa #7950.6120 John McCloskey
Salina Millers 7256.5636.5Floyd Dorland
Arkansas City Osages 7061.53410Rube Geyer /Ed Yuna
Enid Harvesters6567.49215.5 Babe Ellison / George Dye
Eureka Oilers5175.40526.5Ken Crawford /Joe Sherman
Emporia Traders4089.31039Oran / Shaw / Mason / Olson
Independence Producers ##4521.682NADel Mason
Coffeyville Refiners ##2932.475NAPat 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. Arkansas City 4 games, Newton 3.

Player Statistics

Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Fuzzy HufftArkansas CityBA.367Joe KlingNewtonW25
Billy RogellSalina Runs104 Joe KlingNewtonSO254
Brodie ThompsonNewtonHits170Bill DoakIndependencePct.833; 10-2
Fuzzy HufftArkansas CityHR28


1925 President: Dale D. Gear

Team NameWLPCTGBManagers
Salina Millers 7355.5700 Jimmy Payton
Topeka Senators 6959.5394Bill Meyer / Dutch Wetzel
Arkansas City Osages 6563.5088Ed Yuna
Cushing Refiners6465.4969.5 Frank Thompson
Blackwell Gassers6166.48011.5Ralph Head
Enid / Shawnee #5276.40621Ben Diamond / George Dye
#Enid (20-27) moved to Shawnee June 17, first home game June 23.

Playoff: Topeka 4 games, Salina 1.

Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Lloyd BranchCushingBA.383Joe BloomerSalinaW22
Roy HutsonTopeka Runs132 Joe BloomerSalinaPct.710; 22-9
Ed YunaArkansas CityHits205Ed YunaArkansas CityHR28

1926 President: Dale D. Gear

Team NameWLPCTGBManagers
Salina Millers 7641.6500 Jimmy Payton
Enid Boosters 7049.5887George Dye
Topeka Senators 5759.49118.5Dick Wright /Butch Wetzel
Arkansas City Osages5462.46621.5 Russ McMullan / Zuidal Zunigha
Ponca City / Eureka #4969.41527.5Bob Brown / Lew Simmons
Blackwell Gassers 4571.38830.5Stormy Kromer / Mike Balenti
#Ponca City (11-33) moved to Eureka June 22.

Playoff: Salina 3 games, Enid 1.

Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Bill DiesterSalinaBA.444Dick WycoffSalinaW25
Bill DiesterSalinaRuns110 Holman BassBlackwellSO143
Bill DiesterSalinaHits190John PetersEnid Pct.813; 13-3
Dick WycoffSalinaHR28

[edit] Cities Represented 1956-1957

[edit] 1956-1957 Class B

1956 President: W. J. Green

Team NameWLPCTGBAttendManagers
Hobbs Sports 9052.634044,206 Pat Stasey
El Paso Texans 8559.590651,386Pat McLaughlin / Art Lilly
Pampa Oilers 8060.571942,150Grover Seitz /Allen Cross
San Angelo Colts7865.54512.547,296 Art Bowland
Plainview Ponies 7668.5281543,892Jodie Beeler / Frank Tornay
Ballinger Westerners 7369.5141724,614Tony York
Carlsbad Potashers7074.4862151,165Thurman Tucker
Midland Indians6381.4382877,601Robinson / Rudy Briner / Juan Izaguirre
Roswell Rockets5390.37137.518,367Tom Jordan / Harry Simpson
Clovis Pioneers4595.3214441,125Benites / 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 TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Len TuckerPampaBA.404Bill Bagwell Jr.San AngeloW23
Len TuckerPampaRuns181 Jodie PhippsSan AngeloSO242
Chico FernandezRoswellHits231James GrimmHobbs ERA3.11
Frosty KennedyPlainviewHR60Frosty KennedyPlainviewRBI184

1957 President: W. J. Green

Team NameWLPCTGBAttendManagers
Hobbs Sports 7352.584021,840 Thurman Tucker
Ballinger Westerners 6956.552416,542Tony York
Carlsbad Potashers 6554.546529,769Jodie Phipps
Midland Indians/Lamesa Indians ####4579.36327.519,212 Johnny Welaj / Hank O'Neal
Clovis Redlegs ##3612.750NA3,405Bert Haas
El Paso Texans ###3345.423NA13,260Jim Basso
Pampa Oilers / San Angelo Colts #3244.421NA8,916Al Cross
Plainview Ponies ##1627.372NA5,321Art 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 TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
John SpicuzzaHobbsBA.388Robert Leach BallingerW19
Raymond PattersonCarlsbadRuns125 Eugene LippoldBallingerW19
John SpicuzzaHobbsHits193Manuel FierroHobbs ERA2.94
John SpicuzzaHobbsRBI130Eugene LippoldBallingerSO179
Raymond PattersonCarlsbadHR34


[edit] League Records 1921-1957

Batting
Player TeamStat TotYrPlayerTeamStatTotYr
Bill BagwellSalina/IndependGA14122Bill DiesterSalinaBA.44426
Joe RabbittMuskogeeAB58022Len TuckerPampaRuns18156
Johnny JonesHutchinson2B4322Chico FernandezRoswellHits23156
Bill BagwellPittsburg3B2721Frosty KennedyPlainviewHR6056
Mose SolomonHutchinsonEBH10423Frosty KennedyPlainviewRbi18456
Red LowranceIndependenceSB9821Louis BachantzCoffeyvilleSac3723
Edward StewartIndependenceSac3721L.T. WillisSapulpaBB9822
Mose SolomonHutchinsonTB43923Harland RoweCoffeyvilleSO9823
Pitching
Player TeamStat TotYrPlayerTeamStatTotYr
Joe KlingNewtonGA5924Happy CampbellIndependenceW2821
Charles HumphreyBartlesvilleL2121Del LundgrenSalinaL2122
Bill Doak (10-2)IndependencePct.83324Andy RushMuskogeeERA1.8822
Joe KlingNewtonIP35324Jake BeedlePittsburgSO26321
Roy WalkerSalinaBB16323



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The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition
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