Olean Refiners
The Olean Refiners were a minor league baseball team based in Olean, New York. From 1905 to 1908 and again from 1914 to 1916, Olean teams played exclusively as members of the Class D (baseball), Class D level Interstate League, winning the 1908 league championship. Olean played as the "Candidates" in 1908 and the "White Sox" in 1915 and 1916, winning a contested pennant in 1915. Olean hosted home minor league games at Interstate League Park. The "Refiners" nickname corresponds to the Oil industry in the Olean area in the era. History Interstate League 1905 to 1908 The 1890, the "Olean" team first played minor league baseball as members of the New York-Pennsylvania League. The Refiners were immediately preceded in minor league play by the 1898 "Olean" team, who played the season as members of the Iron and Oil League. In 1905, Olean resumed hosting minor league play, when the Olean "Refiners" became members of the reformed six–team Class D (baseball), Class D level Interstate Leagu ...
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