The McAlester Miners were a minor league

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team based in McAlester, Oklahoma, that existed on-and-off from 1907 to 1926. In 1907, they played in the

Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League The Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League was an eight–team Class D level minor baseball league that existed in 1907. As its name indicates, it consisted of teams from Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas. Its teams were the Bartlesville Boosters, Co ...

, in 1908 they played in the

Oklahoma–Kansas League The Oklahoma–Kansas League was a six–team minor league baseball league that existed in 1908. As its name indicates, the Class D level league consisted of teams from Oklahoma and Kansas. History The teams in the league were the Bartlesvill ...

, in 1912 they played in the

Oklahoma State League The Oklahoma State League was a Class D level minor baseball league based in Oklahoma that existed in 1912 and again from 1922 to 1924. L.S. Dodds (1912), Leo Meyer (1912), C.E. Plott (1922), E.A. Daniels (1922–1924) and A.L. Ragan (1924) serve ...

, and from 1914 to 1917, in 1922 and in 1926 they played in the

Western Association The Western Association was the name of five different leagues formed in American minor league baseball during the 19th and 20th centuries. The oldest league, originally established as the Northwestern League in 1883, was refounded as the Western ...

League championships

Throughout their history, they won one league championship – in 1917, under manager

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. That year, they finished first in the league with a 95–57 record.

Notable alumni

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(1907) Inducted, 2013

Notable alumni

Harry Coveleski Harry Frank Coveleski (April 23, 1886 – August 4, 1950) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and Detroit Tigers. Early life Coveleski was born as the fourth of five ball-playing brothers ...

(1922, MGR) *

(1917, MGR) *

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(1915) * Jerry Kane (1912, 1914, MGR) *

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(1915) *

Pryor McBee Pryor Edward McBee (June 20, 1901 – April 19, 1963) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who appeared in one game as a reliever for the 1926 Chicago White Sox.

(1923) *

Rolla Mapel Rolla Hamilton Mapel (March 9, 1890 – April 6, 1966) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Bre ...

(1916) *

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(1916) *

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(1916) *

Cotton Tierney James Arthur "Cotton" Tierney (February 10, 1894 – April 18, 1953) was an American professional baseball second baseman and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves ...

(1912)

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League championships

Notable alumni

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Notable alumni

See also

References

Baseball Hall of Fame The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-r ...
alumni