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
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,
Arkansas
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and
Kansas
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.
Its teams were the
Bartlesville Boosters,
Coffeyville Glassblowers,
Fort Smith Soldiers,
Independence Champs,
McAlester Miners,
Muskogee Redskins,
Parsons Preachers The Parsons Preachers were a minor league baseball team based in Parsons, Kansas that played in the Class-C Missouri Valley League in 1905, the Class-D Kansas State League in 1906 and the Class-D Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League in 1907. They w ...
and
Tulsa Oilers
The Tulsa Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and play in the ECHL. The Oilers played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center until 2008 when they moved into the new BOK Center. For many years, the Tuls ...
.
Notable players include
Chick Brandom
Chester Milton "Chick" Brandom (March 31, 1887 – October 7, 1958) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Newark Peppers. ,
Drummond Brown
Drummond Nicol Brown (January 31, 1885 – January 27, 1927) was a Major League Baseball catcher.
Brown started his professional career in 1906, at the age of 21, in the Kansas State League. He spent 1909–12 in the Pacific Coast League.
After ...
,
Larry Cheney
Laurance Russell Cheney (May 2, 1886 – January 6, 1969) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1911–15), Brooklyn Robins (1915–19), Boston Braves (1919) and Philadelphia Phillies (1919). Cheney bat ...
,
Frank Moore,
Art Thomason and
Lon Ury
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He played in two games for the St. Louis Cardinals on September 9 and September 12, both at Robison Fie ...
.
Baseball Hall of Fame
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member
Jake Beckley
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managed the Tulsa Oilers.
After multiple teams disbanded and withdrew, the league's season was shortened to mid–September. Bartlesville finished in first place.
Cities represented
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Bartlesville, OK:
Bartlesville Boosters 1907
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Coffeyville, KS:
Coffeyville Glassblowers 1907
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Fort Smith, AR:
Fort Smith Soldiers 1907
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Independence, KS:
Independence Champs 1907
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McAlester, OK
McAlester is the county seat of Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. The population was 18,363 at the time of the 2010 census, a 3.4 percent increase from 17,783 at the 2000 census,Shuller, Thurman"McAlester" profile ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History a ...
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South McAlester Miners 1907
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Muskogee, OK
Muskogee () is the thirteenth-largest city in Oklahoma and the county seat of Muskogee County, Oklahoma, Muskogee County. Home to Bacone College, it lies approximately southeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa. The population of the city was 36,878 as ...
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Muskogee Redskins 1907
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Parsons, KS
Parsons is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 9,600. It is the most populous city of Labette County, and the second-most populous city in the southeastern region of Kansas. ...
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Parsons Preachers The Parsons Preachers were a minor league baseball team based in Parsons, Kansas that played in the Class-C Missouri Valley League in 1905, the Class-D Kansas State League in 1906 and the Class-D Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League in 1907. They w ...
1907
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Tulsa, OK
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
:
Tulsa Oilers
The Tulsa Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and play in the ECHL. The Oilers played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center until 2008 when they moved into the new BOK Center. For many years, the Tuls ...
1907
Standings and statistics
1907 Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League
schedule Parsons and South McAlester withdrew June 2; Ft. Smith and Tulsa disbanded August 6.
The season was shortened to September 15.
References
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Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States
Baseball leagues in Oklahoma
Baseball leagues in Arkansas
Baseball leagues in Kansas
Sports leagues established in 1907
Sports leagues disestablished in 1907