El Dorado Oilers
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{{Infobox Minor League Baseball
| name = El Dorado Oilers
| firstseason = 1929
| lastseason = 1955
| allyears = 1929–1941, 1947–1955
| city = El Dorado, Arkansas
| logo =
| caplogo =
| past class level = {{plainlist|
- Class C (1933–1941, 1947–1955)
- Class D (1929–1932)
}}
| league = Cotton States League (1936–1941, 1947–1955)
| conference =
| division =
| past league = {{plainlist|
- East Dixie League (1934–1935)
- Dixie League (1933)
- Cotton States League (1929–1932)
}}
| pastmajorleague = {{plainlist|
- New York Giants (1955)
- Cincinnati Reds (1936–1939)
}}
| pastnames = {{plainlist|
- El Dorado Oilers (1941, 1947–1955)
- El Dorado Lions (1929–1940)
}}
| pastparks =
| classchamps =
| leaguechamps = 1929, 1936, 1937, 1954
| conferencechamps =
| divisionchamps =
}}
The El Dorado Oilers Cotton States League baseball team based in El Dorado, Arkansas that played in 1941 and from 1947 to 1955. They also played as the El Dorado Lions from 1929 to 1940. They were affiliated with the New York Giants in 1951.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=El%20Dorado&state=AR&country=US Baseball Reference]
In 1954, under manager Bill Adair, they won their only league championship.
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External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=El%20Dorado&state=AR&country=US&empty=0 Baseball Reference]
Category:Baseball teams established in 1929
Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1955
Category:Defunct Cotton States League teams
Category:Defunct East Dixie League teams
Category:Defunct Dixie League teams
Category:New York Giants minor league affiliates
Category:Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates
Category:Professional baseball teams in Arkansas
Category:1929 establishments in Arkansas
Category:1955 disestablishments in Arkansas
Category:Defunct baseball teams in Arkansas
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