Oklahoma–Kansas League

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Tulsa Oilers (1908)

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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. The league evolved from the 1907 Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League.

History

The teams in the league were the Bartlesville Boosters, Independence Jewelers, Iola Champs, McAlester Miners, Muskogee Redskins and Tulsa Oilers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=OKKS&class=D|title=Oklahoma-Kansas League (D) Encyclopedia and History|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

Notable players include Larry Cheney, Joe Kelly and Ray Powell. Long–time major league player Deacon White managed in the league.

Before the season ended, McAlister and Iola disbanded. Tulsa won the league finals defeating pennant winner Bartlesville in the Finals.{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor1-first=Lloyd |editor1-last=Johnson |editor2-first=Miles |editor2-last=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=Baseball America |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}

==Cities represented==

1908 Oklahoma-Kansas League standings

[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61374173/1908-oklahoma-kansas-league-schedule/ schedule]

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!Team standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers

Bartlesville Boosters7150.587|
-Harry Truby
Tulsa Oilers6955.5563.5Deacon White / Stu McBirney
Independence Jewelers6658.5326.5Art Quiesser
Muskogee Redskins5866.46714.5Lon Ury / Jay Andrews
Iola Champs3234.485NATom Hayden
McAlester Miners1747.266NACy Mason
McAlester disbanded July 5; Iola disbanded July 8.
Playoffs: Bartlesville 2 games, Muskogee 0, for the first half title.
Finals: Tulsa 3 games, Bartlesville 0.

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