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Historia del béisbol de ligas menores de Ardmore, Oklahoma

Los equipos de béisbol de ligas menores tuvieron su sede en Ardmore, Oklahoma , y ​​jugaron en varias temporadas entre 1904 y 1961. Los equipos de Ardmore jugaron en la Liga de ...

Los equipos de béisbol de ligas menores tuvieron su sede en Ardmore, Oklahoma , y ​​jugaron en varias temporadas entre 1904 y 1961. Los equipos de Ardmore jugaron en la Liga de Texas de 1904 , la Liga Texas-Oklahoma (1911-1914), la Asociación Occidental de 1917 , la Liga Texas-Oklahoma (1921-1922), la Asociación Occidental de 1923 , la Liga Estatal de Oklahoma de 1924 , la Asociación Occidental (1924-1926), la Liga Sooner State (1947-1957) y la Liga de Texas (1961). Ardmore ganó los campeonatos de liga en 1923, 1925 y 1957.

Los equipos de Ardmore jugaron como filial de ligas menores de los Cleveland Indians de 1947 a 1948, de los St. Louis Cardinals de 1953 a 1957 y de los Baltimore Orioles en 1961.

Carl Hubbell, miembro del Salón de la Fama del Béisbol, jugó para los Ardmore Bearcats en 1924, a la edad de 21 años.

Historia

El béisbol profesional de ligas menores comenzó en Ardmore durante la temporada de 1904. El 5 de agosto de 1904, la franquicia miembro de la Liga de Texas , los Paris Red Ravens, se trasladó de Paris, Texas , a Ardmore y se convirtió en los Ardmore Territorians para finalizar la temporada de 1904. El equipo terminó con un récord general de 26-75. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Los Ardmore Blues de 1911 reanudaron el juego de ligas menores. Los Blues se ubicaron quintos como un miembro fundador de la Liga Texas-Oklahoma de 1911 , con un récord de 49–58. [ 4 ] [ 3 ] Los Ardmore Giants (1912–1913) y los Ardmore Indians (1914) continuaron jugando como miembros de la Liga Texas-Oklahoma. Los Giants de 1912 ganaron el título de la temporada regular y estaban abajo 2–1 en las finales de la liga cuando el equipo se disolvió para la temporada el 1 de agosto, dando el título a los Wichita Falls Drillers . [ 5 ] [ 3 ] Los Giants de 1913 terminaron 43–70. [ 6 ] [ 3 ] Los Ardmore Indians estaban 26–25 cuando el equipo se disolvió el 11 de junio de 1914, [ 7 ] junto con los Hugo Scouts. La Liga Texas-Oklahoma desapareció después de la temporada de 1914. [ 3 ]

The 1917 Ardmore Foundlings were founded when the Paris Athletics moved from Paris, Texas on May 10, 1917. The Foundlings finished the 1917 season in Ardmore, playing in the Western Association. The team compiled a record of 43–84 while based in Ardmore, finishing 57–98 overall.[8][3]

The Ardmore Peps (1921) and Ardmore Producers (1922) played in the reformed Texas-Oklahoma League. The Peps placed second in 1921 with an 87–40 record. Meeting the first place Paris Snappers (managed by and named after Red Snapp) from Paris, Texas in the finals, the series was tied 4 games to 4 when Ardmore refused to play the ninth game in Paris, giving Paris the title.[9][10] The Producers were 49–60, setting in fourth place, when the Texas-Oklahoma League season ended on August 6, 1922, due to a railroad strike.[11][12] The league did not return in 1923.[3]

The 1923 Ardmore Snappers were named after and managed by former Paris rival Red Snapp. Ardmore joined the Western Association in 1923.[13] The team finished 82–60 and defeating the Okmulgee Drillers 4–0 in the league finals to capture the 1923 Western Association Championship.[14][3]

Ardmore played in two leagues in 1924. The franchise began the season playing in the Oklahoma State League and ended it playing in the Western Association. On June 8, 1924, Ardmore was in first place with a 30–19 record in the Oklahoma State League, when the franchise moved to Pawhuska, Oklahoma and became the Pashuska Huskies. The Ardmore/Pashuska team was in first place when the Oklahoma State League folded on July 8, 1924.[15][16][3] When Ardmore moved on June 8, they were immediately given a franchise in the Western Association, in which they were defending champions. The Western Association Bartlesville Bearcats moved to Ardmore on June 8, 1924. Bartlesville moved with a 19–23 record and the Ardmore Bearcats finished the season with an overall record of 59–59.[17][3][18]

Baseball Hall of Fame member Carl Hubbell pitched for the 1924 Ardmore Bearcats. At age 21, Hubbell was 1–0 with an 8.31 ERA in 13 innings, pitching in his second professional season and the first for which statistics are available.[19][20][21]

(1940) Carl Hubbell. Play Ball baseball card

Remaining in the Western Association, the 1925 Ardmore Boomers took their name from the 1920s oil boom that positively affected Ardmore. The 1925 Ardmore Boomers finished 86–64 and defeated the Muskogee Athletics 4–1 in the league finals to capture the 1925 Western Association Championship.[22][23][3] In 1926 however, the franchise moved to Joplin, Missouri on July 14, 1926, to become the Joplin Ozarks. There the team lost in the league finals.[24][25][3]

Ardmore remained without professional baseball until 1947. The Ardmore Indians (1947–1952) began play in the newly formed Sooner State League in 1947, with fellow founding members Ada Herefords, Duncan Cementers, Lawton Giants, McAlester Rockets and Seminole Oilers.[26][27]

The "Indians" moniker came from Ardmore being an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians in 1947 and 1948. In their first season, the Indians made the 1947 league finals, but were defeated by the McAlester rockets 4 games to 1.[3][28] Finishing 75–65 in 1950, the Indians reached the league finals, where they were defeated 4–2 by McAlester.[29][30][3] In 1951, the Indians captured the pennant with a 99–40 record, but were again defeated by the McAlester Rockets in the league finals, 4–2.[3][31][32] The Indians dropped to 49–91 in 1952, last in the league.[3][33][34]

Permaneciendo en la Sooner State League en 1953, Ardmore se convirtió en filial de los St. Louis Cardinals (1953–1957). Los Ardmore Cardinals (1953–1957) terminaron con el mejor récord de la liga en 1953 (91–46) [ 35 ] y 1956 (83–56) [ 36 ] y llegaron a los playoffs en cuatro de cinco temporadas. Ardmore perdió ante los Lawton Braves 4–0 en las finales de 1954 y ante los Seminole Oilers 4–3 en las finales de 1956. [ 3 ] Después de terminar 74–52 en 1957, los Ardmore Cardinals barrieron a los Paris Orioles de Paris, Texas 4–0 en las finales de la Sooner State League de 1957 para capturar el campeonato. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] La Sooner State League se disolvió después de la temporada de 1957. [ 3 ]

El último equipo de béisbol de ligas menores en Ardmore fueron los Ardmore Rosebuds de 1961. Los Victoria Rosebuds se mudaron a Ardmore el 27 de mayo de 1961 y terminaron el resto de la temporada de 1961 de la Liga de Texas de nivel AA . El equipo era filial de los Baltimore Orioles . Los Rosebuds terminaron con un récord general de 57-83 en 1961. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] En 1962, la franquicia Victoria/Ardmore fue reemplazada en la Liga de Texas por los El Paso Sun Kings . [ 3 ]

Ardmore, Oklahoma no ha albergado a ningún otro equipo de ligas menores. [ 39 ]

Los estadios de béisbol

De 1911 a 1914, los equipos de Ardmore jugaron partidos de ligas menores como locales principalmente en Washington Street Park . Washington Street Park estaba ubicado en el lado oeste de South Washington Street, entre 4th Avenue SW y 5th Avenue SW, Ardmore, Oklahoma. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] Los partidos de los domingos durante 1911 y 1912 se jugaron en Lorena Park , que no estaba sujeto a las leyes dominicales de Ardmore porque estaba fuera de los límites de la ciudad. [ 43 ] Lorena Park estaba ubicado a lo largo de lo que ahora es Mount Washington Road, al sureste del actual Dornick Hills Golf Club. [ 44 ]

En 1917, los partidos de local de Ardmore se jugaron en Putnam Park . [ 45 ] El estadio estaba ubicado en el lado norte de lo que ahora es la 14th Street NW, cerca de la intersección con Wolverton Street, junto a lo que entonces era el depósito de tranvías de la Ardmore Street Railway Co. La tribuna de Putnam Park se trasladó a este sitio desde Lorena Park. El estadio tomó su nombre de I.M. Putnam, el promotor inmobiliario de Oklahoma City que se desempeñó como gerente general de la Street Railway Company que donó el terreno y otros materiales para el parque. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] [ 48 ] [ 49 ]

En 1921 y 1922, los equipos de Ardmore jugaron en el Texas-Oklahoma League Park , cuyo nombre a menudo se abreviaba como "TO League Park". [ 50 ] El estadio estaba ubicado a lo largo de la calle A SW entre la 4.ª Avenida SW y la 5.ª Avenida SW, en el mismo antiguo patio de algodón que anteriormente había servido como sitio del Washington Street Park. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] En 1923, el campo local se llamó Snapper Park , mientras que los equipos de Ardmore en los años siguientes jugaron en el Ardmore Baseball Park . [ 53 ] [ 54 ]

De 1948 a 1955, los equipos de Ardmore jugaron sus partidos como locales en Tribe Park , también conocido como Cardinal Park . Este estadio estaba ubicado en 1441 North Washington Street, donde posteriormente se construyó la escuela primaria Will Rogers. Tribe Park/Cardinal Park tenía una capacidad de 2000 (1948), 1500 (1950) y 2500 (1954), con dimensiones de (izquierda, centro, derecha): 312–358–312. En 1956, se inauguró un nuevo Cardinal Park. Los equipos de Ardmore jugaron en este estadio en 1956, 1957 y 1961. El nuevo Cardinal Park tenía capacidad para 4000 (1961). Sus dimensiones eran (izquierda, centro, derecha): 305–371–315 (1961). El estadio sigue en uso hoy en día y está ubicado en 1002 East Main, Ardmore, Oklahoma. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] [ 57 ] [ 58 ]

Medios de comunicación

El béisbol de ligas menores de Ardmore es el tema de dos libros del autor Peter G. Pierce:

  • De los habitantes del Territorio a los baby boomers: El béisbol profesional en Ardmore 1904-1926 ISBN 1-88-559691-X
  • Indians, Cardinals y Rosebuds: Béisbol profesional en Ardmore 1947-1961 ISBN 1-88-559692-8

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Alumnos destacados

  • Ardmore Bearcats players
  • Ardmore Boomers players
  • Ardmore Cardinals players
  • Ardmore Indians players
  • Ardmore Producers players
  • Ardmore Rosebuds players
  • Ardmore Snappers players
  • Ardmore Territorians players

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