Guthrie Senators

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Guthrie Senators
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass D (1904, 1906, 1912, 1922-1924)
Class C (1905, 1909-1910, 1914)
Previous leagues
Oklahoma State League (1912, 1922-1924)
Western Association (1905, 1909-1910, 1914)
South Central League (1906)
Southwestern League (1904)
Team data
Previous names
Guthrie Linters (1922–1924)
Guthrie Orphans (1914)
Guthrie Spas (1912)
Guthrie Senators (1905-1906, 1909-1910)
Guthrie Blues (1904)
Previous parks
Island Park (1904)
Electric Park (1905-1906, 1909-1910)
Fairgrounds Park (1912, 1914, 1922-1924)

Guthrie Senators was the primary name of the minor league baseball teams based in Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States.

History

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The Guthrie Senators played in the Western Association (1905, 1909–1910) and South Central League (1906).[1] Later, the Guthrie teams played in the Oklahoma State League (1912, 1922–1924) as the Guthrie Spas in 1912.[2] and the Guthrie Linters in 1922 and 1923.[3] Guthrie was also represented in the Western Association for a brief time in 1914,[4] under the name Guthrie Orphans.[5]

The ballparks

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Although the Guthrie ballpark had different names over the years, it was consistently located in what is now known as Mineral Wells Park.[6]

The field used by the 1904 Guthrie Blues was known as the Island Park diamond.[7] Island Park was renamed Mineral Wells Park in 1910.[8] The Island Park athletic field, which later in 1904 hosted the first Bedlam Series football game between Oklahoma A&M University (now Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma, was located just across Cottonwood Creek from the current park gazebo.[9]

Beginning in 1905, Guthrie's ballpark was known as Electric Park.[10] Electric Park was also located immediately across Cottonwood Creek from the “island” portion of Island/Mineral Wells Park.[11] The Guthrie Senators used Electric Park as their home field through 1910.[12]

In 1911, the City of Guthrie purchased Electric Park from the streetcar owners who developed it and consolidated the land, including the ballpark, into Mineral Wells Park.[13] Further amenities were added, including a racetrack and fairgrounds, around the existing ballpark.[14][15] Guthrie teams continued playing at the fairgrounds ballpark through the final days of minor league baseball in 1924.[16]

Notable alumni

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Notable players include Red Downs, Eddie Hickey, Tex Jones, Bill McGill and Clare Patterson. They were managed for part of the 1906 season by Charlie Bennett.

References

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