Guthrie Senators

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Guthrie Senators
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes Class 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.

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History

The Guthrie Senators played in the Western Association (1905, 1909–1910) and South Central League (1906). [1] Later, 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 also was represented in the Western Association for a brief time during 1914, [4] under the name Guthrie Orphans. [5]

The ballparks

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 race track and fairgrounds, around the existing ballpark. [14] [15] Guthrie teams continued to play at the fairgrounds ballpark through the final days of minor league baseball there in 1924. [16]

Notable alumni

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Guthrie, Oklahoma Register History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  2. ↑ ""Spas Take First Game," Guthrie Daily Leader, May 1, 1912, p. 6". gateway.okhistory.org.
  3. ↑ "" Guthrie 'Linters' Win First League Game," Guthrie Daily Leader, May 26, 1922, p. 6". chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
  4. ↑ "The Reach Official Base Ball Guide 1914-1915, p. 290". library.si.edu. 1883.
  5. ↑ ""Spas Take First Game," Guthrie Daily Leader, May 1, 1912, p. 6". gateway.okhistory.org.
  6. ↑ ""Mineral Wells Park" =". www.cityofguthrie.com.
  7. ↑ ""Guthrie, 10; Chickasha, 2," Guthrie Daily Leader, May 9, 1904, p. 8". gateway.okhistory.org.
  8. ↑ ""Island Park Re-Christened," Guthrie Daily Leader, Dec. 9, 1910, p. 8". gateway.okhistory.org.
  9. ↑ ""Oklahoma Bedlam Beginnings - Guthrie, OK"". www.waymarking.com.
  10. ↑ ""Two More Games Won," Guthrie Daily Leader, June 19, 1905, p. 8". gateway.okhistory.org.
  11. ↑ ""More Land for Mineral Wells Park," Guthrie Daily Leader, Apr. 21, 1911, p. 1". gateway.okhistory.org.
  12. ↑ ""The 'Bug' Season Is Now Here," Guthrie Daily Leader, Apr. 29, 1909, p. 8". gateway.okhistory.org.
  13. ↑ ""Electric Park Deal Is Closed," Guthrie Daily Leader, May 6, 1911, p. 5". gateway.okhistory.org.
  14. ↑ ""To Put in Half Mile Track," Guthrie Daily Leader, Dec. 12, 1912, p. 5". gateway.okhistory.org.
  15. ↑ ""1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Oklahoma (OK) - Logan County - Guthrie - ED 42-8 to 23," showing location of Fair Park". catalog.archives.gov.
  16. ↑ ""Guthrie To Remain in Oklahoma State League," Guthrie Daily Leader, Apr. 17, 1924, p. 1". gateway.okhistory.org.


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