The Kilgore Gushers were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the East Texas League in 1931. The team was the first known professional team to be based in Kilgore, Texas. [1] It was managed by Turkey Gross.
Name originated from the gushing of oil that shoots out of tops of oil wells, also called a blowout [2]
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