Hutchinson Wheat Shockers

The Hutchinson Wheat Shockers were a minor league baseball team based in Hutchinson, Kansas, in the United States.[1] It played from 1917 to 1918 in the Class A Western League, from 1922 to 1923 in the Class C Southwestern League, and from 1924 to 1932 in the Class C Western Association before a final season in the Western League in 1933.[1][2][3][4][5] The team ultimately disbanded due to a combination of the Great Depression and dust storms.[1]

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League
LocationHutchinson, Kansas
Year founded1922
Year folded1932

Marty Purtell managed the team from 1923–24, and in 1933.[6] Dusty Boggess managed the team in 1932.[6]

Notable players

References

  1. Worth, Richard (1 March 2013). "Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Dictionary, 1869–2011". McFarland via Google Books.
  2. Aton, Rusty D. (13 April 2005). "Baseball in Springfield". Arcadia Publishing via Google Books.
  3. Kurlansky, Mark (28 March 2018). "Hank Greenberg: The Hero who Didn't Want to be One". Yale University Press via Google Books.
  4. Waldo, Ronald T. (20 April 2017). "Baseball's Roaring Twenties: A Decade of Legends, Characters, and Diamond Adventures". Rowman & Littlefield via Google Books.
  5. Foer, Franklin; Tracy, Marc (30 October 2012). "Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame". Grand Central Publishing via Google Books.
  6. "Hutchinson Wheat Shockers - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.


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