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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| Location | Hutchinson, Kansas |
| Year founded | 1922 |
| Year folded | 1932 |
Marty Purtell managed the team from 1923–24, and in 1933.[6] Dusty Boggess managed the team in 1932.[6]
Notable players
- Bill Bagwell (1895–1976), nicknamed "Big Bill", left fielder.[4]
- Eddie Pick (1899–1967), third baseman.[4]
- Mose Solomon (1900–1966), nicknamed the "Rabbi of Swat" and "the Jewish Babe Ruth," in 1923 hit 49 home runs (a new minor league record) and led the league with a .421 batting average, while he playing primarily first base and right field.
References
- Worth, Richard (1 March 2013). "Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Dictionary, 1869–2011". McFarland – via Google Books.
- Aton, Rusty D. (13 April 2005). "Baseball in Springfield". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
- Kurlansky, Mark (28 March 2018). "Hank Greenberg: The Hero who Didn't Want to be One". Yale University Press – via Google Books.
- Waldo, Ronald T. (20 April 2017). "Baseball's Roaring Twenties: A Decade of Legends, Characters, and Diamond Adventures". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
- Foer, Franklin; Tracy, Marc (30 October 2012). "Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame". Grand Central Publishing – via Google Books.
- "Hutchinson Wheat Shockers - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
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