Guthrie Senators
Encyclopedia
The Guthrie Senators were a minor league baseball team based in Guthrie, Oklahoma
, USA that played in the Western Association
(1905, 1909-1910, 1914) and South Central League
(1906).
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
.
Guthrie, Oklahoma
Guthrie is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex. The population was 9,925 at the 2000 census.Guthrie was the territorial and later the first state capital for Oklahoma...
, USA that played in the Western Association
Western Association
The Western Association was the name of five different leagues in American minor league baseball during the 19th and 20th centuries.The oldest league, originally established as the Northwestern League in 1883, was refounded as the Western Association on October 28, 1887...
(1905, 1909-1910, 1914) and South Central League
South Central League
The South Central League refers to two minor league baseball leagues - one that existed in 1906 and another that existed in 1912.The 1906 league consisted of teams from Arkansas and Oklahoma. The six-team league included the Fort Smith Razorbacks, the Guthrie Senators, the Muskogee Indians, the...
(1906).
Notable players include Red Downs
Red Downs
Jerome Willis "Red" Downs , was a Major League Baseball player, who gained notoriety later in life as an armed robber during the Great Depression. Downs was born and raised in Neola, Iowa, a small town with a town ball baseball team. Downs played on the Neola team, known as the Neola Erins, as a...
, Eddie Hickey
Eddie Hickey (baseball)
Edward A. Hickey was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Chicago Orphans during the season. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio...
, Tex Jones
Tex Jones
William Roderick "Tex" Jones was a Major League Baseball player. Jones for the Chicago White Sox in the 1911 season. In nine games, he had six hits in 31 at-bats, with four RBIs. He batted and threw right-handed....
, Bill McGill
Bill McGill (baseball)
William Jacob McGill was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the 1907 St. Louis Browns. His college ball was played at Friends University.-External links:...
and Clare Patterson
Clare Patterson
Lorenzo Clare Patterson was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1909.-External links:...
. They were managed for part of the 1906 season by Charlie Bennett
Charlie Bennett
Charles Wesley Bennett was a catcher in Major League Baseball.-Career overview:Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, Bennett played 15 seasons in the major leagues. He played in 1062 games, had a .340 on base percentage and collected 978 hits, 203 doubles, 67 triples, 55 home runs, and 533 RBIs...
.