Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League
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The Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League (or KOM League) was a name of an American
minor league baseball
league which was established in 1946. It existed for seven seasons.
, Carthage, Missouri
, Chanute, Kansas
, Iola, Kansas
, Miami, Oklahoma
, and Pittsburg, Kansas
.
Chanute beat Pittsburg by 3 games to 2 in the first round of the playoffs. Iola beat Miami by the same number. The championship series between Chanute and Iola ended tied at three games apiece, although Chanute won 4 games. A dispute arose between the Chanute and Iola club officials regarding Chanute selecting Dave Dennis from the Miami club for the playoffs. Although Iola owner Earl Sifers originally agreed to the arrangement he later changed his mind. By the time the dispute was settled it was too late in the fall, young men had to go back to school, the rodeo took over the ball park playing area and then the rains came.
and Ponca City, Oklahoma
joined.
Miami beats Bartlesville in the first round of the playoffs 3 games to 1. Iola beat Pittsburgh by the same number. Miami won the championship over Iola, 4 games to 1.
The Independence Yankees defeated Pittsburg Browns 4 games to 1.
Independence beat Ponca City 3 games to 1 in the first playoff round. Iola beat Bartlesville by the same number. Independence beat Iola three games to none for the championship.
Ponca City beats Pittsburgh 3 games to 2 in the first round of playoffs. Bartlesville beat Carthage 3 games to one. Ponca City won the championship, defeating Bartlesville 3 games to 1.
Carthage beat Ponca City 3 games to 2 in the first round. Miami beat Bartlesville 3 games to 1. Carthage beat Miami for the championship, winning the series 3 games to none.
. The Pittsburg Brownies moved to Independence, Kansas
. The Bartlesville Pirates moved to the now-vacant Pittsburg on July 7.
Miami and Ponca City started a playoff series, with Miami winning both games. Then all the teams, and the league itself, folded.
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league which was established in 1946. It existed for seven seasons.
1946
The League and all of its member teams were created. Teams were formed in Bartlesville, OklahomaBartlesville, Oklahoma
Bartlesville is a city in Osage and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 43,070 at the 2010 census. Bartlesville is located forty-seven miles north of Tulsa and very close to Oklahoma's northern border with Kansas. It is the county seat of Washington County, in...
, Carthage, Missouri
Carthage, Missouri
Carthage is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 14,378 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Jasper County and is nicknamed "America's Maple Leaf City."...
, Chanute, Kansas
Chanute, Kansas
Chanute is a city in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. Founded on January 1, 1873, it was named after railroad engineer and aviation pioneer Octave Chanute. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,119...
, Iola, Kansas
Iola, Kansas
Iola is a city situated along the Neosho River in the northwestern part of Allen County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,704. Iola is the county seat of Allen County. It is named in honor of Iola Colborn.-History:The...
, Miami, Oklahoma
Miami, Oklahoma
Miami is a city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. As of 2009, the population estimate was 12,910. It is the county seat of Ottawa County. The city is named after the Miami tribe...
, and Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
.
| Chanute Owls | Topeka, Kansas Owls | |68-53 |
| Miami Blues | Brooklyn Dodgers* | |69-54 |
| Iola Cubs | Chicago Cubs | |63-57 |
| Pittsburg Browns | St. Louis Browns | |61-59 |
| Carthage Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals | |54-66 |
| Bartlesville Oilers | Pittsburgh Pirates | |47-73 |
- Brooklyn assigned a few players to Miami that season but the team was actually run by Ted Vernon of Amarillo, Texas. When it was discovered that the Miami Baseball Club Inc. had turned the reigns of the operation of the club to Mr. Vernon, W. G. Bramham, the President of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, sent a very stern letter to the Miami baseball officials that the rules had been violated in this matter. The next year the Dodgers moved their franchise to Ponca City, Oklahoma and Mr. Vernon returned to Amarillo.
Chanute beat Pittsburg by 3 games to 2 in the first round of the playoffs. Iola beat Miami by the same number. The championship series between Chanute and Iola ended tied at three games apiece, although Chanute won 4 games. A dispute arose between the Chanute and Iola club officials regarding Chanute selecting Dave Dennis from the Miami club for the playoffs. Although Iola owner Earl Sifers originally agreed to the arrangement he later changed his mind. By the time the dispute was settled it was too late in the fall, young men had to go back to school, the rodeo took over the ball park playing area and then the rains came.
1947
Teams from Independence, KansasIndependence, Kansas
Independence is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,483.-Geography:...
and Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ponca City, Oklahoma
Ponca City is a small city in Kay and Osage counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, which was named after the Ponca Tribe. Located in north central Oklahoma, it lies approximately south of the Kansas border, and approximately east of Interstate 35. 25,919 people called Ponca City home at the...
joined.
| Miami Owls Topeka, | Topeka, Kansas Owls | |76-49 |
| Iola Cubs | Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National... |
|69-54 |
| Pittsburg Browns | St. Louis Browns Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league... |
|69-54 |
| Bartlesville Oilers | Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions... |
|68-56 |
| Carthage Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to... |
|66-59 |
| Ponca City Dodgers | Brooklyn Dodgers | |61-67 |
| Chanute Athletics | Independent | |44-80 |
| Independence Yankees | New York Yankees | |41-80 |
Miami beats Bartlesville in the first round of the playoffs 3 games to 1. Iola beat Pittsburgh by the same number. Miami won the championship over Iola, 4 games to 1.
1948
| Ponca City Dodgers | Brooklyn Dodgers | |79-47 |
| Independence Yankees | New York Yankees New York Yankees The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division... |
|74-46 |
| Bartlesville Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates | |71-52 |
| Pittsburg Browns | St. Louis Browns | |60-60 |
| Miami Owls | Topeka, Kansas Owls | |58-66 |
| Carthage Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals | |51-67 |
| Iola Indians | Working agreement with Cleveland | |51-72 |
| Chanute Giants | New York Giants | |44-78 |
The Independence Yankees defeated Pittsburg Browns 4 games to 1.
1949
| Independence Yankees | New York Yankees | |71-53 |
| Bartlesville Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates | |71-55 |
| Iola Indians | Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona... |
|70-55 |
| Ponca City Dodgers | Brooklyn Dodgers | |66-59 |
| Chanute Athletics | Independent | |65-60 |
| Carthage Cubs | Chicago Cubs | |62-64 |
| Miami Owls | Topeka, Kansas Owls | |56-69 |
| Pittsburg Browns | St. Louis Browns | |39-85 |
Independence beat Ponca City 3 games to 1 in the first playoff round. Iola beat Bartlesville by the same number. Independence beat Iola three games to none for the championship.
1950
| Ponca City Dodgers | Brooklyn Dodgers | |80-42 |
| Bartlesville Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates | |73-48 |
| Carthage Cubs | Chicago Cubs | |75-50 |
| Pittsburg Browns | St. Louis Browns | |71-52 |
| Miami Eagles | Independent | |62-60 |
| Independence Yankees | New York Yankees | |60-66 |
| Iola Indians | Independent | |35-84 |
| Chanute Athletics | Independent | |35-89 |
Ponca City beats Pittsburgh 3 games to 2 in the first round of playoffs. Bartlesville beat Carthage 3 games to one. Ponca City won the championship, defeating Bartlesville 3 games to 1.
1951
The teams in Chanute and Independence folded.| Ponca City Dodgers | Brooklyn Dodgers | |85-39 |
| Bartlesville Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates | |77-45 |
| Miami Eagles | Independent | |67-55 |
| Carthage Cubs | Chicago Cubs | |60-65 |
| Pittsburg Browns | St. Louis Browns | |41-80 |
| Iola Indians | Independent | |38-84 |
Carthage beat Ponca City 3 games to 2 in the first round. Miami beat Bartlesville 3 games to 1. Carthage beat Miami for the championship, winning the series 3 games to none.
1952
The Carthage Cubs moved to Blackwell, OklahomaBlackwell, Oklahoma
Blackwell is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States, located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 177 and State Highway 11 along Interstate 35. The population was 7,668 at the 2000 census. Blackwell was established following the September 16, 1893 Cherokee Outlet land run by A. J. Blackwell...
. The Pittsburg Brownies moved to Independence, Kansas
Independence, Kansas
Independence is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,483.-Geography:...
. The Bartlesville Pirates moved to the now-vacant Pittsburg on July 7.
| Iola Indians | Independent | |79-47 |
| Miami Eagles | Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League... |
|67-57 |
| Ponca City Dodgers | Brooklyn Dodgers | |68-58 |
| Bartlesville Pirates/Pittsburg, Kansas. Pirates | Pittsburgh Pirates | |59-65 |
| Blackwell Cubs | Chicago Cubs | |57-69 |
| Independence Browns | St. Louis Browns | |46-80 |
Miami and Ponca City started a playoff series, with Miami winning both games. Then all the teams, and the league itself, folded.