The Muskogee Athletics were a 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...

 baseball team based in Muskogee, Oklahoma

Muskogee, Oklahoma

Muskogee is a city in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the county seat of Muskogee County, and home to Bacone College. The population was 38,310 at the 2000 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in Oklahoma....

, USA that played from 1924 to 1926. Under the guidance of manager Gabby Street

Gabby Street

Charles Evard “Gabby” Street , also nicknamed "The Old Sarge", was an American catcher, manager, coach and radio broadcaster in Major League Baseball during the first half of the 20th century. As a catcher, he participated in one of the most publicized baseball stunts of the century's first decade....

, the Athletics finished third in the league in 1924, going 97-65. In 1925, they finished in fourth place, going 79-72. They made the playoffs in 1925 under Street, losing in the league finals. They were managed by Walt Kreuger, Connie Fields and George Armstrong in 1926, and went 51-45 before withdrawing from the league on July 20.

Multiple major league players played for the Athletics, including Red Bennett, John Bogart

John Bogart (baseball)

John Renzie Bogart was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers in .-External links:...

, Clyde Day, Street, Dixie Parker

Dixie Parker

Douglas Woolley Parker was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the 1923 Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...

, Guy Sturdy

Guy Sturdy

Guy Sturdy was a professional baseball player. He was a first baseman over parts of two seasons with the St. Louis Browns. For his career, he compiled a .288 batting average and one home run in 66 at-bats, with 13 runs batted in.After his playing careers, Sturdy managed in the minor leagues for...

, Max West

Max West (1920s baseball)

Walter Maxwell West Sr. , was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1928 and 1929 baseball seasons. He attended the University of North Texas.-External links:...

, Otis Brannan

Otis Brannan

Otis Owen Brannan , sometimes misspelled Otis Brannon, was a professional baseball player whose playing career spanned 13 seasons, including two in Major League Baseball. Over his major league career, Brannan played for the St...

, Bill Dickey

Bill Dickey

William Malcolm Dickey was a Major League Baseball catcher and manager.He played his entire 19-year baseball career with the New York Yankees . During Dickey's playing career, the Yankees went to the World Series nine times, winning eight championships...

 and Earl Grace.