Oklahoma-Arkansas-Kansas League
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The Oklahoma-Arkansas-Kansas League was an eight-team Class-D minor baseball league that existed in 1907. As its name indicates, it consisted of teams from Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

 and Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

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Its teams were the Bartlesville Boosters, Coffeyville Glassblowers, Fort Smith Soldiers, Independence Champs, McAlester Miners
McAlester Miners
The McAlester Miners were a minor league baseball team based in McAlester, Oklahoma that existed on-and-off from 1907 to 1926. In 1907, they played in the Oklahoma-Arkansas-Kansas League, in 1908 they played in the Oklahoma-Kansas League, in 1912 they played in the Oklahoma State League, and from...

, Muskogee Redskins, Parsons Preachers and Tulsa Oilers
Tulsa Oilers (baseball)
The Tulsa Oilers, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were a minor league baseball team that existed on-and-off in multiple leagues from 1905 to 1976. For most of their history, they played at Oiler Park, which opened on July 11, 1934, and was located on the Tulsa County Fairgrounds at 15th Street and...

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Notable players include Chick Brandom
Chick Brandom
Chester Milton "Chick" Brandom was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Newark Peppers.-Baseball career:...

, Drummond Brown
Drummond Brown
Drummond Nicol Brown was a Major League Baseball catcher.Brown started his professional career in 1906, at the age of 21, in the Kansas State League. He spent 1909-12 in the Pacific Coast League....

, Larry Cheney
Larry Cheney
Laurance Russell Cheney was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs , Brooklyn Robins , Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies . Cheney batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Belleville, Kansas.Cheney debuted with the Cubs on September 19, 1911...

, Frank Moore
Frank Moore (baseball)
Frank J. Moore was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in one game for the 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates. He pitched three innings, allowing two hits but no runs and striking out one. He played in the minors through 1912 and was later a manager in the Ohio State League and Virginia Mountain...

, Art Thomason
Art Thomason
Arthur Wilson Thomason was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for one season. He played in 20 games for the Cleveland Naps during the 1910 Cleveland Naps season. He was later the player/manager of the Rock Island Islanders of the Mississippi Valley League from 1922-1923.-External links:...

 and Lon Ury
Lon Ury
Louis Newton Ury was a Major League Baseball first baseman during the end of the 1903 season. Born in Fort Scott, Kansas, he was nicknamed "Old Sleep."...

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After multiple teams disbanded and withdrew, the league's season was shortened to mid-September. Bartlesville finished in first place.
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