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]

Hutchinson Wheat Shockers
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League
LocationHutchinson, Kansas
BallparkHobart–Detter Field (1932-1933)
Founded1922
Folded1932

Marty Purtell managed the team from 1923–24, and in 1933.[6] Dusty Boggess managed the team in 1932.[6]

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Worth, Richard (1 March 2013). Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Dictionary, 1869–2011. McFarland. ISBN 9780786491247 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Aton, Rusty D. (13 April 2005). Baseball in Springfield. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439615188 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Kurlansky, Mark (28 March 2018). Hank Greenberg: The Hero who Didn't Want to be One. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300136609 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c Waldo, Ronald T. (20 April 2017). Baseball's Roaring Twenties: A Decade of Legends, Characters, and Diamond Adventures. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442274266 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Foer, Franklin; Tracy, Marc (30 October 2012). Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9781455516117 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.