The 1921 Independence Producers were ranked #77 on The National Baseball Association's top 100 minor league teams.
Independence possibly hosted the first night game in organized baseball on April 28, 1930, at Riverside Stadium.
Baseball Hall of Fame member Mickey Mantle played for the 1949 Independence Yankees, his first professional season.
[2][3] On August 9, 1908 Gene Packard pitched a perfect game for the Independence Jewelers against the Bartlesville Boosters, with 10 strikeouts.
Four days later the Producers had eight home runs in a game against the Muskogee Chiefs setting a league record.
Mantle hit .313 with 7 home runs for the Independence Yankees, as the team finished with 71–53 record and the league championship.
[12] Beginning in 1921, Independence teams played at Riverside Stadium, located on East Oak Street.