The final team, the Muskogee Giants, played as members of the Western Association (1951–1954) and the Sooner State League (1955–1957).
Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Wallace was a player/manager for the Muskogee Mets in 1921, hitting .368 in 13 games at age 47.
[1] Baseball Hall of Fame member Bill Dickey played for the Muskogee Athletics in 1926, hitting .283 with 7 home runs in 61 games at age 19.
Owned by local drugstore operator Joe Magoto, the Athletics disbanded on July 18, 1926.
[1] Notably, The second 1932 Muskogee Chiefs traded George Hubbell to their old team, the Hutchinson Wheat Shockers, in exchange for four new baseballs.
[7] Baseball Hall of Fame member Rube Marquard managed and pitched for the 1933 Oilers at age 46.
[17] Although Pioneer Park's central location was considered a plus, the viability of this arrangement was regularly threatened by ongoing disputes between the team and the ballpark owners.
[19][20][21] In 1910, the continuing difficulties with Pioneer Park's ownership prompted the construction of a new ballpark on the east side of Muskogee.
[22] This new facility, called Athletic Park (not to be confused with the latter ballpark of the same name in downtown Muskogee), was located immediately to the east of the car barn for the streetcar system, which maps show to be located where North Street crosses the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway line on the way east toward Green Hill Cemetery.
[23][24][25] The car barn was immediately adjacent to the Hyde Park streetcar line, providing access for fans attending games there.
Pioneer Park had a central location, but after the lease expired the owners sold the land and it was developed for other purposes.
[30][31] Gradually, however, the alley was closed and telephone poles and other structures that interfered with play were removed.
[33] The grandstand and bleachers were moved northward to the corner of 5th and Boston to take advantage of this additional space.
[38] In April 1923, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees with Babe Ruth, played an exhibition game at Owen Field.