Oshkosh Indians

Frank Selee managed the 1887 Oshkosh team to the league championship and Kid Nichols was a player/manager for the Indians in 1908 in his final professional season as a player.

The Oshkosh teams hosted minor league home games at the Jackson Street Grounds through 1902 and the New White City Park from 1905 to 1914.

[1] The league was reformed with Oshkosh joining the Duluth Jayhawks, Eau Claire Lumbermen, St. Paul Freezers, Minneapolis Millers and Milwaukee Brewers teams in beginning play on May 8, 1886.

[2][3] Duluth won the 1886 Northwestern League championship, finishing 6.5 games ahead of third place Oshkosh.

[6][7] Ending the 1887 season with a record of 76-41 in winning the championship, Baseball Hall of Fame member Frank Selee was the Oshkosh manager.

[12] The Appleton Papermakers, Fond du Lac Mudhens, Green Bay Dock Wallopers, Marinette Lumber Shovers and Oconto Log Drivers teams joined with Oshkosh in the six–team Wisconsin State League.

It was reported that Murphy had secretly upgraded the Green Bay roster during the season with a new manager and players, uniforms and equipment.

Numerous players were obtained from the Terre Haute Hottentots and other teams en route to winning the championship.

The Indians joined the Beloit Collegians, Freeport Pretzels, Green Bay Colts, La Crosse Pinks, and Wausau Lumberjacks teams in league play.

[29][30] The 1905 Oshkosh Indians ended their first season of Wisconsin State League play in second place, led by the hitting of Frank DuChein and the pitching of Fred Beebe.

[31] With a record of 60–47, the Indians placed second in the Wisconsin State League standings, finishing 7.0 games behind the champion LaCrosse Pinks (68–41).

Indians' pitcher Fred Beebe had 27 wins and 291 strikeouts to lead the Wisconsin State League in both categories.

[33] The Indians ended the 1906 season with a 56–63 record, finishing third in the league standings under manager Charlie Hanford.

[27][34][35] The Oshkosh Indians continued play as the 1907 Wisconsin State League expanded to eight teams, adding the Madison Senators and Fond du Lac Webfoots as expansion franchises.

With a record of 58–65, playing under manager George Bubser, the Indians finished 22.0 games behind the first place Freeport Pretzels in the eight–team league.

The name change occurred after the Rockford Reds joined Freeport as Illinois based teams in the league.

[11][41] In 1908, Oshkosh played a Wisconsin-Illinois League 23-inning game at Fond du Lac, winning by the score of 4-2.

[27][40][43] The 1909 Oshkosh Indians finished in seventh place in the eight-team Class D level Wisconsin-Illinois League final standings.

The Indians ended the season with a record of 61–64 playing under managers Howdy Cassiboine and Bill Warren.

[50] The Rockford Wolverines won the championship with a final record of 74–46 and finished 15.5 games ahead of fifth place Oshkosh.

With a record of 72–51, the Racine Belles again finished in second place, 4.0 games behind Oshkosh in the eight-team Class C level league Final standings.

[58][27] Albert "Bull" Durham of Oshkosh hit 26 home runs to lead the Wisconsin-Illinois League.

[27] In the midst of their championship run in the Wisconsin-Illinois League, the Oshkosh Indians had a book published in July, 1913.

[59] In 1914, the Oshkosh Indians played their final season as members of the eight–team Class C level Wisconsin-Illinois League.

[65][27] Oshkosh hosted home minor league games at the Jackson Street Grounds beginning in the 1886 season.

[66] The East Hall Park is located at Jackson Street and West New York Avenue in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.