Cushing Refiners

Baseball Hall of Fame member Carl Hubbell made his professional debut with the 1923 Cushing Refiners.

The Parsons/Cushing teams placed eighth with an overall record of 34-110, playing the season under managers by G. C. "Kitty" Knight and Lefty Wilson.

[3] The Refiners joined the Bristow Producers, Clinton Bulldogs, Drumright Boosters, Duncan Oilers, El Reno Railroaders, Guthrie Linters and Shawnee Indians teams in beginning league play on May 20, 1923.

[5] The league played a split season schedule, and Cushing did not qualify for the final won by Bristow, who swept Duncan in four games.

[2] In 1923, Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Carl Hubbell made his professional debut for the Cushing Refiners.

Hubbell was age 20 in 1923 and had worked for an oil company after graduating from high school in Meeker, Oklahoma.

[10][11][2] After the Oklahoma State folded, the Cushing Refiners rejoined the six–team Class D level Southwestern League for the 1925 season.