Russellville Miners (Arkansas)

The Russellville Miners hosted minor league home games at Buerkle Field.

The Anthracite Coal Mining Company was located in Russellville in the era, with a facility that had a daily capacity of 800 tons.

The league operated with a 60-game schedule and utilized a split–season format, with the winner of each split–season meeting in the finals to decide the champion.

League president E.H. Nichols published a formal letter in the local newspaper of each host city, asking for good sportsmanship.

[8] In their first season of play, the 1924 Russellville Miners won the Western Arkansas League championship.

On July 16, 1924, Dardanelle won the third game 3–2 and secured a spot in the league finals following the season.

Originally, Russellville, Atkins and Clarksville had ended in a three-way tie for first place with all three teams having 18–12 records.

[14] The Russellville Miners hosted minor league home games at what was nicknamed Aggie Park.

"[12] The facility was opened in April 1923 as the athletic fields for the Second District Agricultural School, known today as Arkansas Tech University.