Muskogee Reds refers to three
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding ...
teams based in
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Muskogee () is the thirteenth-largest city in Oklahoma and the county seat of Muskogee County. Home to Bacone College, it lies approximately southeast of Tulsa. The population of the city was 36,878 as of the 2020 census, a 6.0 percent decreas ...
, United States. The first team played in the
Missouri Valley League
The Missouri Valley League was an American minor league baseball league which operated from 1901 through 1905.
History
The Missouri Valley league formed in 1901 as an Independent league. The league consisted of teams in Kansas and Missouri: C ...
in 1905. The next played in the
Western Association
The Western Association was the name of five different leagues formed in American minor league baseball during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The oldest league, originally established as the Northwestern League in 1883, was refounded as the Wester ...
in 1917, and the third played in the Western Association from 1937 to 1942, and from 1946 to 1950. They were affiliated with the
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...
from 1937 to 1939, the
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is locate ...
in 1941, the
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...
in 1946 and the
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals h ...
from 1947 to 1949.
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Notable managers
*Jack Mealey
Maurice F. "Jack" Mealey (April 28, 1899 – August 1971) was a long-time minor league baseball catcher, who also managed in the minor leagues and served as president of the Sooner State League for five years. He was born in Glen Carbon, Penns ...
(born 1899) -- minor league baseball catcher, who also managed in the minor leagues and served as president of the Sooner State League
References
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Baseball teams established in 1905
Defunct minor league baseball teams
Professional baseball teams in Oklahoma
1905 establishments in Indian Territory
Defunct baseball teams in Oklahoma
Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates
St. Louis Browns minor league affiliates
Defunct Missouri Valley League teams
Defunct Western Association teams
Baseball teams disestablished in 1950
Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates
Detroit Tigers minor league affiliates
1950 disestablishments in Oklahoma
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