Okmulgee Glassblowers
minor league baseball team
The Okmulgee Glassblowers were a minor league baseball team based in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and Okmulgee County, Oklahoma for one shortened championship season. In 1912, the Glassblowers played as members of the Class D level Oklahoma State League, winning the league championship as the league folded during the season. Okmulgee hosted home minor league games at the Thomas Park West End Grounds, located on West Sixth Street.
History
In 1910, Okmulgee first hosted minor league baseball for three games. On July 22, 1910, the Muskogee Navigators of the Class D level Western Association moved to Okmulgee with a record of 36–60. The team had compiled a record of 0-3 based in Okmulgee when the league disbanded on July 24, 1910.
In 1912, in their only season of minor league play, the Okmulgee "Glassblowers" became charter members of the eight-team Class D level Oklahoma State League. The Anadarko Indians, Guthrie Spas, Holdenville Hitters, McAlester Miners, Muskogee Indians, Oklahoma City Senators and Tulsa Terriers teams joined Okmulgee in beginning league play on April 30, 1912.
The Okmulgee use of the "Glassblowers" nickname corresponds to local industry in the era. The Baker Brothers and Graham Glass Company were both located in Okmulgee.
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