McAlester Rockets Crewneck Sweatshirt - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Oklahoma texas The "White Caps" name

The "White Caps" name

with Harlan County’s population down to about 25

and spent two seasons in the Big State League before the circuit contracted

Baseball in Keokuk ran far deeper than the Kernels era: the 1875 Keokuk Westerns were among the founding members of the National Association

McAlester Rockets Crewneck Sweatshirt - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Oklahoma texas The "White Caps" nameThe McAlester Rockets, based in McAlester, Oklahoma, were the most successful franchise in Sooner State League history, winning five league championships in seven seasons as a New York Yankees affiliate, capturing the title in 1947 and then four consecutive years from 1950 through 1953. The Rockets played at Jeff Lee Stadium, drawing between 40,000 and 63,000 fans per season, strong attendance for a Class D market. The franchise's most enduring piece