Hutchinson Wheat Shockers Explained

Hutchinson Wheat Shockers
League:	Class A Western League 1917-1918 Class C Southwestern League (1922-23) Class C Western Association (1924-1932) Class A Western League (1933)
Location:	Hutchinson, Kansas
Stadium:	Hobart–Detter Field (1932-1933)
Founded:	1922
Folded:	1932

The Hutchinson Wheat Shockers were a minor league baseball team based in Hutchinson, Kansas, in the United States.^[1] It played from 1917 to 1918 in the Class A Western League, from 1922 to 1923 in the Class C Southwestern League, and from 1924 to 1932 in the Class C Western Association before a final season in the Western League in 1933.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} The team ultimately disbanded due to a combination of the Great Depression and dust storms.^[1]

Marty Purtell managed the team from 1923–24, and in 1933.^[6] Dusty Boggess managed the team in 1932.^[6]

Notable players

• Bill Bagwell (1895–1976), nicknamed "Big Bill", left fielder.^[4]
• Eddie Pick (1899–1967), third baseman.^[4]
• Mose Solomon (1900–1966), nicknamed the "Rabbi of Swat" and "the Jewish Babe Ruth," in 1923 hit 49 home runs (a new minor league record) and led the league with a .421 batting average, while he playing primarily first base and right field.

Notes and References

1. Book: Worth, Richard. Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Dictionary, 1869–2011. 1 March 2013. McFarland. 9780786491247. Google Books.
2. Book: Aton, Rusty D.. Baseball in Springfield. 13 April 2005. Arcadia Publishing. 9781439615188. Google Books.
3. Book: Kurlansky, Mark. Hank Greenberg: The Hero who Didn't Want to be One. 28 March 2018. Yale University Press. 978-0300136609. Google Books.
4. Book: Waldo, Ronald T.. Baseball's Roaring Twenties: A Decade of Legends, Characters, and Diamond Adventures. 20 April 2017. Rowman & Littlefield. 9781442274266. Google Books.
5. Book: Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame. Franklin. Foer. Marc. Tracy. 30 October 2012. Grand Central Publishing. 9781455516117. Google Books.
6. Book: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . Lloyd . Johnson . Miles . Wolff . Third . . 2007 . 978-1932391176.