The 1906 Independence Coyotes went 69-48 and won the Kansas State League championship. Ben Haas hit .341 to lead the league, while pitcher Chick Brandom paced the circuit with 16 wins and 121 strikeouts.
The league folded after the season, and the Coyotes moved to the Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League and became known as the Independence Champs.
| Year(s) |
| Team | Level | League | Affiliate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 1 | Independence | Independent | None | |
| 1906 | 1 | Independence Coyotes | Class D | None | |
| 1907 | 1 | Oklahoma-Arkansas-Kansas League | None | ||
| 1908 | 1 | Oklahoma-Kansas League | None | ||
| 1911 | 1 | Independence Packers | Western Association | None | |
| 1921 | 1 | Southwestern League | None | ||
| 1922–1923 | 2 | Class C | None | ||
| 1924 | 1 | Class D | None | ||
| 1925, 1928–1932 | 6 | Class C | Western Association | None | |
| 1947–1950 | 4 | Independence Yankees | Class D | Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League | New York Yankees |
| 1952 | 1 | Independence Browns | St. Louis Browns | ||