Ponca City Baseball team

Class-level
Ponca City 1923–1957 (1923–1924, 1926, 1934–1938, 1947–1952, 1954–1957) Ponca City, Oklahoma
Previous	Class D (1955–1957) Class C (1954) Class D (1947–1952) Class C (1934–1938) Class D (1923–1926)
Minor league affiliations
League	Sooner State League (1955–1957)
Previous leagues	Western Association (1954) Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League (1947–1952) Western Association (1934–1938) Southwestern League (1926) Oklahoma State League (1923–1924)
Major league affiliations
Previous	Chicago Cubs (1955–1957) Brooklyn Dodgers (1947–1952) Chicago Cubs (1934–1938)
Minor league titles
League titles	4 (1935, 1936, 1938, 1950)
Team data
Previous names	Ponca City Cubs (1955–1957) Ponca City Jets (1954) Ponca City Dodgers (1947–1952) Ponca City Angels (1934–1938) Ponca City Poncans (1923–1924, 1926)
Previous parks	Conoco Park Centennial Park

The first version of the team, the Ponca City Poncans, arrived in town in 1923 as the transplanted Drumright Boosters. After 1926, they left to become the Eureka Oilers.

The Ponca City Angels played from 1934–1938 before moving to St. Joseph, Missouri and becoming the St. Joseph Angels. This version of the team won three league titles in the Western Association.

The Ponca City Dodgers were a minor league baseball "Class D" affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers that operated from 1947–1952. The team was based in Ponca City, Oklahoma and played in the Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League.

The Ponca City Jets played in 1954 only and were replaced in 1955 when the Gainesville Owls moved to town and became the Ponca City Cubs in the Sooner State League.

The ballparks

For seasons between 1936 and 1957, Ponca City teams played at Conoco Park. Conoco Park had dimensions of (LF-CF-RF) 350-495-300 and a seating capacity of 4,000 (1936) and 3,000 (1947).^[1]

Previously, teams played at Continental Park, which had a seating capacity of 2, 500.^[2]

Hall of Fame alumni

Billy Williams (1956-1957)^[3]

Notable alumni

Red Barrett (1935)
Joe Berry (1935)
Jim Brewer (1956)
Paul Erickson (1937)
Lou Johnson (1956)
Newt Kimball (1934)
Peanuts Lowrey (1938)
Steve Mesner (1934)
Dee Moore (1934-1935)
Lou Novikoff (1937)
Vern Olsen (1937)
Rip Russell (1935)
Joe Stanka (1950-1951)

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