Independence Coyotes
Minor league baseball team (1906)
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The Independence Coyotes were a minor league baseball team located in Independence, Kansas, for the 1906 baseball season.
| Independence Coyotes | |
|---|---|
| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Class D[1] |
| League | Kansas State League |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | 1906 |
The Coyotes went 69-48 and were champions of the Class D Kansas State League by 4.5 games over the second-place Cherryvale Boosters.[2] Ben Haas hit .341 to lead the league, while pitcher Chick Brandom paced the circuit with 16 wins and 121 strikeouts.[citation needed]
The Kansas State League folded after the season, and the Coyotes moved to the Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League and became known as the Independence Champs.[1][2] Drummond Brown and Chick Brandom from the Coyotes would go on to play in the major leagues.[3][4] Brandom would end up winning the World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1909.[5]
Year-by-year record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 69-48 | 1st League Champs | Charles McLinn / Richard Louis Crutcher / John Hendley |
Timeline of Independence minor league teams
| Year(s) | # Yrs. | Team | Level | League | Affiliate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 1 | Independence | Independent | Kansas State League | None |
| 1906 | 1 | Independence Coyotes | Class D | None | |
| 1907 | 1 | Independence Champs | Oklahoma-Arkansas-Kansas League | None | |
| 1908 | 1 | Independence Jewelers | Oklahoma-Kansas League | None | |
| 1911 | 1 | Independence Packers | Western Association | None | |
| 1921 | 1 | Independence Producers | 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 | ||
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