Tulsa's longest relationship with any professional sport has been with baseball. And that love affair with its minor league teams has endured its share of peaks and valleys, of passionate embraces, periods of frustration and despair and joyous celebrations.
This eBook tells the story of men who wore the uniforms of Tulsa's professional baseball teams and their contributions to the city's sports history. It also tells the story of opposing players and other men who came through town and left their mark on the sport, for better or for worse.
Ten major league teams, from powerhouses such as the Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals to the woeful St. Louis Browns, have placed developmental teams in Tulsa with varying degrees of success.
Minor league baseball has connected with fans around the world and ranging in age three to 103 and Tulsa is certainly no exception. In addition to ticket and concession prices that are easier on the wallet and players who don't carry cocky attitudes often found in other professional sports, minor league baseball teams have always struck gold with plenty of clever and family-friendly promotions.
You can read about …
How a crude invention by the manager of the 1966 Tulsa Oilers opened up baseball to be played and enjoyed by young boys and girls around the world.
How a fan got fed up with constant booing from others nearby and his response was a yell that became a battle cry for Tulsa baseball fans.
How a stadium usher at a 1923 home game helped a shorthanded umpiring crew and then become involved in some of major league baseball's memorable events during the 1930s and 1940s.
What happened when future Hall of Fame players and managers visited the Oil Capital of the World for exhibition contests.
How the Oilers and their home stadium were involved in one of America's darkest hours, the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot.
An exhibition game against the St. Louis Cardinals played in a college football stadium with softball-like ground rules.
Baseball players in the National Baseball Hall of Fame who have connections to Tulsa.
Two teams comprised of young teenagers became Babe Ruth League national champions along with the only Tulsa team to reach the Little League World Series.
And how the 1966 Oilers lost nine games in a row and, incredibly, strengthened its hold on first place.
Other books by Elven Lindblad
Elven Lindblad has over 40 years of professional experience in print and electronic sports journalism and information research.
His skills have been sought and utilized by local, national and international sports communication organizations along with such diverse industries as background screening, private education and financial institutions.
He is a member of the Tulsa Historical Society and the Football Writers Association of America.
Elven and his wife, Carole, live in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
To follow the author on Twitter, check out @bigEsportsOK
To follow the ebook on Twitter, check out @tulsasptsebook.
Brought to you by the smart people at
