Hutchinson Wheat Shockers

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

Hutchinson Wheat Shockers
Information
League	Class C Southwestern League (1922-23) Class C Western Association (1924-1932)
Location	Hutchinson, Kansas
Year founded	1922
Year folded	1932

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.

References

1. Worth, Richard (1 March 2013). "Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Dictionary, 1869–2011". McFarland – via Google Books.
2. Aton, Rusty D. (13 April 2005). "Baseball in Springfield". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
3. Kurlansky, Mark (28 March 2018). "Hank Greenberg: The Hero who Didn't Want to be One". Yale University Press – via Google Books.
4. Waldo, Ronald T. (20 April 2017). "Baseball's Roaring Twenties: A Decade of Legends, Characters, and Diamond Adventures". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
5. Foer, Franklin; Tracy, Marc (30 October 2012). "Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame". Grand Central Publishing – via Google Books.
6. "Hutchinson Wheat Shockers - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.