The Topeka teams played at the Topeka Baseball Park, located at 15th and Adams. They later played at Freefair Park. Beginning in 1940 they played at Owl Ballpark located at North Topeka Boulevard and Lyman Road, at the address of 225 NW. Lyman. The park was expanded from 2750 seats to 4700 seats during its existence with dimensions of (Left, Center, Right): 335-410-315 (1939) and 316-403-309 (1961). Owl Ballpark was demolished in 1963.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
^Hoots, Greg A. (22 March 2019). Topeka. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN9780738584348 – via Google Books.
^"The Great Topeka Flood album - Kansas Memory". www.kansasmemory.org.
^"Owl Ball Park / Hicks Filed/ Community Park in Topeka". Ballpark Digest Discussions.
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topeka, owls, primary, name, minor, league, baseball, franchise, based, topeka, kansas, 1886, 1961, 1886, 1961, topeka, kansasminor, league, affiliationsprevious, classesclass, class, class, aprevious, leaguesillinois, indiana, iowa, league, 1959, 1961, wester. The Topeka Owls was the primary name of the minor league baseball franchise based in Topeka Kansas USA Topeka Owls1886 1961 1886 1961 Topeka KansasMinor league affiliationsPrevious classesClass D Class C Class APrevious leaguesIllinois Indiana Iowa League 1959 1961 Western League 1956 1958 1933 1934 1929 1931 1909 1916 1886 1887 Western Association 1946 1954 1939 1942 1932 1927 1928 1924 1905 1908 1893 Southwestern League 1925 1926 1922 1923 Kansas State League 1895 1897 1898 Major league affiliationsPrevious teamsCincinnati Reds 1959 1961 1933 1934 Milwaukee Braves 1956 1958 Chicago White Sox 1953 1954 Chicago Cubs 1951 1952 St Louis Browns 1939 1940 1930 St Louis Cardinals 1927 1928 Minor league titlesLeague titles1961 1951 1925 1887Team dataPrevious namesTopeka Reds 1960 1961 Topeka Hawks 1956 1959 Topeka Owls 1946 1954 1939 1942 Topeka Senators 1933 1934 1930 1931 1924 1926 Topeka Jayhawks 1932 1927 1929 1909 1915 Topeka Kaws 1922 1923 Topeka Savages 1916 Topeka White Sox 1905 1908 Topeka Saints 1904 Topeka Colts 1897 Topeka Populists 1893 Topeka Giants 1895 1898 Topeka Capitals 1886 1893 Previous parksTopeka Baseball Park Freefair Park Owl Ballpark 1939 1961 Contents 1 History 2 Ballparks 3 Notable alumni 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp 1887 Topeka Golden Giants nbsp Joe Rickert Topeka 1912Topeka first began professional play in 1886 as the Topeka Capitals and had numerous names throughout their existence as a minor league team Topeka was called the Topeka Reds 1960 1961 Topeka Hawks 1956 1959 Topeka Owls 1946 1954 1939 1942 Topeka Senators 1933 1934 1930 1931 1924 1926 Topeka Jayhawks 1932 1927 1929 1909 1915 Topeka Kaws 1922 1923 Topeka Savages 1916 Topeka White Sox 1905 1908 Topeka Saints 1904 Topeka Colts 1897 Topeka Populists 1893 Topeka Giants 1895 1898 and the Topeka Capitals 1886 1893 1 Topeka competed in various leagues with various Major League Baseball affiliations Topeka competed as a member the Illinois Indiana Iowa League 1959 1961 Western League 1956 1958 1933 1934 1929 1931 1909 1916 1886 1887 Western Association 1946 1954 1939 1942 1932 1927 1928 1924 1905 1908 1893 Southwestern League 1925 1926 1922 1923 and the Kansas State League 1895 1897 1898 1 The Owls and their other namesakes were affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds 1959 1961 1933 1934 Milwaukee Braves 1956 1958 Chicago White Sox 1953 1954 Chicago Cubs 1951 1952 St Louis Browns 1939 1940 1930 and St Louis Cardinals 1927 1928 citation needed Ballparks editThe Topeka teams played at the Topeka Baseball Park located at 15th and Adams They later played at Freefair Park Beginning in 1940 they played at Owl Ballpark located at North Topeka Boulevard and Lyman Road at the address of 225 NW Lyman The park was expanded from 2750 seats to 4700 seats during its existence with dimensions of Left Center Right 335 410 315 1939 and 316 403 309 1961 Owl Ballpark was demolished in 1963 2 3 4 5 6 7 Notable alumni editBaseball Hall of Fame Alumni Jake Beckley 1910 Inducted 1971Notable alumni Jack Baldschun 1959 Ted Blankenship 1931 Dave Bristol 1961 Duff Cooley 1908 1909 1911 Vic Davalillo 1960 1961 MLB All Star Debs Garms 1930 1940 NL Batting Title Charlie Gelbert 1927 Tommy Harper 1960 1961 MLB All Star Tommy Helms 1961 2 MLB All Star 1966 NL Rookie of the Year Joe Heving 1926 Bug Holliday 1887 Tom Hughes 1905 Jim Maloney 1959 MLB All Star George McQuinn 1958 7 MLB All Star Willie Mitchell 1924 Fritz Ostermueller 1928 Bill Rigney 1940 MLB All Star Ray Starr 1928 MLB All Star Gus Suhr 1923 MLB All Star Jesse Tannehill 1924 1901 NL ERA Title Johnny Vander Meer 1959 1960 4 MLB All StarReferences edit a b Topeka Kansas Encyclopedia Baseball Reference com Cincinnati Reds Baseball Stadiums Past amp Present Minor League Teams amp Ballparks Spring Training Baseball Stadiums digitalballparks com Topeka Kansas Encyclopedia Baseball Reference com Hoots Greg A 22 March 2019 Topeka Arcadia Publishing ISBN 9780738584348 via Google Books The Great Topeka Flood album Kansas Memory www kansasmemory org Owl Ball Park Hicks Filed Community Park in Topeka Ballpark Digest Discussions Community Park in Topeka KS history and teams on StatsCrew com www statscrew com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Topeka Owls amp oldid 1178522887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
