The most famous was Mickey Mantle, born in Spavinaw, reared in nearby Commerce, and star in center field for the New York Yankees in the s. Rogers Hornsby began his professional baseball career for the minor league Hugo, Oklahoma, team in and later managed the Oklahoma City Indians in and Carl Mays of Kingfisher was the best pitcher on the legendary New York Yankees and holds the dubious distinction of causing major league baseball's only fatality.
In , before batting helmets were used, Mays's submarine ball cracked the skull of Cleveland's Ray Chapman, who died the next day.
Jim Thorpe, born in Prague, played in the major leagues from to The Waner brothers, Paul and Lloyd, grew up in Harrah and spent record-setting years in the majors.
Both are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, born in Arkansas, left his family home at Spaulding, Oklahoma, to cast a giant shadow on the baseball field and later in the broadcast booth; Dean is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell, a native of Lincoln County, was one of the greatest pitchers of all time. He was the heart and soul of the famous St. Louis Cardinals "Gashouse Gang. Spahn, a member of the Hall of Fame, won more games than any other left-handed pitcher. Jerry Walker of Byng is the youngest pitcher to ever start an All-Star game. Johnny Bench of Binger may be the best catcher to ever play the game. Bobby Murcer of Oklahoma City won the hearts of New York fans both on the field and from the broadcast booth.
Hall of Famer Willie Stargell was born in Earlsboro. Oklahoma City native Joe Carter hit a ninth-inning, never-to-be-forgotten home run to power Toronto to the world championship in Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox was born in Tulsa. Manager Alvin Dark was born in Comanche. From to thirty-seven different Oklahoma towns fielded professional baseball teams, before economics limited the state's two largest cities, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, to minor league teams.
A phenomenal number of major league baseball players have passed through Oklahoma, have either been born in or died in Oklahoma, or have played sandlot, college, or minor league baseball in the Sooner State.
Although Oklahoma has a reputation as a football state, Oklahomans have had a more significant professional impact on the baseball diamond. Copyright to all of these materials is protected under United States and International law.
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