McAlester Rockets T-Shirt (Heavyweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Oklahoma sooner state league commissioned in 1941 as one

commissioned in 1941 as one of the largest naval aviation training facilities in the country

and again in 1940

had settled by 1948

as the Gilt Edges won three consecutive California League championships from 1898 through 1900

The 1956 club was known locally as the "Miracle Oilers" for the turnaround

McAlester Rockets T-Shirt (Heavyweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Oklahoma sooner state league commissioned in 1941 as oneThe McAlester Rockets, based in McAlester, Oklahoma, were the most successful franchise in Sooner State League history, winning five league championships in seven seasons as a New York Yankees affiliate, capturing the title in 1947 and then four consecutive years from 1950 through 1953. The Rockets played at Jeff Lee Stadium, drawing between 40,000 and 63,000 fans per season, strong attendance for a Class D market. The franchise's most enduring piece