| McAlester Rockets | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Class D (1905, 1907–1908, 1912, 1914–1917) Class C (1922–1923, 1926) Class D (1947–1956) |
| League | Missouri Valley League (1905) South Central League (1906) Oklahoma-Arkansas-Kansas League (1907) Oklahoma-Kansas League (1908) Oklahoma State League (1912, 1924) Western Association (1914–1917, 1922–1923, 1926) Sooner State League (1947–1956) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | New York Yankees (1947–1956) |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (5) |
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| Wild card berths (5) |
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| Team data | |
| Name | South McAlester Giants (1905) South McAlester Miners (1906) McAlester Miners (1907–1908, 1912, 1914–1917, 1922, 1926) McAlester Rockets (1947–1956) |
| Ballpark | Krebs Park (1905–1906) League Park (1907–1908, 1912, 1914) Interurban Park (1915–1917) Fairgrounds Park (1922–1923, 1926) Jeff Lee Stadium (1936–1956) |
The McAlester Rockets were a minor league baseball team based in McAlester, Oklahoma. Between 1907 and 1926, previous McAlester teams played as members of the 1905 Missouri Valley League, 1906 South Central League, 1907 Oklahoma-Arkansas-Kansas League, 1908 Oklahoma-Kansas League, the Oklahoma State League in 1912 and 1924 and Western Association (1914–1917, 1922–1923, 1926). The Rockets played as members of the Class D level Sooner State League from 1947 to 1956, winning five league championships as an affiliate of the New York Yankees. The Rockets hosted home games at Jeff Lee Stadium.
Baseball Hall of Fame member Deacon White managed the 1907 McAlester Miners and fellow Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog played for the McAlester Rockets in 1949 and 1950.[1]