Owensboro Oilers

Owensboro Oilers
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass D
Previous leagues
Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League
Kentucky-Indiana League (1896)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles 1 (1946)
Team data
Previous names
  • Owensboro Oilers (1937–1942, 1946–1955)
  • Portageville-Owensboro Pirates (1936)
  • Portageville Pirates (1935)
  • Owensboro Distillers (1903, 1913–1914, 1916)
  • Ownesboro Corncrackers (1896)
Previous parks
  • Miller Field (1938–42, 1946–55)
  • ORC Field (1937)
  • Southside Park (1936)
  • Harris Park (1935–1936)

The Owensboro Oilers were a minor league baseball club, based in Owensboro, Kentucky, from 1936 until 1955. The team was a member of the class-D level Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (or KITTY League). The team was originally formed in 1935 as the Portageville Pirates and represented Portageville, Missouri, in the league. On July 17, 1936, the Portageville Pirates moved to Owensboro after posting a 26–35 record. The team was listed in the record books for 1936 as Portageville-Owensboro Pirates, or as the Owensboro Pirates after the move. The following year, the team was renamed the Owensboro Oilers.

The Oilers and Pirates were preceded in Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League play by the Owensboro Distillers. The Distillers played in the 1903, 1913, 1914 and 1916 seasons.[1][2]

  1. ^ "1903 Owensboro Distillers minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. ^ "Owensboro Distillers minor league baseball Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.