Hutchinson Wheat Shockers

The Hutchinson Wheat Shockers were a minor league baseball team based in Hutchinson, Kansas, in the United States. It played from 1917 to 1918 in the Class A Western League, from 1922 to 1923 in the Class C Southwestern League, and from 1924 to 1932 in the Class C Western Association before a final season in the Western League in 1933. The team ultimately disbanded due to a combination of the Great Depression and dust storms.

Hutchinson Wheat Shockers
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League
  • Class A Western League 1917-1918
  • Class C Southwestern League (1922-23)
  • Class C Western Association (1924-1932)
  • Class A Western League (1933)
LocationHutchinson, Kansas
BallparkHobart–Detter Field (1932-1933)
Founded1922
Folded1932

Marty Purtell managed the team from 1923–24, and in 1933. Dusty Boggess managed the team in 1932.

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