Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League

The Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League (or KOM League) was a name of an American minor league baseball league which was established in 1946. It existed for seven seasons.

1946

The League and all of its member teams were created. Teams were formed in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Carthage, Missouri, Chanute, Kansas, Iola, Kansas, Miami, Oklahoma, and Pittsburg, Kansas.

The Independence Yankees defeated Pittsburg Browns 4 games to 1.

1949

Carthage beat Ponca City 3 games to 2 in the first round. Miami beat Bartlesville 3 games to 1. Carthage beat Miami for the championship, winning the series 3 games to none.

1952

The Carthage Cubs moved to Blackwell, Oklahoma. The Pittsburg Brownies moved to Independence, Kansas. The Bartlesville Pirates moved to the now-vacant Pittsburg on July 7.

Miami and Ponca City started a playoff series, with Miami winning both games. Then all the teams, and the league itself, folded.

References

*Sumner, Benjamin Barrett. "Minor League Baseball Standings:All North American Leagues, Through 1999." Jefferson, N.C.:McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0781-6

Hall, John G. "Majoring in the Minors--a glimpse of baseball in a small town. 1996 Oklahoma Bylines. ISBN 1-882336-09-7. Reprinted 2000 by Inter-State Printing. Sedalia, Missouri.

Hall, John G. "The KOM League Remembered." Arcadia Publishing. Charleston SC, Chicago IL, Portsmouth NH, San Francisco, CA. ISBN 0-7385-3340-8.

Hall, John G. "Mickey Mantle Before the Glory." Leathers Publishing, Leawood, Kansas 2006. ISBN 1-58597-317-3.