Atchison Huskers

The Atchison Huskers were a minor league baseball team based in Atchison, Kansas in 1897 and 1898. The Atchison Huskers played exclusively as members of the Class D level Kansas State League.

Atchison Huskers
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1897–1898)
LeagueKansas State League (1897–1898)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (1)1897
Team data
NameAtchison Huskers (1897–1898)
BallparkForest Park (1897–1898)

History

Minor league baseball in Atchison, Kansas began during the 1897 season. The Atchison "Huskers" played as members of the four–team Class D level Kansas State League. The Emporia Maroons, Junction City Parrotts and Topeka Colts joined Atchison in league play.[1][2][3]

It was reported the Kansas State League formed from the Northern Kansas League during the 1897 season, with the Atchison Huskers franchise replacing the Minneapolis, Kansas team.[4]

Beginning league play on June 21, 1897, Atchison ended the season as Kansas State League champions, as the league ended play on July 7, 1897. With a record of 8–3, the Huskers finished the season in 1st place, playing under managers Cole and Franklin Mitchell. Atchison finished 2.5 games behind the 2nd place Junction City Parrotts in the final standings.[5][6][2][7]

In 1898, the Atchison Huskers continued play in the Kansas State League in their final season, with the league beginning play on July 24, 1898. Ending the season with a record of 4–5, playing under manager Charlie Cole, Atchison finished the season in 3rd place, 3.5 games behind the 1st place Salina Blues. Ending league play on August 10, 1898 the Kansas State League folded, reportedly after Salina and Atchison both dissolved due to finances. The Kansas State League did not return to play in 1899.[8][9][10][11][4]

Atchison, Kansas has not hosted another minor league team.[12][13]

The ballparks

The Atchison Huskers teams reportedly hosted minor league home games at Forest Park. Photographs from the era show Forest Park to be a public park with ameinities.[14][15][16]

(1880-1900 ) Rail yard beneath the lower Sixth Street viaduct. Atchison, Kansas

Timeline
Year(s)# Yrs.TeamLevelLeague
1897–18981Atchison HuskersClass DKansas State League

Year–by–year records
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
18978–31stCole / Franklin MitchellLeague Champions
18984–53rdCharlie ColeNone Held

Notable alumni

See also

Atchison Huskers players

References
  1. "1897 Kansas State League (KSL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. "Kansas State League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  3. "1897 Kansas State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. https://scholars.fhsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=all_monographs
  5. "1897 Kansas State League (KSL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. "1897 Atchison Huskers minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  7. "1897 Atchison Huskers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-ah10215/y-1898 1898 Atchison Huskers minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com
  9. "1898 Kansas State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  10. "1898 Kansas State League (KSL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. "1898 Atchison Huskers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  12. "Atchison, Kansas sports teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  13. "Atchison, Kansas Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
  14. "Forrest Park in Atchison, KS minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  15. "Forest Park, Atchison, Kansas - Kansas Memory". www.kansasmemory.org.
  16. "Forest Park, Atchison, Kansas - Kansas Memory - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.

External references

Baseball Reference

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