Owensboro Oilers
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Owensboro Oilers (1935–1942, 1946–1955) Owensboro, Kentucky Represented Portageville, Missouri (1935–1936) | |
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| Previous | Class-D |
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Previous leagues | Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League |
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| League titles | 1 (1946) |
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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 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.
Year-by-year record
(from Portageville Baseball Reference Bullpen) (from Owensboro Pirates Baseball Reference Bullpen) (from Oilers Baseball Reference Bullpen)
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1935 | 44-46 | 4th | Pat Patterson / Herb Welch / L.A. Harris | no champion declared |
| 1936 | 52-67 | 6th | Hughie Wise | |
| 1937 | 56-65 | 7th | Hughie Wise | |
| 1938 | 66-64 | 6th | Hughie Wise | |
| 1939 | 75-51 | 3rd | Hughie Wise | Lost Semi-Finals vs. Bowling Green Barons (0-3) |
| 1940 | 69-57 | 3rd | Hughie Wise / Harold Sueme | |
| 1941 | 58-68 | 6th | Hughie Wise | |
| 1942 | 16-32 | 5th | Wally Schang | League disbanded June 19 |
| 1946 | 83-39 | 1st | Earl Browne | League Champs Won semi-finals vs. Mayfield Clothiers (3-1) Won League Championship vs. Fulton Chicks (4-3) |
| 1947 | 77-48 | 1st | Earl Browne | Lost Semi-Finals vs. Hopkinsville Hoppers (2-3) |
| 1948 | 74-50 | 3rd | Rex Carr | Lost Semi-Finals vs. Union City Greyhounds (2-3) |
| 1949 | 82-40 | 1st | Bill Adair | Lost Semi-Finals vs. Madisonville Miners (0-3) |
| 1950 | 64-51 | 4th | Travis Jackson | Lost Semi-Finals vs. Mayfield Clothiers (2-3) |
| 1951 | 71-48 | 2nd | Wayne Blackburn | Won Semi-Finals vs. Mayfield Clothiers (3-1) Lost League Championship vs. Fulton Railroaders (0-4) |
| 1952 | 55-65 | 5th | Pud Miller/ Moose Shetler | |
| 1953 | 49-71 | 8th | Marvin Crater | |
| 1954 | 65-49 | 3rd | Marvin Crater | |
| 1955 | 53-56 | 3rd | Walter Lance / Ken Silvestri |
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