{{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox Minor League Baseball |name = Guthrie Senators |allyears = 1904-1906, 1909-1910, 1912, 1914, 1922-1924 |city = Guthrie, Oklahoma |misc = |logo = |uniformlogo = |class level = |past class level = Class D (1904, 1906, 1912, 1922-1924) <br />Class C (1905, 1909-1910, 1914) |current league = |conference = |division = |past league = Oklahoma State League (1912, 1922-1924)<br />Western Association (1905, 1909-1910, 1914)<br />South Central League (1906)<br />Southwestern League (1904) |majorleague = |pastmajorleague = |nickname = |pastnames = Guthrie Linters (1922–1924)<br />Guthrie Orphans (1914)<br>Guthrie Spas (1912)<br />Guthrie Senators (1905-1906, 1909-1910)<br />Guthrie Blues (1904) |ballpark = |pastparks =Island Park (1904)<br />Electric Park (1905-1906, 1909-1910)<br />Fairgrounds Park (1912, 1914, 1922-1924) |leaguechamps = |divisionchamps = |owner = |manager = |gm = }} '''Guthrie Senators''' was the primary name of the minor league baseball teams based in Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States.

==History== The Guthrie Senators played in the Western Association (1905, 1909&ndash;1910) and South Central League (1906).<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Guthrie&state=OK&country=US|title = Guthrie, Oklahoma Register History|last =|first =|date =|website = Baseball-Reference.com|publisher =|access-date = 2016-07-16}}</ref> Later, the Guthrie teams played in the Oklahoma State League (1912, 1922–1924) as the Guthrie Spas in 1912.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/odnp/browse/?fq=str_title_serial%3AThe+Guthrie+Daily+Leader&fq=str_year%3A1912&fq=str_month%3A05_may&fq=str_day%3A01|title="Spas Take First Game," Guthrie Daily Leader, May 1, 1912, p. 6|website=gateway.okhistory.org|date=30 October 2024 }}</ref> and the Guthrie Linters in 1922 and 1923.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063952/1922-05-26/ed-1/seq-1/|title=" Guthrie 'Linters' Win First League Game," Guthrie Daily Leader, May 26, 1922, p. 6|website= chroniclingamerica.loc.gov}}</ref> Guthrie was also represented in the Western Association for a brief time in 1914,<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/reachofficialame19141phil|title = The Reach Official Base Ball Guide 1914-1915, p. 290|website = library.si.edu| year=1883 }}</ref> under the name Guthrie Orphans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/odnp/browse/?fq=str_title_serial%3AThe+Guthrie+Daily+Leader&fq=str_year%3A1912&fq=str_month%3A05_may&fq=str_day%3A01|title="Spas Take First Game," Guthrie Daily Leader, May 1, 1912, p. 6|website=gateway.okhistory.org|date=30 October 2024 }}</ref>

==The ballparks== Although the Guthrie ballpark had different names over the years, it was consistently located in what is now known as Mineral Wells Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cityofguthrie.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/3|title="Mineral Wells Park" =|website= www.cityofguthrie.com}}</ref>

The field used by the 1904 Guthrie Blues was known as the Island Park diamond.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/odnp/browse/?fq=str_title_serial%3AThe+Guthrie+Daily+Leader&fq=str_year%3A1904&fq=str_month%3A05_may&fq=str_day%3A09|title="Guthrie, 10; Chickasha, 2," Guthrie Daily Leader, May 9, 1904, p. 8|website=gateway.okhistory.org|date=30 October 2024 }}</ref> Island Park was renamed Mineral Wells Park in 1910.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/odnp/browse/?fq=str_title_serial%3AThe+Guthrie+Daily+Leader&fq=str_year%3A1910&fq=str_month%3A12_dec&fq=str_day%3A09|title="Island Park Re-Christened," Guthrie Daily Leader, Dec. 9, 1910, p. 8|website=gateway.okhistory.org|date=30 October 2024 }}</ref> The Island Park athletic field, which later in 1904 hosted the first Bedlam Series football game between Oklahoma A&M University (now Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma, was located just across Cottonwood Creek from the current park gazebo.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMDC0Q_Oklahoma_Bedlam_Beginnings_Guthrie_OK|title="Oklahoma Bedlam Beginnings - Guthrie, OK"|website= www.waymarking.com}}</ref>

Beginning in 1905, Guthrie's ballpark was known as Electric Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/odnp/browse/?fq=str_title_serial%3AThe+Guthrie+Daily+Leader&fq=str_year%3A1905&fq=str_month%3A06_jun&fq=str_day%3A19|title="Two More Games Won," Guthrie Daily Leader, June 19, 1905, p. 8|website=gateway.okhistory.org|date=30 October 2024 }}</ref> Electric Park was also located immediately across Cottonwood Creek from the “island” portion of Island/Mineral Wells Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/odnp/browse/?fq=str_title_serial%3AThe+Guthrie+Daily+Leader&fq=str_year%3A1911&fq=str_month%3A04_apr&fq=str_day%3A21|title="More Land for Mineral Wells Park," Guthrie Daily Leader, Apr. 21, 1911, p. 1|website=gateway.okhistory.org|date=30 October 2024 }}</ref> The Guthrie Senators used Electric Park as their home field through 1910.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/odnp/browse/?fq=str_title_serial%3AThe+Guthrie+Daily+Leader&fq=str_year%3A1909&fq=str_month%3A04_apr&fq=str_day%3A29|title="The 'Bug' Season Is Now Here," Guthrie Daily Leader, Apr. 29, 1909, p. 8|website=gateway.okhistory.org|date=30 October 2024 }}</ref>

In 1911, the City of Guthrie purchased Electric Park from the streetcar owners who developed it and consolidated the land, including the ballpark, into Mineral Wells Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/odnp/browse/?fq=str_title_serial%3AThe+Guthrie+Daily+Leader&fq=str_year%3A1911&fq=str_month%3A05_may&fq=str_day%3A06|title="Electric Park Deal Is Closed," Guthrie Daily Leader, May 6, 1911, p. 5|website=gateway.okhistory.org|date=30 October 2024 }}</ref> Further amenities were added, including a racetrack and fairgrounds, around the existing ballpark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/odnp/browse/?fq=str_title_serial%3AThe+Guthrie+Daily+Leader&fq=str_year%3A1912&fq=str_month%3A12_dec&fq=str_day%3A12|title="To Put in Half Mile Track," Guthrie Daily Leader, Dec. 12, 1912, p. 5|website=gateway.okhistory.org|date=30 October 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/32199197|title="1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Oklahoma (OK) - Logan County - Guthrie - ED 42-8 to 23," showing location of Fair Park|website=catalog.archives.gov}}</ref> Guthrie teams continued playing at the fairgrounds ballpark through the final days of minor league baseball in 1924.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/odnp/browse/?fq=str_title_serial%3AOklahoma+State+Register&fq=str_year%3A1924&fq=str_month%3A04_apr&fq=str_day%3A17|title="Guthrie To Remain in Oklahoma State League," Guthrie Daily Leader, Apr. 17, 1924, p. 1|website=gateway.okhistory.org|date=30 October 2024 }}</ref>

==Notable alumni== Notable players include Red Downs, Eddie Hickey, Tex Jones, Bill McGill and Clare Patterson. They were managed for part of the 1906 season by Charlie Bennett.

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Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams Category:Baseball teams established in 1904 Category:Professional baseball teams in Oklahoma Category:1904 establishments in Oklahoma Territory Category:1924 disestablishments in Oklahoma Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1924 Category:Guthrie, Oklahoma Category:Defunct baseball teams in Oklahoma Category:Defunct Western Association teams Category:Defunct South Central League teams

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