Independence Coyotes
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D[1]
LeagueOklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League
Previous leagues
Kansas State League (1906)
Team data
Previous names
Independence Coyotes (1906)

The Independence Champs were a Class-D minor league baseball team based in Independence, Kansas that played in the Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League (OAK League) in 1907.

The team formed in 1906 as the Independence Coyotes, in the Kansas State League. They moved to the OAK League when the KSL folded after the 1906 season. The OAK League folded after the 1907 season, with Independence and fellow OAK League members Bartlesville and Muskogee moving to the new Oklahoma–Kansas League for the 1908 season.[2]

Multiple notable players spent time with the team, including Chick Brandom, Drummond Brown, Dick Crutcher, Danny Friend and Marc Hall.[3]

Timeline

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Year(s) # Yrs. Team Level League Affiliate
1896 1 Independence Independent Kansas State League None
1906 1 Independence Coyotes Class D None
1907 1 Independence Champs Oklahoma-Arkansas-Kansas League None
1908 1 Independence Jewelers Oklahoma-Kansas League None
1911 1 Independence Packers Western Association None
1921 1 Independence Producers Southwestern League None
1922–1923 2 Class C None
1924 1 Class D None
1925, 1928–1932 6 Class C Western Association None
1947–1950 4 Independence Yankees Class D Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League New York Yankees
1952 1 Independence Browns St. Louis Browns

References

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  1. ^ "1907 Oklahoma-Arkansas-Kansas League". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  2. ^ Sumner, Benjamin Barrett (2000). Minor league baseball standings : all North American leagues, through 1999. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. pp. 469–470. ISBN 978-0-7864-0781-1. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  3. ^ BR Minors