What is Independence Producers?
The '''Independence Producers''' were a [[minor league baseball]] team based in [[Independence, Kansas]], United States. They played from 1921 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1932. From 1921 to 1924, they played in the [[Southwestern League]], and in 1925 they played in the [[Western Association]]. They played in the Western Association from 1928 to 1932 as well. The 1921 Producers were recognized as one of the [[The National Baseball Association's top 100 minor league teams|100 greatest minor league teams of all time]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.milb.com/milb/history/top100.jsp |title=Top 100 Teams |publisher=MiLB.com |date=2001 |access-date=May 9, 2017}}</ref> Perhaps their most notable alumnus was [[Cy Blanton]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blantcy01.shtml Cy Blanton statistics]</ref> [[Glenn Wright]], another notable Producer, made an unassisted triple play when playing Major League Baseball in 1925. ==History== A historical marker says that the first night game in organized baseball was played in Independence on April 28, 1930, between the Independence Producers and the Muskogee Chiefs.<ref>{{cite web|title =First Night Game in Organized Baseball Marker|website=Historical Marker Database|publisher=Historical Marker Database|date=July 25, 2012|url = http://www.hmdb.org/PhotoFullSize.asp?PhotoID=213249|access-date=May 1, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Baseball teams in the United States]] {{stub}}