Editing Muskogee, Oklahoma (section)

==Sports==
Muskogee was home to [[minor league baseball]] from 1905 to 1957. Changing monikers frequently, Muskogee hosted the [[Muskogee Reds]] (1905), [[Muskogee Indians]] (1906), [[Muskogee Redskins]] (1907–1908), [[Muskogee Navigators]] (1909–1910), Muskogee Redskins (1911), Muskogee Indians (1912), [[Muskogee Mets]] (1914–1916), [[Muskogee Reds]] (1917), Muskogee Mets (1921–1923), [[Muskogee Athletics]] (1924–1926), [[Muskogee Chiefs]] (1927–1932), [[Muskogee Oilers]] (1933), [[Muskogee Tigers]] (1934–1936), [[Muskogee Reds]] (1937–1942, 1946–1950) and [[Muskogee Giants]] (1951–1957).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=Muskogee, Oklahoma Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>

Muskogee teams played were members of the [[Missouri Valley League]] (1905), [[South Central League]] (1906), [[Oklahoma-Arkansas-Kansas League]] (1907–1908), [[Western Association]] (1909–1911), [[Oklahoma State League]] (1912), Western Association (1914–1916–1917), [[Southwestern League]] (1921–1923), Western Association (1924–1932), [[Western League (1900–1958)|Western League]] (1933), Western Association (1934–1942, 1946–1954) and [[Sooner State League]] (1955–1957).<ref name="auto"/>

Three [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] inductees played for Muskogee. [[Bill Dickey]] played for the 1926 Muskogee Athletics. [[Bobby Wallace (baseball)|Bobby Wallace]] was a player/manager for the 1921 Muskogee Mets. [[Rube Marquard]] was a player/manager for the 1933 Muskogee Oilers.

Muskogee was an affiliate of the [[St. Louis Browns]] (1932, 1947–1949), [[Cincinnati Reds]] (1937–1939), [[Chicago Cubs]] (1941), [[Detroit Tigers]] (1946) and [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]] (1936, 1951–1957).<ref name="auto"/>

Muskogee teams played at Traction Park from 1905 to 1911. Muskogee then played at Owen Field, which was later renamed to League Park and finally Athletic Park. In April 1923, [[Babe Ruth]] with the [[New York Yankees]] played an exhibition game at Owen Field against the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]. Later, [[Mickey Mantle]] played at Athletic Park in 1950 for the [[Joplin Miners]] in games against Muskogee. Traction Park was located in Hyde Park. Today, the Owen Field/League Park/Athletic Park site is occupied by the Muskogee Civic Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1802|title=Traction Park in Muskogee, OK history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc230521/|title=Hyde Park in Muskogee}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/archives/park-kept-town-entertained/article_a7b294b0-efec-5658-91cc-58c3bfe46dc6.html|title=Park kept town entertained|first=Liz|last=McMahan|website=Muskogee Phoenix|date=June 5, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itthc.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/webbbs_config.pl?md=read;id=716|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927082624/https://www.itthc.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/webbbs_config.pl?md=read;id=716|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 27, 2020|title=Hyde Park – Another One Lost to Progress|website=itthc.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1803|title=W.A. Owen Field in Muskogee, OK history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=statscrew.com}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.muskogeephoenix.com/archives/athletic-park-a-community-gathering-place/article_33e19442-43b7-52ea-a084-3e1543e5042e.html|title=Athletic Park a community gathering place|first=Jonita Mullins Three Rivers|last=History|website=Muskogee Phoenix|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1806|title=Athletic Park in Muskogee, OK history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=statscrew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1804|title=League Park in Muskogee, OK history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=statscrew.com}}</ref>

Muskogee Country Club (Muskogee Golf Club) played host to the [[1970 U.S. Women's Open]] golf tournament won by [[Donna Caponi]].