The Sooner State League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that operated from 1947 through 1957 . The league owners kept it alive in 1958, anticipating a return to play in 1959. However, when only Ardmore and Paris, Texas, were able to secure working agreements, the league folded on February 12, 1959. It was the last Class D league west of the Mississippi River . The league franchises were based in Oklahoma and Texas .
1-712: The Shawnee Hawks were a minor league baseball team that played in the Sooner State League . The team began as an unaffiliated team based in Duncan, Oklahoma in 1947. The original team was named the Duncan Cementers . After two seasons, the team name was changed to the Duncan Uttmen in 1949 and then in 1950 the team moved to Shawnee, Oklahoma and became the Hawks. They continued to operate until
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