Miami Indians (baseball)
The Miami Indians were a minor league baseball team based in Miami, Oklahoma. In 1921, the Indians played the season as charter members of the Class D level Southwestern League, finishing in seventh place. Miami hosted home minor league games at Miami Field, that lied within Riverview Park, which is still in use today. The Indians were succeeded in minor league play by the 1946 Miami Blues of the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League. History Beginning minor league play in 1921, the Miami "Indians" became a charter member of the eight team, Class D level Southwestern League. The Bartlesville Braves, Coffeyville Refiners, Independence Producers, Muskogee Mets, Parsons Parsons, Pittsburg Pirates and Sapulpa Sappers teams joined Miami in beginning league play on April 21, 1921. The "Indians" nickname corresponds with local and regional history. The city of Miami was founded in 1891 and is named for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, with the city still serving today as the capital of the federally recognized Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. The president of the Miami Indians franchise was former major league player Benny Meyer. Meyer gained control of the team in March 1921 with no players on the roster. He put ads for players in The