Arkansas–Missouri League

Arkansas–Missouri LeagueFormerly| Arkansas State League

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Classification| Class D (1936–1940)
Sport| Minor League Baseball
First season| 1936
Ceased| 1940
President| Bernal Seamster (1936–1938)
Robert J. Henry (1939–1940)
No. of teams| 8
Country| United States of America
Most titles| 3
Carthage Pirates (1938, 1939, 1940)

The Arkansas–Missouri League was a Class D level league in Minor League Baseball that operated from 1936 to 1940. The league was previously known as the Arkansas State League.

## Cities represented

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* Bentonville, Arkansas: Bentonville Mustangs (1936)
* Carthage, Missouri: Carthage Pirates (1938–1940)
* Cassville, Missouri: Cassville Blues (1936)
* Fayetteville, Arkansas: Fayetteville Bears (1936); Fayetteville Angels (1937–1940)
* Monett, Missouri: Monett Red Birds (1936–1939)
* Neosho, Missouri: Neosho Night Hawks (1937); Neosho Yankees (1938–1940)
* Rogers, Arkansas: Rogers Lions (1936–1937); Rogers Reds (1938)
* Siloam Springs, Arkansas: Siloam Springs Travelers (1936–1938); Siloam Springs Cardinals (1940)

## Standings & statistics

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1936 Arkansas–Missouri League

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Siloam Springs Travelers | 74 | 44 | .627 | – | Ray Powell
Bentonville Mustangs | 69 | 49 | .585 | 5 | Arthur Hauger
Cassville Blues | 61 | 59 | .508 | 14 | Gary Coker
Monett Red Birds | 56 | 63 | .471 | 18½ | Adolph Arlitt / Ken Blackman
Fayetteville Bears | 53 | 67 | .442 | 22 | Fred Hawn
Rogers Lions | 44 | 75 | .370 | 30½ | Doc Ledbetter / Frank Stapleton

Playoff: Siloam Springs 4 games, Cassville 3. One tie

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Lester Rock | Bentonville | BA | .333 |  | Clint Raper | Siloam Springs | W | 23
Kermit Lewis | Siloam Springs | Runs | 130 |  | Robert Olson | Fayetteville | SO | 163
Kermit Lewis | Siloam Springs | Hits | 164 |  | John Murray | Siloam Springs | SO | 1.35
Woody Tone | Siloam Springs | RBI | 125 |  | Kermit Lewis | Siloam Springs | HR | 28

1937 Arkansas–Missouri League

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Rogers Lions | 79 | 48 | .622 | – | Ted Mayer
Fayetteville Angels | 70 | 56 | .556 | 8½ | Fred Hawn / Ken Blackman
Siloam Springs Travelers | 66 | 61 | .520 | 13 | Ray Powell
Neosho Night Hawks | 52 | 71 | .423 | 25 | Dennis Burns
Monett Red Birds | 45 | 76 | .372 | 31 | Ken Blackman / Joe Davis
Vinita | 0 | 0 | .000 | NA | NA

Vinita the sixth franchise, withdrew May 5, before the season started. Season played with five teams.
Playoff: Fayetteville 3 games, Siloam Springs 0. Rogers 3 games, Neosho 1.
Finals: Rogers 4 games, Fayetteville 1.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Arnold Evans | Neosho | BA | .385 |  | Loy Hanning | Fayetteville | W | 16
Jerry Priddy | Rogers | Runs | 109 |  | Dewey Derry | Rogers | W | 16
Paul Fugit | Fayetteville | Hits | 183 |  | Loy Hanning | Fayetteville | ERA | 1.63
Tony Sams | Rogers | RBI | 99 |  | Edward Smith | Fayetteville | SO | 179
Gene Gibson | Siloam Springs | HR | 20 |

1938 Arkansas–Missouri League schedule

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Neosho Yankees | 73 | 42 | .635 | – | Dennis Burns
Carthage Pirates | 69 | 49 | .585 | 5½ | Adolph Arlitt
Fayetteville Angels | 66 | 53 | .555 | 9 | Cliff Knox
Rogers Reds | 63 | 54 | .538 | 11 | Lester Patterson
Monett Red Birds | 44 | 74 | .373 | 30½ | Heinie Mueller
Siloam Springs Travelers | 36 | 79 | .331 | 37 | Vincent Mullen

Playoff: Neosho 3 games, Rogers 0. Carthage 3 games, Fayetteville 2.
Finals: Carthage 4 games, Neosho 1.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Butch Moran | Rogers | BA | .392 | Bill Gill | Neosho | W | 20
Steve Luby | Neosho | Runs | 127 | Bill Gill | Neosho | SO | 266
Marv Wolverton | Rogers | Hits | 160 | Bill Gill | Neosho | ERA | 2.80
Adolph Arlitt | Carthage | RBI | 132 | Steve Luby | Neosho | SB | 76
Butch Moran | Rogers | HR | 22

1939 Arkansas–Missouri League

Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Fayetteville Angels | 79 | 42 | .653 | – | Frank Oceak
Carthage Pirates | 67 | 54 | .554 | 12 | Adolph Arlitt
Neosho Yankees | 65 | 61 | .516 | 16½ | Dennis Burns
Monett Red Birds | 35 | 89 | .282 | 45½ | Freddie Hawn

Playoff Final: Carthage 4 games, Fayetteville 1.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Adolph Arlitt | Carthage | BA | .358 |  | George Bender | Fayetteville | W | 20
Steve Greble | Neosho | Runs | 129 |  | George Bender | Fayetteville | SO | 208
Harvey Beaster | Carthage | Hits | 171 |  | George Bender | Fayetteville | ERA | 2.35
Harvey Beaster | Carthage | RBI | 106 |  | Steve Greble | Neosho | HR | 24

1940 Arkansas–Missouri League schedule

Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers

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Carthage Pirates | 37 | 18 | .673 | – | Adolph Arlitt
Neosho Yankees | 27 | 29 | .482 | 10½ | Ed Grayston
Fayetteville Angels | 21 | 29 | .420 | 13½ | Ducky Holmes
Siloam Springs Cardinals | 21 | 30 | .412 | 14 | Herb Moore

The league disbanded July 1.

Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot |  | Player | Team | Stat | Tot

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Charles Fash | Fayetteville | BA | .356 |  | Joe Prylich | Fayetteville | W | 9
Charles Gibson | Carthage | Runs | 55 |  | Bob Playfair | Carthage | W | 9
Charles Gibson | Carthage | Hits | 71 |  | Teddy Greble | Neosho | W | 9
Adolph Arlitt | Carthage | RBI | 59 |  | Walt Nasalik | Neosho | SO | NA
Adolph Arlitt | Carthage | HR | 12 |  | Jim Obenour | Carthage | Pct | .857; 6–1

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## Sources

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The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Second Edition

## References

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1. ^ Lloyd Johnson; Miles Wolff, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
2. ^ "1940 Arkansas-Missouri League | Baseball-Reference.com".

## External links

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* Arkansas–Missouri League - Baseball Reference

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