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Duncan's earlier baseball history included the 1922-1924 Duncan Oilers of the Oklahoma State League, named for the city's oil production rather than its cement works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe franchise's tenure in Duncan was short-lived. Struggling financially, the club relocated mid-season on August 18, 1950 to Shawnee, Oklahoma, where it continued as the Shawnee Hawks through the end of the Sooner State League's run in 1957.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sooner State League was a Class D circuit that operated from 1947 through 1957, fielding teams from across Oklahoma along with several northern Texas cities. In the years before television brought major league baseball into American homes, minor leagues like the Sooner State League were a central part of community life across small-town America. At the peak of the minor league era in the late 1940s, more than 50 leagues and nearly 500 clubs operated across the country, giving fans in hundreds of cities and towns their only connection to professional baseball.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRetro Baseball Revival celebrates historic baseball teams with unique apparel, honoring their legacy and bringing history to one-of-a-kind clothing with our old school retro baseball tees from defunct Minor League Baseball teams. All of our high quality apparel is designed, printed, and shipped within the USA. This collection features 100% original designs based on the history and nicknames of historic minor league teams.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur crewneck sweatshirts are classics that anyone is sure to recognize. They are thick, durable Gildan brand crews. 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