The Independence Jewelers were a minor league baseball team that played during the 1908 season. Based in Independence, Kansas, the team played in the Oklahoma–Kansas League.BR Minors They were managed by Harry Truby.July 11, 1908 Sporting Life The team was the best-drawing squad in the league, with Sporting Life calling the city of Independence "baseball mad."August 8, 1908 Sporting Life
The most notable player on the 1908 Jewelers team was pitcher Gene Packard. While pitching for Independence against Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 26, Packard had a single hit shutout victory. On August 8 Packard pitched a game against Bartlesville, Oklahoma in which no Bartlesville player reached first base. The headlines in the local newspaper described the perfect game as a world's record.
Timeline Year(s) # Yrs. Team Level LeagueAffiliate1896 1 Independence IndependentKansas State League None1906 1 Independence Coyotes Class DNone1907 1 Independence Champs Oklahoma-Arkansas-Kansas LeagueNone1908 1 Independence Jewelers Oklahoma-Kansas LeagueNone1911 1 Independence Packers Western AssociationNone1921 1 Independence Producers Southwestern LeagueNone1922–1923 2 Class CNone1924 1 Class DNone1925, 1928–1932 6 Class C Western AssociationNone1947–1950 4 Independence YankeesClass DKansas-Oklahoma-Missouri LeagueNew York Yankees1952 1 Independence Browns St. Louis Browns
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