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The Hannibal Mules

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but the 1950 season collapsed and the franchise moved mid-season to Shawnee

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Their unique name comes from a newspaper reporter who wrote in 1895 that when the Longview team went to San Antonio to play the San Antonio Missions the Longview team "ate up" the Missions

Shawnee Hawks Crewneck Sweatshirt - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Oklahoma Holiday Picks The Hannibal MulesThe Shawnee Hawks, based in Shawnee, Oklahoma, were the continuation of the franchise that began in Duncan as the Cementers in 1947, then the Uttmen in 1949, before financial trouble forced a mid season relocation to Shawnee on August 18, 1950. Under the Hawks name the franchise steadied into one of the more consistent clubs in the league's second half, posting a 96 44 record in 1951 and winning the first half pennant. The team became a Brooklyn