Hutchinson Wheat Shockers
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| Location | Hutchinson, Kansas |
| Ballpark | Hobart–Detter Field (1932-1933) |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Folded | 1932 |
The Hutchinson Wheat Shockers were a minor league baseball team based in Hutchinson, Kansas, in the United States. It played from 1917 to 1918 in the Class A Western League, from 1922 to 1923 in the Class C Southwestern League, and from 1924 to 1932 in the Class C Western Association before a final season in the Western League in 1933. The team ultimately disbanded due to a combination of the Great Depression and dust storms.
Marty Purtell managed the team from 1923–24, and in 1933. Dusty Boggess managed the team in 1932.