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Minor league baseball team

Fort Smith Twins
1887–1953 (1887, 1897, 1905–1907, 1909, 1911, 1914–1917, 1920–1932, 1938–1942, 1946–1949, 1951–1953) Fort Smith, Arkansas
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class C (1922–1932, 1938–1942, 1946–1949, 1951–1953) Class D (1906–1907, 1909, 1911, 1914–1917, 1920–1921) Class C (1905)
League	Western Association (1911, 1914–1917, 1920–1932, 1938–1942, 1946–1953)
Previous leagues	Arkansas State League (1909) Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League (1907) South Central League (1906) Missouri Valley League (1905) Arkansas State League (1897) Southwestern League (1887)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Cleveland Indians (1951–1952) New York Giants (1938–1942, 1946–1949) St. Louis Browns (1932) Detroit Tigers (1930) St. Louis Cardinals (1926)
Minor league titles
League titles	1927, 1929, 1942
Team data
Previous names	Fort Smith-Van Buren Twins (1953) Fort Smith Indians (1951–1952) Fort Smith Giants (1938–1942, 1946–1949) Fort Smith Twins (1914–1917, 1920–1932) Fort Smith Scouts (1911) Fort Smith Soldiers (1907, 1909) Fort Smith Razorbacks (1906) Fort Smith Giants (1905) Fort Smith Indians (1887, 1897)
Previous parks	Andrews Field

TheFort Smith Twins (later known as theFort Smith Giants) were a minor league baseball team inFort Smith, Arkansas that existed in various incarnations from 1887 through 1953, playing a total of 36 seasons. From 1911 onward, the teams played in theWestern Association.

Beginning in 1921, the teams played most of their home games at Andrews Field in downtown Fort Smith on land now owned by theFort Smith National Cemetery.^[1]

Baseball Hall of Fame inducteeChick Hafey played for Fort Smith in 1923.Hugo Bezdek managed the Fort Smith Soldiers for part of the 1909 season.^[2]