Tulsa Drillers Uniforms Will Feature Race Massacre Patch Honoring Centennial

The Tulsa Drillers will raise awareness of the Tulsa Race Massacre ahead of the 100th anniversary this year.

The Drillers got permission from Major League Baseball to wear patches on their jerseys at home games in May. The jerseys will then go up for auction and the proceeds will go to the Greenwood Rising history center.

The Drillers management team said it’s an honor to play home games in the historic Greenwood District.

“The ability to wear these special patches is a small way that the Drillers organization can help to raise awareness of the tragic events that took place in 1921,” general manager Mike Melega said.

“Having this logo on the Tulsa Drillers jerseys gives us the opportunity to enlighten and educate baseball fans who may have thought they were just out for a day at the ballpark,” said Phil Armstrong, Project Director for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission.