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The Tobacco State League : a North Carolina baseball history, 1946-1950 / Chris Holaday ; foreword by Charlie Daniels.
Van Pelt Library GV875.T59 H65 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holaday, J. Chris, 1966- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tobacco State League--History.
- Tobacco State League.
- Minor league baseball--North Carolina--History.
- Minor league baseball.
- History.
- North Carolina.
- Physical Description:
- v, 295 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Summary:
- "This book tells the story of the short-lived league and the clubs who entertained fans on dusty ball fields under dim lights, including the Lumberton Auctioneers, Rockingham Eagles, Warsaw Red Sox, Sanford Spinners and Wilmington Pirates"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part I
- 1 Beginnings 7
- 2 1946: True Professionals 15
- 3 1947: Expansion and Big League Farm Clubs 28
- 4 1948: Sanford's Spinners on a Roll 39
- 5 1949: A Pair of .400 Hitters and a Dunn-Erwin Pennant 48
- 6 1950: Newcomers and Attendance Struggles 62
- 7 Requiem for a League 84
- Part II
- 8 Managers 89
- 9 All-Star Selections 110
- 10 Umpires 117
- 11 League and Team Information 120
- Part III
- 12 Player Register 136.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476666709
- 1476666709
- OCLC:
- 948547980
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