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The Tobacco State League played an important role in eastern North Carolina for five summers (1946-1950), giving small-town communities a chance to be a part of professional baseball and offering a return to normalcy after World War II. Years later, the players' names were spoken with reverence, their exploits the subject of impassioned discussion.
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.
List of contents
Table of ContentsForeword by Charlie Daniels
Preface
Introduction
Part
¿1.¿Beginnings
¿2.¿1946: True Professionals
¿3.¿1947: Expansion and Big League Farm Clubs
¿4.¿1948: Sanford's Spinners on a Roll
¿5.¿1949: A Pair of .400 Hitters
delete delete¿and a Dunn-Erwin Pennant
¿6.¿1950: Newcomers and Attendance Struggles
¿7.¿Requiem for a League
Part
¿8.¿Managers
¿9.¿All-Star Selections
10.¿Umpires
11.¿League and Team Information
Part
12.¿Player Register
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Chris Holaday is a fulltime copywriter and photographer in Durham, North Carolina. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research, he is the author of several other books on baseball history.
