Recognizing North Carolinians playing in the National and American Baseball Leagues, this article mentions 33 natives, their places of birth, current residences, teams played for, and respective positions.
North Carolina is fast becoming the baseball state. There are no less than four minor leagues doing business in North Carolina this summer with teams all over the state.
Between 1935 and 1961, textile mill-sponsored baseball teams of the Western North Carolina Industrial League were considered sporting royalty in the mountains. The author explores the history of the popular teams and the legacy they left behind.
The Durham Bulls, a minor league baseball team, bring in the crowds when hosting games at their home stadium. The author presents the history of the team.
After a 40-year hiatus, minor league baseball teams are making a major comeback; Cities such as Charlotte, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, and Asheville all have teams and good attendance at games. This article recounts the history of minor league baseball in North Carolina and why it made a comeback.
A former statistician for the Durham Bulls describes baseball and the Durham Bulls in the 1980s. The team and rough atmosphere created by fans in 1980s are compared with the current team and family-friendly atmosphere. The author also describes the best game he ever attended and famous baseball players who he watched play.
In this article, the author reflects on baseball games at Sims Legion Park in Gastonia, North Carolina. Built in 1950 and renovated in 1977, Sims stadium has been home to many major-league baseball players and minor-league baseball teams. For the past seventeen years, Sims has hosted the Gastonia Grizzlies, a collegiate Coastal Plain League team.
Imparting the importance of baseball in Eastern North Carolina includes the history of Edenton’s Hicks Field and the ten North Carolina leagues part of the Coastal Plain League.
The Snyder baseball bat made famous a company in Reeds Crossroads owned by the Curran Snyder family. Snyder Bat Company is long defunct, but it lives on in its products’ quality and association with North Carolina baseball legend Johnny Temple.
Open since 2004, the North Carolina Baseball Museum in Wilson has 5,000 plus artifacts including, special exhibits relevant to seven National Hall of Famers born in North Carolina. Most of this nonprofit museum's artifacts are donations and gifts, while others are on loan. Construction of the museum started in 1999 on the grounds of historic Fleming Stadium.