North Carolina State League
| Formerly | United States of America |
|---|---|
| Most titles | 5 Thomasville/High Point-Thomasville |
| Related competitions | Carolina League |
The North Carolina State League was a
Class D level league in Minor League Baseball. The original version of the league played from 1913 to 1917 as the successor to the Carolina Association. The second version of the league was established in 1937 in part in order to compete with the Piedmont-region independent league, the Carolina League, and ran through 1953 when it combined with the Western Carolina League to form the Tar Heel League.[1]
Cities represented
1913–1917
- Asheville Mountaineers 1913–1915; Asheville Tourists1916–1917
- Charlotte, NC: Charlotte Hornets 1913–1917, moved from Carolina Association1908–1912
- Durham, NC: Durham Bulls1913–1917
- Greensboro Patriots 1913–1917, moved from Carolina Association1908–1912
- Raleigh, NC: Raleigh Capitals1913–1917
- Winston-Salem Twins 1913–1917, moved from Carolina Association1908–1912
1937–1942, 1945–1952
- Albemarle, NC: Albemarle Rockets1948
- Concord Sports1951
- Cooleemee Cools 1939; Cooleemee Cards1940–1941
- Elkin, NC: Elkin Blanketeers1951–1952
- Gastonia, NC: Gastonia Cardinals 1938, moved to Tar Heel League1939–1940
- Hickory, NC: Hickory Rebels 1942, 1945–1951, moved to Western Carolina League1952
- Thomasville, NC: High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 1948–1952, moved to Tar Heel League1953
- Kannapolis, NC: Kannapolis Towelers1939-1941
- Landis Millers 1942, 1945–1947; Landis Spinners1949–1951
- Lexington A's 1945–1948; Lexington Indians 1949; Lexington A's 1950; Lexington Indians 1951–1952, moved to Tar Heel League1953
- Mooresville Braves (1945), moved to Tar Heel League1953
- Newton-Conover Twins 1937–1938, moved to Tar Heel League1939–1940
- Salisbury Pirates1945–1952
- Shelby Cardinals1937–1938
- Statesville Cubs 1945–1946; Statesville Owls1947–1952
- Thomasville Dodgers1945–1947; see High Point
References
- ISBN 978-0786425532.
- ^ ISBN 978-1932391176.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link - ^ a b "North Carolina State League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.