Coastal Plain League (Class D)

The Coastal Plain League was a Minor league baseball affiliated circuit which, except for the war years (1942–1945), operated in North Carolina between 1937 and 1952. It was classified as a "D" league. It grew out of a semi-pro league that operated from 1935 to 1936 under the same Coastal Plain League name.

Coastal Plain League Champions

1937 - Snow Hill 1938 - New Bern 1939 - Williamston 1940 - Tarboro

1941 - Wilson 1946 - Rocky Mount 1947 - Kinston 1948 - Tarboro

1949 - Greenville 1950 - New Bern 1951 - New Bern 1952 - Edenton

Complete team list (1937–1941,1946–1952)

Ayden Aces (1937–38) Edenton Colonials (1952) Fayetteville Cubs (1946) Goldsboro Cardinals (1950–51) Goldsboro Goldbugs (1937–41,1946–49) Goldsboro Jets (1952) Greenville Greenies (1937–41,1946–49) Greenville Robins (1950–51) Kinston Eagles (1937–41,1946–52) New Bern Bears (1937–41,1946–52) Roanoke Rapids Blue Jays (1947) Roanoke Rapids Jays (1948–52)

Rocky Mount Leafs (1941,1947–52) Rocky Mount Rocks (1946) Snow Hill Billies (1937–40) Tarboro Athletics (1949–51) Tarboro Cubs (1940) Tarboro Goobers (1939) Tarboro Orioles (1941) Tarboro Serpents (1937–39) Tarboro Tars (1946–48,1952) Williamston Martins (1937–41) Wilson Tobs (1939–41,1946–52)

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (1993). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-96-371898-3.

External links

• Baseball Reference – Coastal Plain League History
• BR Bullpen – Coastal Plain League History and Statistics