Eastern Carolina League

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Eastern Carolina League
Classification Class D (1908–1910, 1928–1929)
Sport Minor League Baseball
First season1908
Ceased1929
PresidentJ. W. Washington (1908)
Dr. Joel D. Whitaker (1909–1910)
William G. Bramham (1928–1929)
No. of teams19
Country United States of America
Most titles2
Wilson Tobacconists
Related
competitions
Blue Ridge League
Carolina Association

The Eastern Carolina League was a minor league baseball affiliation which operated in the Eastern part of North Carolina. The league had two distinct periods of operation: 1908 to 1910 and a revival of the league in 1928 and 1929. It was classified as a Class D level league.

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The most famous person to play in the league was Jim Thorpe, considered by some the greatest athlete of the twentieth century. It was his involvement with the Eastern Carolina League that cost him his amateur status and his 1912 Summer Olympics metals.

Eastern Carolina League champions

In late August 1908, Eastern North Carolina was hit by what is now known as Tropical Storm #5. [1] The playoffs were abandoned with Wilmington leading Wilson 2 games to 1.

Cities represented

Standings & statistics

1908 to 1910

1908 schedule

1908 Eastern Carolina League
Team nameWLPCTGBManagers
Wilson Tobacconists 3618.667Earl Holt
Wilmington Sailors 3521.6252.0Dick Smith
Goldsboro Giants 2928.5098.5H.E. Kling
Raleigh Red Birds 2336.39015.5George "King" Kelly /
Frank Thompson / Wallace Warren
New Bern 516.238NANA
Kinston612.333NALloyd Wooten

New Bern and Kinston withdrew July 15
Playoffs: Abandoned August 27 due to bad weather. Wilmington was leading Wilson 2 games to 1.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Earl HoltWilsonBA.286Harvey BusseyWilmingtonW14
Walker MooreWilsonRuns28 Fred Anderson WilsonSO120
Walker MooreWilsonHits57Hatton OgleWilsonPct.846; 11–2
L. FoxKinston/RaleighHR3

1909 schedule

1909 Eastern Carolina League
Team nameWLPCTGBManagers
Wilson Tobacconists 5039.562Earl Holt
Wilmington Sailors 5040.5560.5Dick Smith
Fayetteville Highlanders 4941.5441.5Charles Moss / Charles Clancy
Raleigh Red Birds 4941.5441.5Richard Crozier
Goldsboro Giants 4346.4867.0H. E. Kling
Rocky Mount Railroaders 2761.30722.5W. B. Fenner / Joe Walsh

Playoffs: Wilson awarded Championship after ineligible player violations were enacted.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Bill SchumakerFayettevilleBA.340 Harry Otis GoldsboroW19
Pete ClemensFayettevilleRuns46Bill LuysterFayettevillePct.786; 11–3
Charlie ArmstrongWilsonHits76

1910 schedule

1910 Eastern Carolina League
Team nameWLPCTGBManagers
Fayetteville Highlanders 4737.560Charles Clancy
Wilson Tobacconists 4439.5302.5 Charles McGeehan
Wilmington Sailors 4243.4945.5Bert Kite / L.T. Mills
Rocky Mount Railroaders 4345.4896.0M.J. Phelan / James Connors
Goldsboro Giants 3944.4707.5William "King" Kelley
Raleigh Red Birds 3845.4588.5Richard Crozier

Playoffs: Fayetteville 4 games, Rocky Mount 1.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Curly Brown GoldsboroBA.294 Bunny Hearn WilsonW16
J. T. MullinsFayettevilleRuns40 Erskine Mayer FayettevillePct.882; 15–2
Pete ClemensRaleighHits74

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1928 to 1929

1928 Eastern Carolina League
Team nameWLPCTGBManagers
Wilmington Pirates 6846.596 Hal Weafer
Goldsboro Manufacturers 6648.5792.0Jim Teague
Rocky Mount Buccaneers 5556.49511.5Charles McMillan
Kinston Eagles 5559.48213.0Paul Bennett / Marty Walters
Fayetteville Highlanders 5360.46914.5 Lee Gooch / Pooly Hubert
Greenville Tobacconists 4371.37725Taylor Jolliff / Tom Abbott

Playoffs: Goldsboro 4 games, Wilmington 2.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Frank RoscoeWilmingtonBA.387Ralph CarverGoldsboroW17
Charles HamelGoldsboroRuns101 Bobo Newsom Greenville/WilmingtonSO114
Frank RoscoeWilmingtonHits154Eddie AlsobrookFayetteville/Rocky Mt.ERA2.70
Frank RoscoeWilmingtonRBI101Ralph CarverGoldsboroPCT.944; 17–1
Frank RoscoeWilmingtonHR36
1929 Eastern Carolina League
Team nameWLPCTGBManagers
Rocky Mount Buccaneers 6947.595Zip King / Charles Moore
Goldsboro Goldbugs 6850.5762.0Jim Teague / Spoke Emery
Wilmington Pirates 6752.5633.5 Hal Weafer
Fayetteville Highlanders 5562.47014.5Cy Chisholm / Marty Walters
Greenville Tobacconists 4568.39822.5Lester Bangs /
Guy Smith / Dan Pasquella
Kinston Eagles 4671.39323.5Clarence Roper

Playoffs: Rocky Mount 4 games, Wilmington 2.

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Clarence RoperKinstonBA.368Edward HellerGoldsboroW17
Sam FayonskyRocky MountRuns94Eddie AlsobrookRocky MountW17
Roland RobinsWilmingtonHits154Edward HellerGoldsboroERA2.37
Tom YoungFayette/WilmingtonRBI89Henry ThormahlenWilmingtonSO135
Tom YoungFayette/WilmingtonHR21Henry ThormahlenWilmingtonPCT.875; 14–2

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  2. 1 2 Lloyd Johnson; Miles Wolff, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN   978-1932391176.