Cape Fear Crocs

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Cape Fear Crocs
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Minor league affiliations
Class Class-A (1997-2000)
League South Atlantic League (1997-2000)
Division Northern Division
Major league affiliations
Team Montreal Expos (1997-2000)
Minor league titles
League titles None
Second-half titles 1999
Team data
NameCape Fear Crocs (1997-2000)
ColorsBlack, teal, white, green, gold, tan [1]
      
Mascot Dundie the Crocodile
Ballpark J. P. Riddle Stadium (1997-2000)

The Cape Fear Crocs were a minor league baseball team in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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They were a low Class-A baseball team which played in the South Atlantic League, and were a farm team of the Montreal Expos for the franchise's entire tenure as the Cape Fear Crocs.

They played all of their home games at J. P. Riddle Stadium and were previously known as the Fayetteville Generals.

Even though the Crocs were a perennial playoff team during their time in the SAL, poor attendance figures and problems having their existing stadium renovated and updated to league standards or even a new downtown stadium built, all proved too much to bear for the ownership of the struggling franchise.

Prior to the 2001 season, the Crocs were sold and moved to New Jersey, where they officially became the Lakewood BlueClaws, and dropped their affiliation with the Expos in favor of becoming an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. [2]

Their mascot was the Dundie the Crocodile. [3]

List of Cape Fear Crocs players in the MLB

All players are listed in alphabetical order by their surname, with the year(s) they played for Cape Fear in parentheses.

Year-by-year record

YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs
199766–749thPhil StephensonLost in South Atlantic League Quarterfinals
to the Charleston Alley Cats, 2–0
199880–614thLuis DoranteLost in South Atlantic League Quarterfinals
to the Greensboro Bats, 2–0
199975–655thFrank KremblasWon South Atlantic League Quarterfinals
over the Hagerstown Suns, 2–0
Won South Atlantic League Semifinals
over the Capital City Bombers, 2–1
Lost in South Atlantic League Finals
to the Augusta Greenjackets, 2–1
200064–7410thBill Masse

References

  1. "South Atlantic League Official Colors (1980 through present)". TruColor.net. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  2. "Fayetteville Strikes Out With the Cape Fear Crocs :: WRAL.com". 24 June 1999.
  3. "Easter Fun for Free at Cumberland County's Arnette Park". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2008-06-02.