Fleming Stadium

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Fleming Stadium
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Fleming Stadium, August 2015
Fleming Stadium
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Fleming Stadium
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Fleming Stadium
Fleming Stadium (the United States)
Full nameAllie W. Fleming Memorial Stadium
Former namesWilson Municipal Park (1939–1947)
Wilson Municipal Stadium (1948–1951)
Address300 Stadium St SW
Wilson, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°43′06″N77°55′49″W / 35.718382°N 77.930338°W / 35.718382; -77.930338
Capacity 3,000
Field sizeLeft field: 332 ft (101 m)
Center field: 405 ft (123 m)
Right field: 332 ft (101 m)
SurfaceGrass
Scoreboard Yes
Opened1939 (1939)
Tenants
Wilson Tobs/Pennants (CPL, BSL, CL) 1939–1942, 1946–1952, 1956–1968, 1973
Carolina Mudcats (CL) 1991
Wilson Tobs (CPL) 1997–present

Allie W. Fleming Memorial Stadium is a sports stadium in Wilson, North Carolina. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plain League. It opened in 1939 and has a capacity of 3,000 people.

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The grounds are also home to the North Carolina Baseball Museum. It also has bricks with names of the donors right in front of the museum.

The stadium has been used by teams in several different minor leagues over the decades, including the Class D Coastal Plain League, the Bi-State League, and the Carolina League. [1] The Carolina Mudcats used the ballpark as their temporary home in 1991, before opening Five County Stadium at Zebulon in mid-season.

North Carolina Baseball Museum

The North Carolina Baseball Museum is a museum located in Wilson, North Carolina that honors those past and present Major League Baseball players and Negro league players from the state of North Carolina. The museum contains vintage baseball cards, books, and other baseball memorabilia. [2]

The museum has a main focus on 7 National Baseball Hall of Famers that were born in North Carolina. These players include Luke Appling, Rick Ferrell, Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Gaylord Perry, Buck Leonard, Enos Slaughter, and Hoyt Wilheim. A separate room contains baseball memorabilia of the state's colleges and local high schools. The museum also provides focus on Negro league players such as Buck Leonard and women in baseball. Other signed memorabilia can also been seen throughout the museum.

The museum hosts an annual Hot Stove Dinner as a fundraiser. The first speaker of the annual dinner was Stan Musial. The museum is located at Fleming Stadium which is the home of Wilson Tobs, a collegiate summer league team in the Coastal Plain League.

References

  1. ↑ Epting, Chris (2009). Roadside Baseball: The Locations of America's Baseball Landmarks. Santa Monica Press. ISBN   978-1-59580-911-7.
  2. ↑ "North Carolina Baseball Museum". Visit North Carolina. Archived from the original on August 10, 2025. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
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