Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets

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The Class D Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets was a Minor League Baseball team who played in three different leagues between the 1934 and 1948 seasons. The team was a combination of three separate towns from North Carolina (now Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina).

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The Triplets played from 1934 through 1942 in the Bi-State League, winning the Championship Title in 1he 1935 and 1941 seasons.

The team joined the Carolina League in 1945, playing there three years before moving to the Blue Ridge League in 1948. In June of that year, the team moved to the town of Abingdon, Virginia, to become the Abingdon Triplets, folding at the end of the season.

Team history

YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs
193432-455thOscar Langley
Blackie Carter
193571-441st Blackie Carter
193665-513rd Clyde Sukeforth Lost Finals
193741-738th Clarence Blethen
Dave Lawless
Charles Willis
193837-828thJoe Feori
193967-482ndArnold AndersonLost finals
194056-636thArnold Anderson
Jimmy Mundo
194164-461st Tim Murchison
Wes Ferrell
Lost in 1st round
194257-665thZip Payne
194566-705th Jackie Warner
194657-858th Mickey O'Neil
194759-827th George Granger
194843-816thBernard Loman
Joe Santomauro

Affiliations

Brooklyn Dodgers 1936
Wilkes-Barre Barons   1937
Cleveland Indians 1939
Chicago Cubs 1945

Major League Baseball alumni

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