North Carolina State League

North Carolina State League
Formerly	Carolina Association
Classification	Class D (1913–1917, 1937–1942, 1945–1952)
Sport	Minor League Baseball
First season	1913
Ceased	1952
Replaced by	Tar Heel League
President	Joseph H. Wearn (1913); Arthur Lyon (1914–1915); William G. Bramham (1916–1917); Gene Lawing (1937–1938); C. M. Llewellyn (1939–1942, 1945–1946); R. A. Collier (1947–1948); Frank Spencer (1949); Robert A. Collier (1950) ; Walter H. Woodson (1951–1952)
No. of teams	22
Country	United States of America
Most titles	5; Thomasville/High Point-Thomasville
Related; competitions	Carolina League

Last updated May 15, 2024

The North Carolina State League was a Class D level league in Minor League Baseball. The original version of the league played from 1913 to 1917 as the successor to the Carolina Association. The second version of the league was established in 1937 in part in order to compete with the Piedmont-region independent league, the Carolina League, and ran through 1953 when it combined with the Western Carolina League to form the Tar Heel League.^[1]

Cities represented

1913–1917

Asheville, NC: Asheville Mountaineers 1913–1915; Asheville Tourists 1916–1917
Charlotte, NC: Charlotte Hornets 1913–1917, moved from Carolina Association 1908–1912
Durham, NC: Durham Bulls 1913–1917
Greensboro, NC: Greensboro Patriots 1913–1917, moved from Carolina Association 1908–1912
Raleigh, NC: Raleigh Capitals 1913–1917
Winston-Salem, NC: Winston-Salem Twins 1913–1917, moved from Carolina Association 1908–1912

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1937–1942, 1945–1952

Albemarle, NC: Albemarle Rockets 1948
Concord, NC: Concord Weavers 1939–1942, 1945–1948; Concord Nationals 1949–1950; Concord Sports 1951
Cooleemee, NC: Cooleemee Weavers 1937–1938; Cooleemee Cools 1939; Cooleemee Cards 1940–1941
Elkin, NC: Elkin Blanketeers 1951–1952
Gastonia, NC: Gastonia Cardinals 1938, moved to Tar Heel League 1939–1940
Hickory, NC: Hickory Rebels 1942, 1945–1951, moved to Western Carolina League 1952
High Point, NC & Thomasville, NC: High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 1948–1952, moved to Tar Heel League 1953
Kannapolis, NC: Kannapolis Towelers 1939-1941
Landis, NC: Landis Sens 1937-1939; Landis Dodgers 1940; Landis Senators 1941; Landis Millers 1942, 1945–1947; Landis Spinners 1949–1951
Lexington, NC: Lexington Indians 1937–1942; Lexington A's 1945–1948; Lexington Indians 1949; Lexington A's 1950; Lexington Indians 1951–1952, moved to Tar Heel League 1953
Mooresville, NC: Mooresville Moors 1937–1942, 1946–1952, Mooresville Braves (1945), moved to Tar Heel League 1953
Newton, NC & Conover, NC: Newton-Conover Twins 1937–1938, moved to Tar Heel League 1939–1940
Salisbury, NC: Salisbury Bees 1937–1938; Salisbury Giants 1939–1942; Salisbury Pirates 1945–1952
Shelby, NC: Shelby Cardinals 1937–1938
Statesville, NC: Statesville Owls 1942; Statesville Cubs 1945–1946; Statesville Owls 1947–1952
Thomasville, NC: Thomasville Chairmakers 1937; Thomasville Orioles 1938; Thomasville Tommies 1939–1942; Thomasville Dodgers 1945–1947; see High Point

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References

↑ Holaday, Chris (2016). Professional Baseball in North Carolina: An Illustrated City-by-city History, 1901-1996. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 978-0786425532.
1 2 Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
1 2 "North Carolina State League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.

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[1] Holaday, Chris (2016). Professional Baseball in North Carolina: An Illustrated City-by-city History, 1901-1996. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 978-0786425532.

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

[auto-3] 1 2 "North Carolina State League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.

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