New Bern Bears

	New Bern Bears The New Bern Bears were a minor league baseball team based in New Bern, North Carolina. Between 1937 and 1952, with a break during World War II, the Bears teams played exclusively as members of the Coastal Plain League (Class D), Coastal Plain League, winning three league championships with six playoff appearances. New Bern hosted minor league home games at Kafer Park. History The New Bern Bears were preceded in minor league baseball by the 1908 New Bern team, who played briefly as members of the Eastern Carolina League before folding during the season. 1937 to 1941 The New Bern "Bears" began play in 1937. The Bears would remain for every season of the Class D level Coastal Plain League, winning three championships. The New Bern use of the "Bears" nickname corresponds to local history. When the city of New Bern was founded in 1710, early settlers adopted the Bear as the city mascot after a bear was the first animal the group encountered. Today, there are more than 50 bear statues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wilson Tobs (minor League Baseball) The Wilson Tobs were a minor league baseball club based in Wilson, North Carolina and played periodically between 1908 and 1973. The Tobs nickname was a shortened form of the word "tobacconists". From 1908 to 1910, the team was officially known as the Wilson Tobacconists and played in the Eastern Carolina League. The club won the league's championship in 1909 and they were in the championship series in 1908, when play was suspended due to a tropical storm. They then next spent eight seasons in the Virginia League. During the 1920–1922 and 1924–1927 seasons the team was known as the Wilson Bugs. They won the Virginia League championship in 1922 and 1923. From 1939 to 1952, the renamed Wilson Tobs were also a member of the Class D Coastal Plain League, winning that league's championship in 1941. The 1941 Tobs were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time. In 1942, the team played in the Bi-State League. The team also played in the Carolina League from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Ben Wade Benjamin Styron Wade (November 25, 1922 – December 2, 2002) was an American professional baseball player who became a longtime director of scouting operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers during a period that saw the team win four world championships. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1948), Brooklyn Dodgers (1952–54), St. Louis Cardinals (1954) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1955). Wade batted and threw right-handed. Baseball career Wade was born in Morehead City, North Carolina on November 25, 1922. He was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent before the season. On February 11, 1943, Wade joined the Army Air Force. When he was discharged from military service in February 1945, he resumed playing professional baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league affiliate, the Anniston Rams of the Southeastern League. The Pirates traded Wade to the Chicago Cubs before the 1947 season. Wade made his major league debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]