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Sanford Spinners
The Sanford Spinners were a professional minor league baseball team based in Sanford, North Carolina. The Spinners played as members of the Class D level Bi-State League in 1941 and 1942 and the Tobacco State League from 1946 to 1950, winning league championships in 1942 and 1946. The Spinners hosted minor league home games at Temple Park. Today, the nickname has been revived by the "Sanford Spinners" amateur collegiate summer baseball team, who have played as members of the Old North State League from 2021 to Present. History The Sanford Spinners began minor league play in 1941, when the Spinners became members of the six–team 1941 Class D level Bi-State League. The Danville-Schoolfield Leafs, Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets, Martinsville Manufacturers, Mayodan Millers and Mt. Airy Graniteers joined Sanford in league play. The Sanford use of the "Spinners" moniker corresponded to local industry in the era. Beginning in 1915, Sanford was home to the Seaboard Milling Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithfield-Selma Leafs
The Smithfield–Selma Leafs were a minor league baseball team based in Smithfield, North Carolina, in partnership with Selma, North Carolina. From 1946 to 1950, the Smithfield–Selma Leafs teams played exclusively as members of the Class D level Tobacco State League and hosted home games Legion Park in Smithfield. History Smithfield, North Carolina first hosted minor league play in 1946, with the team playing in partnership with neighboring Selma, North Carolina. The "Smithfield–Selma Leafs" became charter members of the six–team Class D level Tobacco State League. The Angier–Fuquay Springs Bulls, Clinton Blues, Dunn–Erwin Twins, Sanford Spinners and Wilmington Pirates teams joined Smithfield–Selma as charter members in Tobacco State League play. In their first season of minor league play, the 1946 Smithfield–Selma Leafs qualified for the playoffs. The Leafs ended the season with a record of 58–62 to place third in the six–team Tobacco State League re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neb Stewart
Walter Nesbitt "Neb" Stewart (May 21, 1918 – June 8, 1990) was a Major League Baseball left fielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ... in . External links 1918 births 1990 deaths Philadelphia Phillies players Major League Baseball left fielders Baseball players from Ohio People from Clark County, Ohio Sanford Spinners players {{baseball-left-fielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Prater
Joseph Claude Prater (November 19, 1922 – August 1, 2004) was an American minor league baseball player and a college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Colorado State University–Pueblo Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) is a public university in Pueblo, Colorado. It is a member of the Colorado State University System (CSU System) and a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). History 1933 to 1959 The idea for startin ... from 1956 to 1973. References External links * Greater Pueblo Sports Hall of Fame profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Prater, Joe 1922 births 2004 deaths CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football coaches Olean Oilers players Oshkosh Giants players Sanford Spinners players High school basketball coaches in Colorado High school football coaches in Colorado People from Madison County, Arkansas Sportspeople from Fayetteville, Arkansas Baseball players from Arkansas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Odom (baseball)
David Everett Odom (June 5, 1918 – November 19, 1987) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played part of the 1943 season in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Braves. Odom began playing professional baseball in 1936 at age 18 for the Class D Jamestown Jimmies of the Northern League. He completed his baseball career with the Class C Greensboro Patriots of the Carolina League The Carolina League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated along the Atlantic Coast of the United States since 1945. Having been classified at various levels throughout its existence, it operated at Class A-Advanced from 1990 unti ... 10 years later. References External links Major League Baseball pitchers Boston Braves players Mitchell Kernels players Jamestown Jimmies players Albuquerque Cardinals players Bellingham Chinooks players Bassett Furnituremakers players Shelby Nationals players Cooleemee Cools players Winston-Salem Twins players Beaumont Exporters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julián Acosta
Julio "Julian" Acosta (12 August 1916 – 30 August 1983) was a minor league baseball player who won 96 games as a pitcher, collected at least 749 hits as a batter and spent time at first base and in the outfield. He also spent several years pitching in Cuba and was a manager for a couple of seasons. He began his career as a pitcher, moving to the field later on. In his first professional season, 1940, he went 13-10 with a 4.12 ERA in 38 games for the Goldsboro Goldbugs and Mayodan Millers. With the Goldbugs the next year, he went 17-17 with a 3.10 ERA in 40 games, leading the teams in wins, losses, appearances, innings pitched (276), hits allowed (273), runs (120) and earned runs (95). No other pitcher threw more than 177 innings or won more than 12 games ( Jake Wade accomplished both). After a mediocre 1942, Acosta had perhaps his best season as a pitcher in 1943, going a combined 20-9 with a 2.33 ERA in 39 games for the Richmond Colts and Milwaukee Brewers. In 270 innings of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Collegiate Baseball
Collegiate summer baseball leagues are Amateur baseball in the United States, amateur baseball leagues in the United States and Canada featuring players who have attended at least one year of college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Generally, they operate from early June to early August. In contrast to college baseball, which allow aluminum or other composite baseball bat#Regulations, baseball bats, players in these leagues use only wooden bats, hence the common nickname of these leagues as "wood-bat leagues". Collegiate summer leagues allow college baseball players the ability to compete using professional rules and equipment, giving them experience and allowing professional scouts the opportunity to observe players under such conditions. To find a collegiate summer team, players work with their college coaches and prospective teams' general managers. They report to summer leagues after completing their spring collegiate season with their NCAA, Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SEABOARD MILLING COMPANY, SANBORN, LEE COUNTY
Seaboard is a synonym for coastline. It can also refer to: * Seaboard, North Carolina, a small town in the United States * Seaboard, Virginia, an unincorporated community and coal town in the United States * Seaboard Corporation, an international agribusiness company * Seaboard International, an international oilfield equipment engineering and manufacturing company, or its subsidiary Seaboard Wireline * Seaboard Air Line Railroad in the United States or its successors: ** Seaboard Coast Line Railroad ** Seaboard System Railroad * Seaboard World Airlines (1960 to 1980), an international cargo airline that also served as a U.S. military carrier * Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253A, a Soviet-American airspace incident in 1968 * ROLI Seaboard - musical instrument designed and made by ROLI See also * Seeboard, a former British electricity company * Eastern seaboard (other) * East Coast (other) * West Coast (other) * * * * {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Works Project Administration
The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. It was set up on May 6, 1935, by presidential order, as a key part of the Second New Deal. The WPA's first appropriation in 1935 was $4.9 billion (about $15 per person in the U.S., around 6.7 percent of the 1935 GDP). Headed by Harry Hopkins, the WPA supplied paid jobs to the unemployed during the Great Depression in the United States, while building up the public infrastructure of the US, such as parks, schools, and roads. Most of the jobs were in construction, building more than 620,000 miles (1,000,000 km) of streets and over 10,000 bridges, in addition to many airports and much housing. The largest single project of the WPA was the Tennessee Valley Authority. At its peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockingham Eagles
The Rockingham Eagles were a minor league baseball team based in Rockingham, North Carolina who won the league championship in their only season of play. In 1950, the Eagles played as members of the Class D level Tobacco State League, winning the league championship in the last season of play for the league. The Rockingham Baseball Park served as home to the Eagles. History Rockingham, North Carolina first hosted minor league play in 1950, whet the Rockingham "Eagles" became members of the eight–team Class D level Tobacco State League during the last season of the league. The Clinton Sampson Blues, Dunn-Erwin Twins, Lumberton Auctioneers, Red Springs Red Robins, Sanford Spinners, Smithfield–Selma Leafs and Wilmington Pirates joined Rockingham in beginning Tobacco State League play on April 28, 1950.https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-TOBS/y-1950 In their only season of play, the 1950 Rockingham Eagles won the final Tobacco State League championship. Rockingham f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Springs Red Robins
The Red Springs Red Robins were a minor league baseball team based in Red Springs, North Carolina. From 1947 to 1950, the Red Springs Red Robins played exclusively as members of the Class D level Tobacco State League, hosting home games at Robbins Park. The Red Robins were a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics from 1947 to 1950. The 1969 Red Springs Twins succeeded the Red Robins, playing as members of the Class A level Carolina League. History Red Springs, North Carolina first hosted minor league play in 1947. The Red Springs Red Robins began play as members of the eight–team Class D level Tobacco State League as a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics. The Clinton Blues, Dunn-Erwin Twins, Lumberton Cubs, Sanford Spinners, Smithfield-Selma Leafs, Warsaw Red Sox and Wilmington Pirates joined Red Springs in league play. The Red Springs minor league franchise was formed in 1947. The league expanded from six to eight teams, adding the Lumber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
