The Coastal Plain League was a Minor league baseball affiliated circuit which, except for the war years (1942–1945), operated in

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

between 1937 and 1952. It was classified as a "D" league. It grew out of a

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league that operated from 1935 to 1936 under the same

Coastal Plain League The Coastal Plain League (CPL) is a wood-bat collegiate summer baseball league, featuring college players recruited from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from the Class D level Coastal League which operated in the area from 19 ...

name. Today, the summer collegiate baseball league has adopted the

moniker.

Cities represented

* Ayden, NC: Ayden Aces (1937–1938) *

Edenton, NC Edenton is a town in, and the county seat of, Chowan County, North Carolina, United States, on Albemarle Sound. The population was 4,397 at the 2020 census. Edenton is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. In recent years Edenton has b ...

: Edenton Colonials (1952) *

Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville () is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a major U.S. Army installation northwest of the city. Fayetteville has received the All-America C ...

: Fayetteville Cubs (1946) * Goldsboro, NC:

Goldsboro Goldbugs The Goldsboro Goldbugs were an Eastern Carolina League (1929) and Coastal Plain League (1937–1941, 1946–1949) baseball team based in Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States. Don Heffner played for the Goldsboro Goldbugs. The 1928 Golds ...

(1937–1941,1946–1949); Goldsboro Cardinals (1950–1951); Goldsboro Jets (1952) *

Greenville, NC Greenville is the county seat of and the most populous city in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States; the principal city of the Greenville metropolitan area; and the 12th-most populous city in North Carolina. Greenville is the health, e ...

Greenville Greenies The Greenville Greenies was the primary moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in Greenville, North Carolina between 1928 and 1951. Greenville teams played as members of the Eastern Carolina League from 1928 to 1929 and Coastal Plain Le ...

(1937–1941,1946–49); Greenville Robins (1950–1951) *

Kinston, NC Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 21,677 as of the 2010 census. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791. Kinston is located in the coastal plains region of e ...

: Kinston Eagles (1937–1941, 1946–1952) *

New Bern, NC New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...

: New Bern Bears (1937–1941, 1946–1952) * Roanoke Rapids, NC: Roanoke Rapids Blue Jays (1947); Roanoke Rapids Jays (1948–1952) *

Rocky Mount, NC Rocky Mount is a city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 census, making it the 20th-most populous city in North Carolina at the time. The city is 45 mi (72 ...

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(1941);

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(1946); Rocky Mount Leafs (1947–1952) * Snow Hill, NC: Snow Hill Billies (1937–1940) *

Tarboro, NC Tarboro is a town located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 10,721. It is the county seat of Edgecombe County. The ...

: Tarboro Combs (1937); Tarboro Serpents (1938–1939); Tarboro Tars (1940); Tarboro Orioles (1941); Tarboro Tars (1946–1948); Tarboro Athletics (1949); Tarboro Tars (1950); Tarboro A's (1951); Tarboro Tars (1952) * Williamston, NC:

Williamston Martins The Williamston Martins were a minor league baseball team based in Williamston, North Carolina. From 1937 to 1941, the Martins played as exclusively as members of the Coastal Plain League, winning the 1939 league championship. Williamston hosted h ...

(1937–1941) *

Wilson, NC Wilson is a city in and the county seat of Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. Located approximately east of the capital city of Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh, it is served by the interchange of Interstate 95 in North Carolina, In ...

Wilson Tobs The Wilson Tobs are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League, an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Fleming Stadium in Wilson, North Carolina Wilson is a city in and the ...

(1939–1941, 1946–1952) Tarboro was also known as the Goobers in 1939

Standings & statistics

1937 to 1941

1937 Coastal Plain League
schedule
Playoff: Snow Hill 3 games, New Bern 1; Tarboro 3 games, Williamston 1.
Finals: Snow Hill 4 games, Tarboro 1. 1938 Coastal Plain League Playoff: New Bern 4 games, Kinston 0; Snow Hill 4 games, Tarboro 2.
Finals: New Bern 4 games, Snow Hill 0. 1939 Coastal Plain League Playoff: Kinston 4 games, Greenville 2; Williamston 4 games, Goldsboro 1.
Finals: Williamston 4 games, Kinston 1. 1940 Coastal Plain League
schedule
Playoff: Kinston 4 games, Wilson 3; Tarboro 4 games, Goldsboro 1.
Finals: Tarboro 4 games, Kinston 2. 1941 Coastal Plain League Playoff: Wilson 4 games, Rocky Mount 1; Greenville 4 games, New Bern 2.
Finals: Wilson 4 games, Greenville 2. The league did not play From 1942 thru 1945 due to World War II

1946 to 1952

1946 Coastal Plain League
schedule
Playoff: Rocky Mount 4 games, Goldsboro 1; Kinston 4 games, Wilson 3.
Finals: Rocky Mount 4 games, Kinston 2. 1947 Coastal Plain League
schedule
Playoff: Wilson 4 games, New Bern 1; Kinston 4 games, Tarboro 2.
Finals: Kinston 4 games, Wilson 2. 1948 Coastal Plain League
schedule
Playoff: Tarboro 4 games, Rocky Mount 2; Kinston 4 games, Goldsboro 3.
Finals: Tarboro 4 games, Kinston 1. 1949 Coastal Plain League
schedule
Playoff: Greenville 4 games, Rocky Mount 2; Kinston 4 games, New Bern 2.
Finals: Greensville 4 games, Kinston 2. 1950 Coastal Plain League
schedule
Playoff: Kinston 4 games, Roanoke Rapids 0; New Bern 4 games, Rocky Mount 2.
Finals: New Bern 4 games, Kinston 0. 1951 Coastal Plain League
schedule
Tarboro and Greensville disbanded June 6.
Playoff: Wilson 4 games, Kinston 2; New Bern 4 games, Goldsboro 2.
Finals: New Bern 4 games, Wilson 3. 1952 Coastal Plain League
schedule
Playoff: Goldsboro 4 games, Kinston 3; Edenton 4 games, Wilson 0.
Finals: Edenton 4 games, Goldsboro 1.

Coastal Plain League Champions

*1937 – Snow Hill *1938 –

New Bern New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...

*1939 – Williamston *1940 –

Tarboro Tarboro is a town located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Rocky Mount Rocky Mount metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 ...

*1941 –

Wilson Wilson may refer to: People * Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Ro ...

*1946 – Rocky Mount *1947 – Kinston *1948 –

*1949 – Greenville *1950 –

*1951 –

*1952 – Edenton

References

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External links

Baseball Reference – Coastal Plain League History
Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States Baseball leagues in North Carolina Sports leagues established in 1937 Sports leagues disestablished in 1952 {{NorthCarolina-sport-stub