The Eastern Carolina Baseball Association was a six team minor league baseball affiliation which operated in the Eastern part of

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. The league was considered to be an "

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" league since it existed outside of the law of the National Association. The association lasted three seasons (

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). Members included

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, Kinston, Greenville,

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, and

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. Although, as an outlaw league, it was on the lowest rung of professional baseball, the circuit did produce some athletes of note including

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, Pat Crawford, and

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.(1920–1922). ''The Kinston Daily Free Press''.

References

Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States Baseball leagues in North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-sport-stub