The Landis Spinners (also known as the Senators, Dodgers and Millers) were a Class D minor league baseball team in

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that existed from 1935–1951. They were a regional predecessor of today's

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History

Landis played in the

North Carolina State League The North Carolina State League was a "Class D" league in Minor League Baseball. The original version of the league existed from 1913–1917 as the successor to the Carolina Association. The second version of the league was established in 1937 i ...

(1937–1941, 1945–1947, 1949-1951). They were affiliate of the

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in 1940. During their existence, they were known as the Landis Spinners (1949–1951), Landis Millers (1945–1947), Landis Senators (1941–1942), Landis Dodgers (1940) and Landis Senators (1935, 1937–1939). On July 18, 1951, the franchise moved to

Elkin, North Carolina Elkin is a town in Surry and Wilkes counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, along the Yadkin River. Elkin shares its name with the surrounding township of Elkin Township. The population was 4,083 at the 2020 census. Geography Elkin is ...

and became the Elkin Blanketeers.

The ballpark

Landis teams played home games at Landis Park at Landis High School. Today, the school is Corriher-Lipe Middle School, located at 214 W. Rice St. Landis, NC 28088.

Notable alumni

* Ed Clary (1940) *

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(1940) *

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(1939) * Jim Poole (1939, MGR)

References

Baseball Reference
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