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(now Eden,

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). The Triplets played from 1934 through 1942 in the

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, winning the Championship Title in 1he 1935 and 1941 seasons. The team joined the

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in 1945, playing there three years before moving to the

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in 1948. In June of that year, the team moved to the town of

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, to become the Abingdon Triplets, folding at the end of the season.

Team history

Affiliations

Major League Baseball alumni

* Tal Abernathy *

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* Blackie Carter * George Cisar *

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* Charlie Cuellar *

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* George Jeffcoat *

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* Jim Pearce *

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* Carr Smith * Ray Shore * Rocky Stone *

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Sources

*''Minor League Baseball Standings: All North American Leagues, through 1999'' – Benjamin Barrett Sumner. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2000. Format: Hardcover, 726pp. Language: English. *''Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: The Official Record of Minor League Baseball'' – Lloyd Johnson, Miles Wolff, Steve McDonald. Publisher: Baseball America, 1997. Format: Paperback, 672pp. Language: English.

External links

Baseball Reference Minor League Encyclopedia
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