The Reidsville Luckies were a minor league baseball team based in

Reidsville, North Carolina Reidsville is a city in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 14,580. Reidsville is included in the Greensboro–High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont T ...

, USA. They played in the

Bi-State League The Bi-State League was an American baseball minor league Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often ...

from 1935–1940 and returned in 1947 as part of the

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in 1947. They switched to 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 ...

in 1948 and remained there till the team was dissolved after the 1955 season. The team was started back as a College summer team in 2021, and they joined the Old North State League.

Notable alumni

Watty Clark William Watson Clark (May 16, 1902 – March 4, 1972) born in St. Joseph, Louisiana, was a baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (1924), Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers (1927–33 and 1934–37) and New York Giants (1933–34). Clark finished ...

(1939) *

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(1938-1939) * Dallas Green (1955) Manager: 1980 World Series Champion

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Year Record

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(28-26) /

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Notable alumni

(1939) * Dallas Green (1955) Manager: 1980 World Series Champion - Philadelphia Phillies

External links

Baseball Reference
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