Stephen C. Collins was an American
minor league baseball player-manager
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Infielder
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Standard arrangement of positions
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Collins spent eleven seasons in the minor leagues including a three-year stint as the player-manager for the
Kinston Eagles of the
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 ...
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1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
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1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022.
* January 2 – Luis ...
). At the time, the Eagles were an affiliate of the
Atlanta Crackers
The Atlanta Crackers were Minor League Baseball teams based in Atlanta, Georgia, between 1901 and 1965. The Crackers were Atlanta's home team until the Atlanta Braves moved from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1966.
History
Atlanta played its first ...
. Collins' squads were able to capture the Coastal Plain League crown in 1947 and made it to the championship series in the other two years. Contributing greatly to these teams was Collins himself who hit .353 with 91
RBI in 1947 and .311 with 90 RBI in 1948. He was named to the Coastal Plain League
All-Star team for each of those seasons.
Sources
Articles* The Professional Baseball Players Database 5.0
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External links
1918 births
Possibly living people
Minor league baseball managers
Baseball player-managers
Burlington Bees players
Rochester Red Wings players
Knoxville Smokies players
Mobile Bears players
Toledo Mud Hens players
Atlanta Crackers players
Kinston Eagles players
Moultrie Cubs players
Wilmington Pirates players
Greenwood Tigers players
Rocky Mount Leafs players
New Bern Bears players
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