The Wilmington Pirates were a minor league baseball team located in Wilmington, North Carolina. From 1928 to 1929, they played in the Class D Eastern Carolina League. From 1932 to 1935, they played in the Class B Piedmont League. From 1946 to 1950, they played in the Class D Tobacco State League.[1]
Year-by-year record
[edit]Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1928 | 68-46 | 1st | Hal Weafer | lost league finals |
1929 | 67-52 | 3rd | Hal Weafer | lost league finals |
1932 | 62-77 | 5th | Charles Walsh / Hal Weafer | |
1933 | 70-68 | 4th | Blackie Carter | none |
1934 | 64-74 | 3rd | Harry McCurdy / Blackie Carter | |
1935 | Harry McCurdy | |||
1946 | 52-66 | 5th | John Wilbourne / Gus Brittain / Mickey Katkaveck | |
1947 | 68-57 | 3rd | James Staton / Nate Andrews | lost in 1st round |
1948 | 76-62 | 2nd | James Staton | lost in 1st round |
1949 | 49-88 | 8th | Ab Tiedemann / Gus Brittain / Hargrove Davis / Johnie Edens | |
1950 | 56-75 | 6th | Red Teague / Lowell Hamons / Steve Collins |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wilmington, North Carolina Minor League History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- Holaday, Chris (2016). The Tobacco State League; A North Carolina Baseball History, 1946–1950. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6670-9.