Coastal Plain League (Class D)
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The Coastal Plain League was a minor league baseball
affiliation which, except for the war years (1942–45), operated in North Carolina
from 1937 to 1952. It was classified as a "D" league. It grew out of a semi-pro
league that operated from 1934 to 1936 under the same Coastal Plain League name.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
affiliation which, except for the war years (1942–45), operated in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
from 1937 to 1952. It was classified as a "D" league. It grew out of a semi-pro
Semi-professional
A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the athlete not a full professional...
league that operated from 1934 to 1936 under the same Coastal Plain League name.
Coastal Plain League Champions
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Complete team list (1937-1941,1946-1952)
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Wilson Tobs The Wilson Tobs are an amateur baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League, an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Historic Fleming Stadium in Wilson, North Carolina. The Tobs were one of the original teams in the Coastal Plain League when the... (1939–41,1946–52) |