The Rocky Mount Pines were a Minor League Baseball

Minor league baseball

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 team located in Rocky Mount

Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Rocky Mount is an All-America City Award-winning city in Edgecombe and Nash counties in the coastal plains of the state of North Carolina. Although it was not formally incorporated until February 28, 1867, the North Carolina community that became the city of Rocky Mount dates from the beginning of...

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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 that competed in the Class A Advanced Carolina League

Carolina League

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 for the 1980 season

1980 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals ; Mike Schmidt, MVP*American League Championship Series: Frank White, MVP*National League Championship Series Manny Trillo, MVP...

. The Pines competed as an independent, unaffiliated with any Major League Baseball

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 franchise, and played their home games at then Municipal Stadium. The Pines were formed by owner Lou Haneles and led by manager Mal Fichman, and represented the return of professional baseball to Rocky Mount since the departure of the Rocky Mount Phillies

Rocky Mount Phillies

The Rocky Mount Phillies were the Carolina League affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1973 through 1975. The Rocky Mount Phillies replaced the Rocky Mount Leafs which had been affiliated with the Detroit Tigers from 1965 through 1972. The club played at Rocky Mount Municipal...

 in 1975.

The low light of the season came on August 29 when Durham Bulls

Durham Bulls

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 pitcher Rick Behenna

Rick Behenna

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 no-hit the Pines in an 8-0 victory. The Pines would finish their lone season with a record of only 24 wins to 114 losses, the worst mark in Carolina League history, had losing streaks of 18, 14, 13, and 11 games, and draw only 26,702 fans for the entire season. The franchise would be relocated the next year to Hagerstown, Maryland

Hagerstown, Maryland

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 as the Hagerstown Suns

Hagerstown Suns

The Hagerstown Suns are a Minor League Baseball team based in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. They play in Municipal Stadium, which was opened in 1930 and seats 4,600 fans....

 (now the Frederick Keys

Frederick Keys

The Frederick Keys minor league baseball team is the "High-A" class A baseball affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. The Keys are based in Frederick, Maryland. The franchise is named for Star Spangled Banner poet Francis Scott Key, a native of Frederick County. The team mascot is a coyote known as...

).

Season-by-season results

Year	Name	League	Level	Affiliation	Record	Manager	Playoffs
	Pines	Carolina	High-A	Unaffiliated	24-114	Mal Fichman	None