Baseball team in North Carolina
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
| 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
- Holaday, Chris (2016). The Tobacco State League; A North Carolina Baseball History, 1946–1950. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6670-9.
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