Bi-State League
The Bi-State League was an American baseball minor league formed in 1934 with teams in Virginia and North Carolina. The league held together for nine seasons, being represented by ten cities from North Carolina and eight from Virginia. Only the Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets, a team that was a combination of those three cities from North Carolina, was able to make the entire nine-year run. This combination also captured the league title in two seasons, 1935 and 1941. The squad from Bassett, Virginia, won four league titles during the span, coming out on top three times in a row, 1936, 1937, 1938 and closing it out with the 1940 pennant before losing in the finals. The league's final season was 1942, as it was not revived after World War II.[1]
| Sport | Minor League Baseball |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 1934 |
| Ceased | 1942 |
| President | J. Frank Wilson (1934) Dr. J.E. Taylor (1935) Jake Wells (1936) Win Clark (1937) Joseph Garrett (1938-1940) J. P. Wells (1941) Dr. T. S. Wilson (1942) |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Most titles | 3 Bassett Furnituremakers Danville Leafs/Danville-Schoolfield Leafs |
| Classification | Class D (1936–1942) |
| Related competitions | Bi-State League (1915) |
List of teams
- Bassett, Virginia: Bassett Furnituremakers 1935–1940
- Burlington, North Carolina: Burlington Bees 1942
- Danville, Virginia: Danville Leafs 1934–1938
- Danville, Virginia & Schoolfield, Virginia: Danville-Schoolfield Leafs 1939–1942
- Fieldale, Virginia: Fieldale Virginians 1934; Fieldale Towlers 1935–1936
- Leaksville, North Carolina, Draper, North Carolina, & Spray, North Carolina: Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets 1934–1942
- Martinsville, Virginia: Martinsville Manufacturers 1934–1941
- Mayodan, North Carolina: Mayodan Senators 1934, 1937; Mayodan Mills 1935; Mayodan Orphans 1936; Mayodan Millers 1938–1941
- Mount Airy, North Carolina: Mount Airy Graniteers 1934, 1938–1941; Mount Airy Reds 1935–1937
- Reidsville, North Carolina: Reidsville Luckies 1935–1940
- Rocky Mount, North Carolina: Rocky Mount Rocks 1942
- Sanford, North Carolina: Sanford Spinners 1941–1942
- South Boston, Virginia & Halifax, Virginia: South Boston Twins 1937; South Boston-Halifax Wrappers 1938; South Boston Wrappers 1939–1940
- Wilson, North Carolina: Wilson Tobs 1942, moved from Coastal Plain League 1939–1941
League champions
1934: Danville Leafs
1935: Danville Leafs
1936: Bassett Furniture Makers
1937: Bassett Furniture Makers
1938: Bassett Furniture Makers
1939: Danville-Schoolfield Leafs
1940: Martinsville Manufacturers
1941: Sanford Spinners
1942: Rocky Mount Rocks
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Sources
- Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball – Lloyd Johnson, Miles Wolff. Publisher: Baseball America, 1993. Language: English. Format: Softcover, 420pp. ISBN 0-96371-891-6
- "Bi-State League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
- "Bi-State League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
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