Rockingham Eagles

The Rockingham Eagles were a minor league baseball team based in Rockingham, North Carolina in 1950. The Rockingham Eagles played as members of the Class D level Tobacco State League, winning the league championship in the last season of play for the league.

Rockingham Eagles
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1950)
LeagueTobacco State League (1950)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (1)1950
Wild card berths (1)1950
Team data
NameRockingham Eagles (1950)
BallparkRockingham Baseball Park (1950)

History

Rockingham, North Carolina hosted minor league play in 1950. The Rockingham "Eagles" became members of the eight–team Class D level Tobacco State League during the last season of the league. The Clinton Sampson Blues, Dunn-Erwin Twins, Lumberton Auctioneers, Red Springs Red Robins, Sanford Spinners, Smithfield–Selma Leafs and Wilmington Pirates joined Rockingham in 1950 Tobacco State League play.[1][2][3]

In their only season of play, the 1950 Rockingham Eagles won the final Tobacco State League championship. Rockingham finished with a record of 63–64, to place 4th in the Tobacco State League regular season standings. Playing under managers Jack Bell and Turkey Tyson, the Eagles finished 27.5 games behind the 1st place Lumberton Auctioneers. The team then swept through the playoffs to win the championship. In the 1st round playoffs, the Rockingham Eagles defeated the Lumberton Auctioneers 4 games to 2 to advance. In the Finals, the Rockingham Eagles defeated the Sanford Spinners 4 games to 3 to claim the championship. The Tobacco State League permanently folded following the 1950 season.[4][5][1][6]

Rockingham, North Carolina has not hosted another minor league team.[7][8]

The ballpark

The 1950 Rockingham Eagles minor league team was noted to have played home games at the Rockingham Baseball Park. The ballpark reportedly was later called Rockingham Stadium and had hosted traveling Negro league baseball games.[9][10]

(2019) Downtown Area. Rockingham, North Carolina

Year-by-year records
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
195063–694thJack Bell / Cecil "Turkey" TysonLeague Champions

Notable alumni

Turkey Tyson (1950, MGR)

References
  1. "Tobacco State League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  2. "1950 Tobacco State League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. Holaday, Chris (2016). "The Tobacco State League; A North Carolina Baseball History, 1946–1950".. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6670-9.
  4. "1950 Rockingham Eagles minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. "1950 Rockingham Eagles Statistics".
  6. "Whiteville Tobs - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  7. "Rockingham, NC - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  8. "Rockingham, North Carolina Encyclopedia".
  9. "Rockingham Baseball Park in Rockingham, NC minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. https://www.nps.gov/pagr/learn/historyculture/upload/Paterson-Great-Falls-Historic-Resource-Study-2020-Final508-appendices.pdf
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