The Kinston Indians are a minor league baseball team in Kinston, North Carolina. The team, a High-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, plays in the Carolina League. Professional baseball in Kinston dates back to 1908 when they fielded a team in the Eastern Carolina League. Kinston adopted the name "Indians" at the start of their relationship with Cleveland, in 1987. They are currently one of the oldest and most successful franchises in their circuit.

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History

Early years

Baseball has been popular in Kinston since the late nineteenth century, and it fielded many excellent amateur clubs. Despite this, the small city was unable to sustain a viable professional team until the mid-1920s. ^[1] Earlier attempts included an aborted campaign in the Class D Eastern Carolina League in 1908 ^[2] and an "outlaw league" team in 1921 and 1922. The latter was notable for being managed by former major league pitcher George Suggs and College Football Hall of Fame member Ira Rodgers. ^[3] Due to the efforts of the city's business leaders, former local amateur star Elisha Lewis, and George Suggs, the town secured a team in the Virginia League for the 1925 season. ^[4]

This Class B team played in a newly renovated stadium designed by Suggs known as West End Park. ^[5] Named the "Eagles", ^[6] the squad had very little success against the rest of the league. Despite their lack of wins, the team was successful enough at the gate that they proved the town was capable of sustaining a professional team. Kinston stayed three years in the Virginia League and then moved on to a newly reformed Eastern Carolina League. This later affiliation would collapse along with the stock market in 1929. ^[7] Among the members of these 1920's Eagles teams was a young catcher named Rick Ferrell who would have a long playing career and even longer front office career in the major leagues. In 1984, he became the only former Kinston player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. ^[8] Another player, Frank Armstrong, eventually decided that baseball was not for him. He gave up baseball for a career in the armed services and became one of the most decorated generals in the history of the Air Force. ^[9]

Coastal Plain League

Kinston was without a team for the first few years of the Depression, but by 1934, the city found its way into the semi-professional Coastal Plain League. In 1937, this loop became fully professional and was classified as a Class D league by the National Association. ^[10] The city would stay in this league every season until it was finally disbanded following the 1952 campaign. It was as a member of this affiliation that Kinston saw many playoff appearances and two league championships (1935 and 1947). Among the superior talent that entertained the fans of Kinston was a young player named Charlie "King Kong" Keller who remains within the top forty major league players of all-time in terms of on base percentage (.410). ^{[11] [12]}

Carolina League

For three years following the dissolution of the Coastal Plain League, Kinston found itself without a team until the owner of the Burlington Bees of the Carolina League moved his team to Kinston for the 1956 season. At the time, the Carolina League was a Class B loop with teams located in Virginia and North Carolina. ^[13] The new Kinston Eagles were a Pittsburgh Pirates affiliate and featured the town's first African American ball players. In these early days of the Civil Rights Movement, the black players in the Carolina League received much verbal and psychological abuse from the largely white, Southern fan base. ^[14] One of these first black Kinston ball players, Carl Long, would excel during the 1956 season and set an RBI standard (111) that would never be surpassed by any of the Kinston hitters who have come after him. ^[15] The other racial pioneer for Kinston baseball was Frank Washington, a holdover from the 1955 Burlington team. ^[16] Kinston's owner was an inept businessman who brought the club near bankruptcy before it was moved to Wilson in 1957. ^[17]

Kinston's re-entry into Carolina League baseball in 1962 was successful both on the field and at the turnstile. The Eagles were able to claim the first of its Carolina League crowns. At a time when Kinston's population was only 25,000, the ball club was able to attract over 140,000 fans. Part of the lure for these fans was the talent supplied by Kinston's parent club, the Pittsburgh Pirates, which included Steve Blass (17-3, 1.97 ERA, 209 K's), and Frank Bork (19-7, 2.00 ERA). ^[18] Another attraction for the fans was that for the first time, the Eagles were a community owned team. The Kinston Eagles Baseball Company was a non-profit organization run by an elected eighteen man, unpaid board of directors. Profits went back into improving the stadium, promoting the team, and supplying playing equipment for the youth of Kinston. This arrangement would continue through all thirteen years of Kinston's second tenure in the Carolina League from 1962 through 1974. ^[19]

With the reclassification of minor league baseball in 1963, the Carolina League became a High-A circuit. The Eagles would fail to win any more championships during this second period of Carolina League play, but they managed to make the playoffs following six of the thirteen seasons. The Pirates stuck with Kinston through the 1965 campaign, and the Eagles were managed by Harding "Pete" Peterson during three of those four seasons. Pete would later oversee the Pirates farm system and become the Pirates' general manager, helping to build the late seventies team that won the World Series. ^[20] The Eagles became affiliated with the new Atlanta Braves during 1966 and 1967 and were managed by Andy Pafko during those years. ^[21] From 1968 through 1973, the Eagles had an affiliation with the New York Yankees, and the fans saw a lot of future all-stars pass through the city including a young Ron Guidry who would establish himself as one of the best pitchers in the American League soon thereafter. ^[22]

During the 1970s the popularity of minor league baseball reached its lowest point and the attendance in Kinston fell to only 30,000 for the 1973 season. The city needed a revival of interest, and the Expos were turned to for help. The young Montreal franchise boasted a strong farm system with a lot of talent. So much talent in fact, that they decided to experiment with having two High A affiliates. Instead of dividing the players evenly between the two High A teams, the West Palm Beach club ended up with all the best men while the newly renamed Kinston Expos had to make due with castoffs. The Kinston team soon found itself overmatched among its Carolina League rivals. The Expos fell to last place and attendance fell to only 27,000 for the year. Montreal declared their experiment a failure and withdrew from Kinston following the 1974 season. With no major league sponsor and very little fan support, Kinston withdrew from the league. ^[23]

Former airline pilot Ray Kuhlman brought minor league baseball back to Kinston by investing in a Carolina League franchise in the late seventies. The renamed Kinston Eagles flew unaffiliated their first season back in the circuit in 1978. By the next campaign, they were associated with the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto stayed with Kinston for seven years, and the team eventually took on the Blue Jay name. Kinston did not win any championships during the Blue Jays years. Kuhlman and his wife ran the team themselves and oversaw steady annual increases in attendance each year. They brought a string of marketing ideas that have taken hold and remain to this day. These included increased promotional days, fireworks displays, the introduction of Kinston baseball cards, an increase in branded souvenir merchandise, the establishment of the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame, and the hiring of a team mascot. Also attracting fans was a collection of future major league stars including Tony Fernández, Fred McGriff, and Cecil Fielder. ^[24]

Following the 1985 season, the Blue Jays dropped Kinston as a franchise, and professional baseball in the city seemed to be in doubt once again. There was talk of moving the franchise to Charles County, Maryland, but the city remained in the Carolina League with an independent ball club that took on the Eagles name. 1986 proved to be disappointing in the standings and at the gate, and talk of a move was renewed, but ownership secured an affiliation with the Cleveland Indians during the off season. ^[25] For more than twenty years, Cleveland and the KTribe, as they have come to be known, have enjoyed a successful partnership which has produced sixteen playoff appearances and five Carolina League championships (1988, 1991, 1995, 2004, and 2006). ^[26] The value of the team has risen along with its onfield success. In 1983, Kuhlman sold the team for one hundred thousand dollars. The franchise was sold in 1985 for two hundred twenty five thousand, and it was sold again in 1989 for seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. The team's value in 1992 was estimated at one and a half million. ^[27]

Six figure attendance totals became the norm throughout the 1990s and into the new century. General Manager North Johnson fostered closer bonds with the mayor's office and helped create the Mayor's Committee for Professional Baseball in 1987. ^[28] Dedicated to increasing season ticket sales and promoting ties with businesses, the committee accomplished much in a short span of time. Attendance increased by nearly twenty thousand in 1987 and by more than twelve thousand the following year. By 1991, the number of fans through the turnstiles topped 100,000 for the first time since 1964. Although a new ownership group purchased the franchise in 1994, continuity in the day-to-day operations has been maintained through general manager North Johnson, and front office mainstay Shari Massengill who took over the reins in 2006. Ties with the local government also remain strong, as prospects for the start of a second century of baseball in 2008 look all but assured with new renovations to the ballpark and a renewed affiliation with Cleveland. ^{[29] [30]}

The Kinston Indians are currently managed by Chris Tremie, a former major league catcher. Their current General Manager, Shari Massengill, ^[31] and former Assistant General Manager, Jessie Hays, made up the only all-female General Manager/Assistant General Manager team in the Minor Leagues. ^[32] Although Hays has departed for the 2008 season, her replacement, Janell Bullock, is also female. ^[33]

In 2007, the Indians won the Southern Division crown for both halves of the year, but they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the wildcard team, the Salem Avalanche. It was the seventh season in a row that they made the post season which is a new Carolina League record formerly held by the Burlington Bees (1945-1950). It was the second time a Kinston team has accomplished this feat. The Kinston Eagles of the Coastal Plain League also made it to seven post seasons in a row (1946-1952). ^[34] It was announced in June 2008 that Kinston's player development contract with Cleveland has been extended through the 2010 season.

Grainger Stadium

The Kinston Indians, and all the Kinston teams since 1949, have played their home games at Grainger Stadium located at 400 East Grainger Avenue in Kinston. The original structure was built by architect John J. Rowland in 1949 at a cost of one hundred seventy thousand dollars inclusive of everything except the land. One hundred fifty thousand dollars of the money was raised by bond issue. ^[35] The stadium is owned by the city and leased by the team. A dedicatory plaque identifies the structure as "Municipal Stadium," but it has been called Grainger Stadium since it was first built. ^[36] Recent ownership has begun to refer to it as "Historic Grainger Stadium" due to its age relative to other fields in the Carolina League. It is currently the second oldest stadium in the circuit. The name Grainger comes from its location on Grainger Avenue as well as its use early on by Grainger High School. Grainger is a prominent old family name in Lenoir County.

Annual Awards

Each year, usually on the weekend of the last home games, the Kinston Indians present awards to those deserving. The team MVP Award was named in honor of "Cap'n Pat" Crawford. Crawford was a longtime Kinston resident who made it to the major leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals during the Gashouse Gang era. ^[37]

Steve Olin was a right-handed submarining relief pitcher for Kinston who had moved up to the Cleveland Indians. He was killed in a boating accident during spring training of 1993 in Winter Haven, Florida. The boat he was in struck a pier, killing him and fellow reliever Tim Crews and seriously injuring Bob Ojeda. Kinston's annual award for Pitcher of the Year was named in his honor.

The award given each year to the player who had to overcome the greatest adversity in his career was named in honor of Tex Drake. Drake was one of the batboys for the Kinston Blue Jays starting with the 1982 season. On the last day of the 1984 campaign, he found out that he had Hodgkin's Disease which had advanced to all four stages. The club president, Gary Fitzpatrick, arranged for Drake to work as a batboy for the last three home games of the Toronto Blue Jays season. Once back in Kinston, Drake was able to overcome his cancer through chemotherapy and return to his duties on the field. ^{[38] [39]}

The Kinston player who best represents good sportsmanship is given an award named for Steve Gaydek. Gaydek was a former member of the club's Board of Directors who became a lifelong fan of Kinston's baseball teams. He attended every home game for over twenty years even though he lived over thirty miles from the ballpark. ^[40]

Lewis B. "Mac" McAvery was the head groundskeeper from 1949 to his death in 1979. In honor of his accomplishments, the team established an award in his name to be given to the individual who has done the most to "preserve and enhance" professional baseball in Kinston. ^[41]

Mascots

The Indians' mascot is a dog named Scout. Scout can usually be found in an Indians jersey and baseball cap, but has also been known to don a Superman t-shirt or an aloha shirt depending on the antics he is performing. Scout replaced an earlier Native American mascot who was named Tom E. Hawk. ^[42] Although Tom E. Hawk no longer greets fans in person at the ballpark, he can still be seen in several of the official logos on much of the team merchandise. His broadly smiling visage is very reminiscent of Cleveland's Chief Wahoo.

During the days when Kinston was a Toronto Blue Jays affiliate, the team had a bird mascot named B.J.. ^[43] 1980 manager Dennis Holmberg once resorted to dressing up in the mascot's costume so that he could return to the dugout undetected after being ejected from a game. ^[44] For the 1983 season, the Blue Jays had a dozen teenage girls, known as the Golden Corral Lady Jays, in the stadium. This experiment only lasted the one season. ^[45]

Local baseball personalities

• Chris Hemeyer : Hemeyer is the radio voice of the Indians as well as the host of Tribe Talk . Tribe Talk is an interview television program shown on local public access stations in southeastern North Carolina. Besides interviewing team members and staff, the show also has highlights of recent Kinston games. First run episodes air once a week during the season. Tribe Talk is currently in its third season of production. ^[46]
• Team Mamas : Anne "Mama" Robinson and Evelyn "Mama" Kornegay are local residents of Kinston who have hosted players during their stay in Kinston. Mama Robinson hosted players for the first eleven years of the current franchise (1987-1997), ^[47] while Mama Kornegay has taken over the duties since. ^[48] Although only a few of the team members live in the house at any one time, the homes have become popular gathering places and a home away from home for the club. Prior to the current arrangement, players had some difficulty establishing a stable environment in which to live. In his autobiography, Ron Guidry relates how his rented mobile home was sold out from under him while he was gone on Reserve duty. ^[49] David Wells tells similar stories of being bounced around from place to place during his time in Kinston. ^[50]
• Delmont Miller : (March 30, 1966 - October 25, 2008): Miller was the longtime scoreboard operator for the Indians. His humorous first inning chatter and "shout-outs" prior to each "KTribe" game had become a tradition at Grainger Stadium. Recognizing the popularity of Delmont with both the fans and the players, the Kinston front office held special "Delmont Miller Nights" the past few seasons and built promotions around his unique personality. His twenty-plus year career at the stadium spanned several ownerships and even major league affiliation changes. Prior to becoming the scoreboard operator, he was the clubhouse assistant for the Kinston Blue Jays. His first name came from his father's love of Del Monte brand peaches. ^[51] On October 25, 2008, the 42 year-old Miller died of a massive heart attack.
• The Smeraldos : Robert Smeraldo and Robert Smeraldo Jr. are the longtime father/son clubhouse managers for the ballclub. The senior Smeraldo has entered his fifteenth season of tending to the home clubhouse while his son takes care of the needs of the visiting team in their clubhouse. ^[52]

Season by season results

Year	Name	League	Level	Affiliation	Record	Manager	Playoffs
1908		Eastern Carolina	D		6-12	Loyd K. Wooten	DNF
1921	Robins	E.C.B.A.	outlaw		?	Jim White
1922	Highwaymen	E.C.B.A.	outlaw		?	Suggs/Rodgers
1925	Eagles	Virginia	B		52-80	Johnny Nee
1926	Eagles	Virginia	B		69-83	Johnny Nee
1927	Eagles	Virginia	B		56-75	Konnick/Hauger
1928	Eagles	Eastern Carolina	D		55-59	Bennett/Walters
1929	Eagles	Eastern Carolina	D		46-71	Clarence Roper
1934	Eagles	Coastal Plain	semipro		36-24	Bunn Hearn	Lost League Finals
1935	Eagles	Coastal Plain	semipro		41-26	Bunn Hearn	League Champs
1936	Eagles	Coastal Plain	semipro		40-32	Herschel Caldwell	Lost League Finals
1937	Eagles	Coastal Plain	D	St. Louis Cardinals	32-65	Bess/Taylor
1938	Eagles	Coastal Plain	D	St. Louis Cardinals	60-50	Tommy West	Lost in 1st round
1939	Eagles	Coastal Plain	D	St. Louis Cardinals	65-59	Henry/Lucas/Herring	Lost League Finals
1940	Eagles	Coastal Plain	D		63-60	Sothern/Aerette	Lost League Finals
1941	Eagles	Coastal Plain	D		42-77	McHenry/DeMasi
1946	Eagles	Coastal Plain	D		67-56	Frank Rodgers	Lost League Finals
1947	Eagles	Coastal Plain	D	Atlanta Crackers	74-65	Steve Collins	League Champs
1948	Eagles	Coastal Plain	D		80-59	Steve Collins	Lost League Finals
1949	Eagles	Coastal Plain	D		74-64	Steve Collins	Lost League Finals
1950	Eagles	Coastal Plain	D	Boston Red Sox	70-68	Wally Millies	Lost League Finals
1951	Eagles	Coastal Plain	D		79-47	Wes Livengood	Lost in 1st round
1952	Eagles	Coastal Plain	D	Detroit Tigers	76-47	Wayne Blackburn	Lost in 1st round
1956	Eagles	Carolina	B	Pittsburgh Pirates	66-87	Paepke/Taylor
1957	Eagles	Carolina	B	Washington Senators	5-15	Pete Suder	DNF
1962	Eagles	Carolina	B	Pittsburgh Pirates	83-57	Pete Peterson	League Champs
1963	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	Pittsburgh Pirates	77-66	Pete Peterson	Lost in 1st round
1964	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	Pittsburgh Pirates	79-59	Pete Peterson	Lost in 1st round
1965	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	Pittsburgh Pirates	72-71	Bob Clear
1966	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	Atlanta Braves	76-63	Andy Pafko	Lost in 1st round
1967	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	Atlanta Braves	60-75	Andy Pafko
1968	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	New York Yankees	62-75	Bob Bauer
1969	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	New York Yankees	74-68	Gene Hassell	Lost in 1st round
1970	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	New York Yankees	72-65	Alex Cosmidis
1971	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	New York Yankees	83-52	Gene Hassell	Lost League Finals
1972	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	New York Yankees	73-64	Gene Hassell	Lost League Finals
1973	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	Co-op	68-69	Gene Hassell
1974	Expos	Carolina	High-A	Montreal Expos	38-93	Jack Damaska
1978	Eagles	Carolina	High-A		57-77	Leo Mazzone
1979	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	Toronto Blue Jays	67-69	Duane Larson
1980	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	Toronto Blue Jays	69-69	Dennis Holmberg
1981	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	Toronto Blue Jays	72-68	John McLaren	Lost in 1st round
1982	Blue Jays	Carolina	High-A	Toronto Blue Jays	76-59	John McLaren
1983	Blue Jays	Carolina	High-A	Toronto Blue Jays	62-76	Clark/Ault
1984	Blue Jays	Carolina	High-A	Toronto Blue Jays	71-69	Doug Ault
1985	Blue Jays	Carolina	High-A	Toronto Blue Jays	64-73	Grady Little	Lost in 1st round
1986	Eagles	Carolina	High-A	Co-op	60-75	Dave Trembley
1987	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	75-65	Mike Hargrove	Lost League Finals
1988	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	88-52	Glenn Adams	League Champs
1989	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	76-60	Ken Bolek
1990	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	88-47	Brian Graham	Lost League Finals
1991	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	89-49	Brian Graham	League Champs
1992	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	65-71	Dave Keller
1993	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	71-67	Dave Keller	Lost in 1st round
1994	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	60-78	Dave Keller
1995	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	81-56	Gordon Mackenzie	League Champs
1996	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	76-62	Jack Mull	Lost League Finals
1997	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	87-53	Joel Skinner	Lost League Finals
1998	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	69-71	Mako Oliveras
1999	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	79-58	Eric Wedge	Lost in 1st round
2000	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	68-69	Brad Komminsk
2001	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	89-51	Brad Komminsk	Lost in 1st round
2002	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	74-65	Ted Kubiak	Lost League Finals
2003	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	73-66	Torey Lovullo	Lost in 1st round
2004	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	88-50	Torey Lovullo	League Champs
2005	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	76-64	Luis Rivera	Lost League Finals
2006	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	85-54	Mike Sarbaugh	League Champs
2007	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	87-52	Mike Sarbaugh	Lost in 1st round
2008	Indians	Carolina	High-A	Cleveland Indians	72-66	Chris Tremie

TABLE NOTES:

• The record for the 1938 team above were the actual wins and losses for that team. An ineligible player scandal caused the league office to award or take away wins and losses from teams based on their violations of the rules. The "official" adjusted record at the end of the season was 64-45.
• DNF = Did Not Finish season.
• Sources ^{[53] [54] [55] [56]}

No Hitters

• Jim Meade (6/12/1926) vs the Petersburg Broncos ^[57]
• Eddie Nowak (7/31/1939) vs the New Bern Bears ^[58]
• Conrad Noessel (6/11/1966) vs the Tidewater Tides (7 innings) ^[59]
• William Olsen (5/11/1970) vs the Burlington Senators
• Bob Elliott (6/14/1970) vs the Lynchburg Twins (7 innings)
• Oscar Muñoz (5/26/1991) vs the Prince William Cannons
• Paul Byrd, Scott Morgan, and Mike Soper (8/23/1991) vs the Prince William Cannons
• Jason Rakers (6/4/1997) vs the Durham Bulls (7 inning game)
• Keith Ramsey (9/6/2004) vs the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (perfect game)

Current roster

Players				Coaches/Other
Starting rotation Bullpen		Catchers Infielders Outfielders		Manager Coaches † Disabled list ‡ Reserve list § Suspended list

See also

• List of Kinston baseball people
• Grainger Stadium
• Carolina League

Bibliography

Autobiographies and biographies

League histories

Newspapers

• - Issues for the 1908 season do not exist. Issues for all other seasons are available on microfilm at Lenoir Community College.

Official sources

• - Programs are also referred to as yearbooks.

- Over the years, this publication has also been known as Carolina League Media Guide and Record Book and Carolina League Directory and Record Book

Footnotes

1. Kinston Has a Rich Tradition in Baseball
2. Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide
3. College Coach Is New Manager Local Club; Suggs Quits
4. Kinston Takes A Franchise In Virginia League; Plans To Buy Petersburg Players
5. Baseball Club's To Improve Park And Get Manager
6. Ball Club Given Name of Eagles; Choice Of Heads
7. The History of the Virginia League
8. The Ferrell Brothers of Baseball
9. Baseball Goes to War
10. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, second ed.
11. We Would Have Played Forever: The Story of the Coastal Plain Baseball League
12. Charlie Keller Statistics
13. Separating the Men From the Boys: The First Half-Century of the Carolina League
14. A Well-Paid Slave
15. The Negro Leagues Revisited
16. Hitters Have Big Night as Play Gets Underway in Carolina Loop
17. Separating the Men From the Boys
18. Separating the Men From the Boys
19. The Fans Own The Expos
20. Separating the Men From the Boys
21. Separating the Men From the Boys
22. Separating the Men From the Boys
23. Separating the Men From the Boys
24. Separating the Men From the Boys
25. Charles Scores One For the Home Team: After 23-Year Effort, County Gets Its Ballpark
26. Separating the Men From the Boys
27. The Name of the Game: The Business of Sports
28. Mayor's Committee For Professional Baseball
29. Tourism Development Authority grants funds
30. Third time charm for Kinston, GM Massengill
31. Massengill new GM of K-Tribe
32. Indians promote Hays to AGM
33. Front Office Staff
34. K-Tribe clinches first-half title
35. Kinston's New Stadium
36. Stadium for All Municipal Functions, Kinston, N. C.
37. Pat Crawford MVP Award
38. My Weekend In Toronto: A Dream Comes True For The Blue Jays Batboy
39. The Tex Drake Award
40. Steve Gaydek Award
41. The Lewis B. McAvery Award
42. K-Tribe mascot is a hit
43. Blue Jay Staff
44. Diamond Days: Life In Minor League Baseball
45. The Golden Corral Lady Jays
46. Tribe Talk Returns To Television
47. Dreaming Big in the Carolina League
48. In Kinston: 'Mama' always has room for her players
49. Guidry
50. Perfect I'm Not: Boomer on Beer, Brawls, Backaches, and Baseball
51. Indians Scoreboard Operator Became a Legend in Carolina League
52. Keeping the Indians up and running
53. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, second ed.
54. Title Unavailable
55. We Would Have Played Forever: The Story of the Coastal Plain Baseball League
56. ''Carolina League Media Guide and Record Book''
57. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, second ed.
58. We Would Have Played Forever: The Story of the Coastal Plain Baseball League
59. ''Carolina League Media Guide and Record Book''

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