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These are lists of people who have been associated with the professional baseball teams that have been based in Kinston, North Carolina. These teams were:
[edit] Players
The following is a select list of notable alumni who played in at least one game for at least one of Kinston's minor league teams from 1908 to the present.
[edit] Managers
The name of each Kinston manager is followed by the years he served.
NOTE: This list is believed to be complete.
[edit] Coaches
[edit] Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
Following each person's name is the year of induction in the Hall of Fame. Inductions usually occur during a "hot stove" banquet in late January or early February. There were four inductees in the initial class of 1983. There were no inductees in 1986 or 1987. Grady Little was elected in 2000 but could not be inducted until 2001 due to a snow storm.
[edit] See also
[edit] Source materials
[edit] League histories
- Chrisman, David F. (1988). The History of the Virginia League. Maverick Publications. ASIN B0006EQIN8.
- Gaunt, Robert (1997). We Would Have Played Forever: The Story of the Coastal Plain Baseball League. Baseball America, Inc.. ISBN 0-945-16402-5.
- Holaday, J. Chris (1998). Professional Baseball in North Carolina: An Illustrated City-by-City History, 1901-1996. McFarland & Company, Inc.. ISBN 0-7864-0532-5.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Miles Wolff (eds.) (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, second ed.. Baseball America, Inc.. ISBN 0-963-71898-3.
- Sumner, Jim L. (1994). Separating the Men From the Boys: The First Half-Century of the Carolina League. John F. Blair. ISBN 0-895-87112-2.
[edit] Newspapers
- The Kinston Daily Free Press, 1882 to present - Issues for the 1908 season do not exist. Issues for all other seasons are available on microfilm at Lenoir Community College.
[edit] Official sources
- Kinston Eagles/Expos/Blue Jays/Indians Programs and Roster Sheets - Programs are also referred to as yearbooks.
- various editors (1956-present). Carolina League Record Book. Baseball America. - Over the years, this publication has also been known as Carolina League Media Guide and Record Book and Carolina League Directory and Record Book
