Wilson Tobs Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina Camden RIversharks swept the Opelousas Indians in

swept the Opelousas Indians in the semifinals

Peterson left Kinston not long after to become the Pittsburgh Pirates' general manager

minor leagues like the Sooner State League were a central part of community life across small-town America

From 1903 through 1949 there were nine different monikers for Clarksville teams including the Villagers

Wilson Tobs Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina Camden RIversharks swept the Opelousas Indians inThe Tobs name is short for "Tobacconists," a nod to Wilson's standing as one of the world's largest tobacco markets, dating back to the original Wilson Tobacconists of 1908, who won the Eastern Carolina League title in 1909. Between stints as the Wilson Bugs in the Virginia League during the 1920s and a run in the Coastal Plain League starting in 1939, the Tobs name became permanent. The 1941 Tobs went 87 30 to win the Coastal Plain League by more