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| Class | Class D |
| League | Coastal Plain League |
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| League titles | 1940, 1948 |
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Tarboro Tars was the primary name of a minor league baseball team based in Tarboro, North Carolina. The team competed in the Coastal Plain League from 1937 to 1941 and from 1946 to 1952. The team used several other nicknames during its history, and had brief affiliations with the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball.
In the team's 12 seasons of play, it qualified for the postseason five times, advanced to the league championship series three times (1937, 1940, and 1948), and won the championship twice (1940 and 1948).[3][4]
Tarboro had previously fielded minor league teams in 1900 and 1901,[5]: 94 and for part of the 1921 season when the Petersburg Goobers relocated to Tarboro from Petersburg, Virginia, in early August.[5]: 281
Notable players
[edit]Several players with Tarboro also made appearances in Major League Baseball:
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Results by season
[edit]| Season | Nickname† | Affiliation | Record (win %) | Finish | Manager | Playoffs (games) | Attendance | Ref. |
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| 1937 | Combs | — | 53–42 (.558) | 3rd of 8 | Snake Henry | defeated Williamston Martins (3–0) lost to Snow Hill Hill Billies (1–4) | unknown | [5]: 352 |
| 1938 | Serpents | — | 60–47 (.561) | 2nd of 8 | Snake Henry | lost to Snow Hill Hill Billies (2–4) | unknown | [5]: 359 |
| 1939 | Serpents / Goobers | — | 34–90 (.274) | 8th of 8 | Guy Shatzer Fred Neisler Larry Merville | — | unknown | [5]: 366 |
| 1940 | Tars | — | 72–51 (.585) | 2nd of 8 | Arthur "Cowboy" McHenry Bill Steinecke Wes Ratteree | defeated Goldsboro Goldbugs (4–1) defeated Kinston Eagles (4–2) | unknown | [5]: 373 |
| 1941 | Orioles | — | 44–72 (.379) | 7th of 8 | Thomas "Poke" Whalen | — | unknown | [5]: 381 |
| 1942–1945 | Coastal Plain League did not operate during World War II | — | ||||||
| 1946 | Tars | Boston Red Sox | 61–65 (.484) | 5th of 8 | Michael Kardish F. L. "Bull" Hamons | — | 46,679 | [18][5]: 405 |
| 1947 | Tars | — | 74–66 (.529) | 3rd of 8 | F. L. "Bull" Hamons | lost to Kinston Eagles (2–4) | 75,281 | [5]: 413 |
| 1948 | Tars | — | 87–53 (.621) | 1st of 8 | F. L. "Bull" Hamons | defeated Rocky Mount Leafs (4–2) defeated Kinston Eagles (4–1) | 67,767 | [5]: 422 |
| 1949 | Athletics | — | 68–68 (.500) | 6th of 8 | Joe Antolick | — | 41,212 | [5]: 432 |
| 1950 | Tars | Philadelphia Athletics | 67–71 (.486) | 7th of 8 | Joe Antolick | — | 36,467 | [5]: 443 |
| 1951 | A's | Philadelphia Athletics | 13–22 (.371) | ‡ | Joe Rullo | — | 6,431 | [5]: 453 |
| 1952 | Tars | — | 49–71 (.408) | 7th of 8 | Bill Long | — | 28,439 | [5]: 463 |
† Other sources list the team's 1937 nickname as Serpents,[6] 1940 nickname as Cubs,[9] and A's during 1948–1951.[13][14][15][16]
‡ In 1951, Tarboro and the Greenville Robins withdrew from the league in early June.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Municipal Park (Field) in Tarboro, NC". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Bryan Park in Tarboro, NC". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Tarboro Annexes Coastal's Finals". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 15, 1940. p. 14. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Standings". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. September 22, 1948. p. 22. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
- ^ a b "1937 Tarboro Serpents Statistics".
- ^ "1938 Tarboro Serpents Statistics".
- ^ "1939 Tarboro Serpents/Goobers Statistics".
- ^ a b "1940 Tarboro Cubs Statistics".
- ^ "1941 Tarboro Orioles Statistics".
- ^ "1946 Tarboro Tars Statistics".
- ^ "1947 Tarboro Tars Statistics".
- ^ a b "1948 Tarboro A's Statistics".
- ^ a b "1949 Tarboro A's Statistics".
- ^ a b "1950 Tarboro A's Statistics".
- ^ a b "1951 Tarboro A's Statistics".
- ^ "1952 Tarboro Tars Statistics".
- ^ "1946 Coastal Plain League". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "League Drops Robins & A's". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. June 8, 1951. p. 19. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.