330:
275:
In their first season of play, the 1947 Red
Springs Red Robins finished in seventh place. Playing in the eight–team league, Red Springs ended the regular season with a 47–78 record, playing under manager Red Norris, who would manage the team for three seasons, winning two championships. Red Springs
279:
In 1948, the Red
Springs Red Robins were champions of the Class D level Tobacco State League. The Red Robins ended the regular season in third place with an 75–62 record, playing under returning manager Red Norris. Red Springs finished 5.5 games behind the first place Sanford Spinners in the final
283:
Red
Springs defended their championship and won the 1949 Tobacco State League title. The Red Springs Red Robins placed second in the eight–team league. The Red Robins finished the regular season with a record of 76–59, playing under manager Red Norris and finished 6.5 games behind the first place
271:
The Red
Springs Red Robins' opening game was held on the road at the Lumberton Cubs on April 24, 1947. It was noted the Fairmont and Lumberton High School bands performed, as Reverend R.L. Alexander served as master of ceremonies. Lumberton Mayor “Rom” A. Hedgpeth addressed the 3,000 fans in
284:
Dunn-Erwin Twins in the regular season standings. In the 1st round of the playoffs, Red
Springs defeated the Sanford Spinners 4 games to 2 and advanced. In the Finals, the Red Robins won their second consecutive championship by defeating the Dunn-Erwin Twins 4 games to 1.
299:
in a 5–0 victory over the Red Robins. With a 68–61 regular season record, the Red Robins placed third in the 1950 regular season standings, finishing 21.0 games behind the first place
Lumberton Auctioneers in the final regular season standings. Led by manager
346:. The ballpark was reportedly owned by a local mill and had a capacity of 2,500, with filed dimensions (Left, Center, Right) of 350–395–350. The ballpark was noted to have been located on State Highway 72, near Porsha Drive, Red Springs, North Carolina.
276:
finished the 1947 season 39.0 games behind the first place
Sanford Spinners in the final regular season standings. The Red Springs Red Robins did not qualify for the playoffs in 1947, but proceeded to win league championships in 1948 and 1949.
280:
regular season standings. In the playoffs, the Red Robins defeated the
Wilmington Pirates 4 games to 3 in the first round. In the Finals, the Red Springs Red Robins won the championship by defeating the Sanford Spinners 4 games to 1.
268:
and Red
Springs as new members for the 1947 season. It was reported the president of the franchise was Connie Mack, with Arthur Ehlers serving as vice-president and business manager Tom Cope.
1062:
1032:
1037:
1047:
304:, the Red Robins proceeded to the playoffs, losing to the Sanford Spinners 4 games to 0. The Tobacco State League permanently folded following the 1950 season.
1027:
1042:
1057:
655:
553:
1072:
1052:
1067:
221:
Red
Springs, North Carolina first hosted minor league play in 1947. The Red Springs Red Robins began play as members of the eight–team
1012:
636:
264:
The Red Springs minor league franchise was formed in 1947. The Tobacco State League expanded from six to eight teams, adding the
186:
46:
540:
288:
993:"Carolina League Minor League Teams and Single A Baseball Stadium Photo Gallery - Carolina League Baseball Parks"
673:
399:
250:
230:
198:
92:
292:
182:
901:
826:
769:
592:
394:
226:
197:, winning league championships in 1948 and 1949. The Red Robins were a minor league affiliate of the
194:
76:
287:
In their final season, the 1950 Red Springs Red Robins reportedly formed a partnership with nearby
847:
790:
733:
694:
974:
674:"The Duplin times. (Warsaw, N.C.) 1933-1963, April 25, 1947, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers"
389:
316:
258:
222:
206:
190:
65:
632:
308:
202:
628:
246:
238:
39:
31:
307:
In 1969, minor league baseball returned to Red Springs, North Carolina for one season. The
956:"Robbins Park in Red Springs, NC minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com"
534:
511:
320:
312:
301:
272:
attendance before the game. Red Springs then defeated Lumberton 14–3 in the opening game.
210:
883:
571:
937:
919:
865:
808:
751:
712:
265:
254:
242:
291:
in Tobacco State League play. On July 12, 1950, in a notable game, John Gerace of the
1021:
234:
189:. From 1947 to 1950, the Red Springs Red Robins played exclusively as members of the
329:
992:
296:
848:"1950 Red Springs Red Robins minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com"
791:"1949 Red Springs Red Robins minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com"
734:"1948 Red Springs Red Robins minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com"
695:"1947 Red Springs Red Robins minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com"
342:
The Red Springs minor league teams were noted to have played home games at
955:
884:"1947 Tobacco State League (TSL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com"
572:"1947 Tobacco State League (TSL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com"
326:
Red Springs, North Carolina has not hosted another minor league team.
328:
311:
played the 1969 season as a minor league affiliate of the
205:
succeeded the Red Robins, playing as members of the
167:
156:
151:
126:
104:
99:
88:
83:
72:
61:
56:
21:
1063:Philadelphia Athletics minor league affiliates
1033:Professional baseball teams in North Carolina
8:
623:Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007).
938:"Red Springs, North Carolina Encyclopedia"
625:The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball
1038:Defunct baseball teams in North Carolina
866:"1950 Red Springs Red Robins Statistics"
842:
840:
809:"1949 Red Springs Red Robins Statistics"
785:
783:
752:"1948 Red Springs Red Robins Statistics"
713:"1947 Red Springs Red Robins Statistics"
414:
353:
728:
726:
689:
687:
618:
616:
614:
612:
610:
608:
606:
587:
585:
563:
979:Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com
650:
648:
18:
1048:Baseball teams disestablished in 1950
656:"Lumberton recalls pro baseball past"
7:
1028:Defunct minor league baseball teams
920:"1969 Red Springs Twins Statistics"
261:joined Red Springs in league play.
229:as a minor league affiliate of the
1043:Baseball teams established in 1947
333:(2019) Red Springs, North Carolina
14:
1013:Red Springs - Baseball Reference
1058:Robeson County, North Carolina
554:Red Springs Red Robins players
1:
201:for their duration. The 1969
500:
478:
456:
436:
1073:Red Springs, North Carolina
1053:Hoke County, North Carolina
902:"1950 Tobacco State League"
827:"1949 Tobacco State League"
770:"1948 Tobacco State League"
593:"1947 Tobacco State League"
187:Red Springs, North Carolina
47:Red Springs, North Carolina
1089:
1068:Tobacco State League teams
975:"A bonanza in Red Springs"
289:Laurinburg, North Carolina
16:Minor league baseball team
398:
393:
388:
84:Major league affiliations
57:Minor league affiliations
26:
678:newspapers.digitalnc.org
171:Robbins Park (1947–1950)
942:Baseball-Reference.com
924:Baseball-Reference.com
906:Baseball-Reference.com
870:Baseball-Reference.com
831:Baseball-Reference.com
813:Baseball-Reference.com
774:Baseball-Reference.com
756:Baseball-Reference.com
717:Baseball-Reference.com
597:Baseball-Reference.com
400:Philadelphia Athletics
386:Red Springs Red Robins
334:
251:Smithfield-Selma Leafs
231:Philadelphia Athletics
199:Philadelphia Athletics
179:Red Springs Red Robins
161:Red Springs Red Robins
93:Philadelphia Athletics
22:Red Springs Red Robins
332:
293:Lumberton Auctioneers
183:minor league baseball
997:digitalballparks.com
411:Year–by–year records
395:Tobacco State League
227:Tobacco State League
195:Tobacco State League
77:Tobacco State League
100:Minor league titles
627:(Third ed.).
519:Lost in 1st round
335:
259:Wilmington Pirates
960:www.statscrew.com
888:www.statscrew.com
852:www.statscrew.com
795:www.statscrew.com
738:www.statscrew.com
699:www.statscrew.com
576:www.statscrew.com
523:
522:
408:
407:
309:Red Springs Twins
203:Red Springs Twins
175:
174:
128:Wild card berths
1080:
1001:
1000:
989:
983:
982:
970:
964:
963:
952:
946:
945:
934:
928:
927:
916:
910:
909:
898:
892:
891:
880:
874:
873:
862:
856:
855:
844:
835:
834:
823:
817:
816:
805:
799:
798:
787:
778:
777:
766:
760:
759:
748:
742:
741:
730:
721:
720:
709:
703:
702:
691:
682:
681:
670:
664:
663:
662:. July 20, 2015.
652:
643:
642:
629:Baseball America
620:
601:
600:
589:
580:
579:
568:
496:League Champions
474:League Champions
453:Did not qualify
415:
354:
247:Sanford Spinners
239:Dunn-Erwin Twins
132:
131:
110:
109:
19:
1088:
1087:
1083:
1082:
1081:
1079:
1078:
1077:
1018:
1017:
1009:
1004:
991:
990:
986:
972:
971:
967:
954:
953:
949:
936:
935:
931:
918:
917:
913:
900:
899:
895:
882:
881:
877:
864:
863:
859:
846:
845:
838:
825:
824:
820:
807:
806:
802:
789:
788:
781:
768:
767:
763:
750:
749:
745:
732:
731:
724:
711:
710:
706:
693:
692:
685:
672:
671:
667:
654:
653:
646:
639:
622:
621:
604:
591:
590:
583:
570:
569:
565:
561:
551:
546:
541:Bill Harrington
535:Ducky Detweiler
530:
512:Ducky Detweiler
433:Playoffs/Notes
413:
352:
340:
321:Carolina League
313:Minnesota Twins
302:Ducky Detweiler
219:
211:Carolina League
147:
129:
127:
122:
107:
105:
52:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1086:
1084:
1076:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1020:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1008:
1007:External links
1005:
1003:
1002:
984:
965:
947:
929:
911:
893:
875:
857:
836:
818:
800:
779:
761:
743:
722:
704:
683:
665:
644:
638:978-1932391176
637:
602:
581:
562:
560:
557:
550:
547:
545:
544:
538:
531:
529:
528:Notable alumni
526:
521:
520:
517:
514:
509:
506:
503:
499:
498:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
477:
476:
471:
468:
465:
462:
459:
455:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
435:
434:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
412:
409:
406:
405:
402:
397:
392:
387:
384:
381:
377:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
358:
351:
348:
339:
336:
266:Lumberton Cubs
255:Warsaw Red Sox
243:Lumberton Cubs
218:
215:
185:team based in
173:
172:
169:
165:
164:
158:
154:
153:
149:
148:
146:
145:
142:
139:
135:
133:
124:
123:
121:
120:
117:
113:
111:
106:League titles
102:
101:
97:
96:
90:
86:
85:
81:
80:
74:
70:
69:
63:
59:
58:
54:
53:
51:
50:
43:
27:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1085:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1006:
998:
994:
988:
985:
980:
976:
973:Staff, S. I.
969:
966:
961:
957:
951:
948:
943:
939:
933:
930:
925:
921:
915:
912:
907:
903:
897:
894:
889:
885:
879:
876:
871:
867:
861:
858:
853:
849:
843:
841:
837:
832:
828:
822:
819:
814:
810:
804:
801:
796:
792:
786:
784:
780:
775:
771:
765:
762:
757:
753:
747:
744:
739:
735:
729:
727:
723:
718:
714:
708:
705:
700:
696:
690:
688:
684:
679:
675:
669:
666:
661:
657:
651:
649:
645:
640:
634:
630:
626:
619:
617:
615:
613:
611:
609:
607:
603:
598:
594:
588:
586:
582:
577:
573:
567:
564:
558:
556:
555:
548:
542:
539:
536:
533:
532:
527:
525:
518:
515:
513:
510:
507:
504:
501:
497:
494:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
437:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
416:
410:
404:Robbins Park
403:
401:
396:
391:
385:
382:
379:
378:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
356:
355:
349:
347:
345:
337:
331:
327:
324:
322:
318:
314:
310:
305:
303:
298:
294:
290:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
267:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
235:Clinton Blues
232:
228:
224:
216:
214:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
170:
166:
162:
159:
155:
150:
143:
140:
137:
136:
134:
125:
118:
115:
114:
112:
103:
98:
94:
91:
87:
82:
78:
75:
71:
67:
64:
60:
55:
49:
48:
44:
42:
41:
37:
34:
33:
29:
28:
25:
20:
996:
987:
978:
968:
959:
950:
941:
932:
923:
914:
905:
896:
887:
878:
869:
860:
851:
830:
821:
812:
803:
794:
773:
764:
755:
746:
737:
716:
707:
698:
677:
668:
659:
624:
596:
575:
566:
552:
524:
495:
473:
344:Robbins Park
343:
341:
338:The ballpark
325:
306:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
263:
220:
178:
176:
160:
45:
38:
35:
30:
537:(1950, MGR)
163:(1947–1950)
95:(1947–1950)
79:(1947–1950)
68:(1947–1950)
1022:Categories
660:Robesonian
559:References
489:Red Norris
467:Red Norris
447:Red Norris
380:1947–1950
375:Ballpark
372:Affiliate
297:no-hitter
152:Team data
549:See also
350:Timeline
295:threw a
168:Ballpark
427:Manager
390:Class D
357:Year(s)
317:Class A
315:in the
223:Class D
217:History
207:Class A
191:Class D
181:were a
66:Class D
36:–
635:
543:(1949)
516:26,158
492:33,303
470:28,410
450:21,000
430:Attend
424:Finish
421:Record
369:League
360:# Yrs.
319:level
233:. The
225:level
209:level
193:level
73:League
505:68–61
483:76–59
461:75–62
441:47–78
366:Level
62:Class
633:ISBN
502:1950
480:1949
458:1948
438:1947
418:Year
363:Team
257:and
177:The
157:Name
144:1950
141:1949
138:1948
119:1949
116:1948
89:Team
40:1950
32:1947
508:3rd
486:2nd
464:3rd
444:7th
130:(3)
108:(2)
1024::
995:.
977:.
958:.
940:.
922:.
904:.
886:.
868:.
850:.
839:^
829:.
811:.
793:.
782:^
772:.
754:.
736:.
725:^
715:.
697:.
686:^
676:.
658:.
647:^
631:.
605:^
595:.
584:^
574:.
323:.
253:,
249:,
245:,
241:,
237:,
213:.
999:.
981:.
962:.
944:.
926:.
908:.
890:.
872:.
854:.
833:.
815:.
797:.
776:.
758:.
740:.
719:.
701:.
680:.
641:.
599:.
578:.
383:4
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.