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The Mountain State League
The Manufacturers and the Athletics both played at the same Martinsville ballpark
Elvis Presley performed a concert at Fleming Stadium
The Infants nickname is likely from the style of the era where a team with lots of younger players would be named the something like the infants or babes
Future Pittsburgh pitcher Tom Butters threw a one-hit shutout in the deciding game
Raleigh Capitals Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina Made in the USA The Mountain State LeagueOn April 22, 1959, a nineteen year old infielder making his professional debut went 1 for 4 with a run scoring single for the Raleigh Capitals. His name was barely known to sportswriters at the time, who occasionally got it wrong in print, but Carl Yastrzemski would go on to a 23 year Hall of Fame career with the Boston Red Sox, winning the Triple Crown in 1967. Yastrzemski hit . 377 for the Capitals in 1959, leading the Carolina League in hits,