| Eastern Carolina League | |
| Sport: | Minor League Baseball |
| President: | J. W. Washington (1908) Dr. Joel D. Whitaker (1909–1910) William G. Bramham (1928–1929) |
| Inaugural: | 1908 |
| Teams: | 19 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Continent: | or |
| Continents: | --> |
| Folded: | 1929 |
| Most Champs: | 2 Wilson Tobacconists |
| Classification: | Class D (1908–1910, 1928–1929) |
The Eastern Carolina League was a minor league baseball affiliation which operated in the Eastern part of North Carolina. The league had two distinct periods of operation: 1908 to 1910 and a revival of the league in 1928 and 1929. It was classified as a Class D level league.
The most famous person to play in the league was Jim Thorpe, considered by some the greatest athlete of the twentieth century. It was his involvement with the Eastern Carolina League that cost him his amateur status and his 1912 Summer Olympics metals.
† In late August 1908, Eastern North Carolina was hit by what is now known as Tropical Storm #5.[1] The playoffs were abandoned with Wilmington leading Wilson 2 games to 1.
Fayetteville Highlanders 1909–1910
Goldsboro Giants 1908–1910; Goldsboro Manufacturers 1928; Goldsboro Goldbugs 1929
Greenville Tobacconists 1928–1929
Kinston 1908; Kinston Eagles 1928–1929
New Bern 1908
Raleigh Red Birds 1908–1910
Rocky Mount Railroaders 1909–1910; Rocky Mount Buccaneers 1928–1929
Wilmington Sailors 1908–1910; Wilmington Pirates 1928–1929
Wilson Tobacconists 1908–1910
| Wilson Tobacconists | 36 | 18 | .667 | – | Earl Holt | |
| Wilmington Sailors | 35 | 21 | .625 | 2.0 | Dick Smith | |
| Goldsboro Giants | 29 | 28 | .509 | 8.5 | H.E. Kling | |
| Raleigh Red Birds | 23 | 36 | .390 | 15.5 | George "King" Kelly / Frank Thompson / Wallace Warren | |
| New Bern | 5 | 16 | .238 | NA | NA | |
| Kinston | 6 | 12 | .333 | NA | Lloyd Wooten |
| Earl Holt | Wilson | BA | .286 | Harvey Bussey | Wilmington | W | 14 | |
| Walker Moore | Wilson | Runs | 28 | Fred Anderson | Wilson | SO | 120 | |
| Walker Moore | Wilson | Hits | 57 | Hatton Ogle | Wilson | Pct | .846; 11–2 | |
| L. Fox | Kinston/Raleigh | HR | 3 |
| Wilson Tobacconists | 50 | 39 | .562 | – | Earl Holt | |
| Wilmington Sailors | 50 | 40 | .556 | 0.5 | Dick Smith | |
| Fayetteville Highlanders | 49 | 41 | .544 | 1.5 | Charles Moss / Charles Clancy | |
| Raleigh Red Birds | 49 | 41 | .544 | 1.5 | Richard Crozier | |
| Goldsboro Giants | 43 | 46 | .486 | 7.0 | H. E. Kling | |
| Rocky Mount Railroaders | 27 | 61 | .307 | 22.5 | W. B. Fenner / Joe Walsh |
| Bill Schumaker | Fayetteville | BA | .340 | Harry Otis | Goldsboro | W | 19 | |
| Pete Clemens | Fayetteville | Runs | 46 | Bill Luyster | Fayetteville | Pct | .786; 11–3 | |
| Charlie Armstrong | Wilson | Hits | 76 |
| Fayetteville Highlanders | 47 | 37 | .560 | – | Charles Clancy | |
| Wilson Tobacconists | 44 | 39 | .530 | 2.5 | ||
| Wilmington Sailors | 42 | 43 | .494 | 5.5 | Bert Kite / L.T. Mills | |
| Rocky Mount Railroaders | 43 | 45 | .489 | 6.0 | M.J. Phelan / James Connors | |
| Goldsboro Giants | 39 | 44 | .470 | 7.5 | William "King" Kelley | |
| Raleigh Red Birds | 38 | 45 | .458 | 8.5 | Richard Crozier |
| Curly Brown | Goldsboro | BA | .294 | Bunny Hearn | Wilson | W | 16 | |
| J. T. Mullins | Fayetteville | Runs | 40 | Erskine Mayer | Fayetteville | Pct | .882; 15–2 | |
| Pete Clemens | Raleigh | Hits | 74 |
| Wilmington Pirates | 68 | 46 | .596 | – | ||
| Goldsboro Manufacturers | 66 | 48 | .579 | 2.0 | Jim Teague | |
| Rocky Mount Buccaneers | 55 | 56 | .495 | 11.5 | Charles McMillan | |
| 55 | 59 | .482 | 13.0 | Paul Bennett / Marty Walters | ||
| Fayetteville Highlanders | 53 | 60 | .469 | 14.5 | Lee Gooch / Pooly Hubert | |
| Greenville Tobacconists | 43 | 71 | .377 | 25 | Taylor Jolliff / Tom Abbott |
| Frank Roscoe | Wilmington | BA | .387 | Ralph Carver | Goldsboro | W | 17 | |
| Charles Hamel | Goldsboro | Runs | 101 | Bobo Newsom | Greenville/Wilmington | SO | 114 | |
| Frank Roscoe | Wilmington | Hits | 154 | Eddie Alsobrook | Fayetteville/Rocky Mt. | ERA | 2.70 | |
| Frank Roscoe | Wilmington | RBI | 101 | Ralph Carver | Goldsboro | PCT | .944; 17–1 | |
| Frank Roscoe | Wilmington | HR | 36 |
| Rocky Mount Buccaneers | 69 | 47 | .595 | – | Zip King / Charles Moore | |
| Goldsboro Goldbugs | 68 | 50 | .576 | 2.0 | ||
| Wilmington Pirates | 67 | 52 | .563 | 3.5 | ||
| Fayetteville Highlanders | 55 | 62 | .470 | 14.5 | Cy Chisholm / Marty Walters | |
| Greenville Tobacconists | 45 | 68 | .398 | 22.5 | Lester Bangs / Guy Smith / Dan Pasquella | |
| 46 | 71 | .393 | 23.5 | Clarence Roper |
| Clarence Roper | Kinston | BA | .368 | Edward Heller | Goldsboro | W | 17 | ||
| Sam Fayonsky | Rocky Mount | Runs | 94 | Eddie Alsobrook | Rocky Mount | W | 17 | ||
| Roland Robins | Wilmington | Hits | 154 | Edward Heller | Goldsboro | ERA | 2.37 | ||
| Tom Young | Fayette/Wilmington | RBI | 89 | Henry Thormahlen | Wilmington | SO | 135 | ||
| Tom Young | Fayette/Wilmington | HR | 21 | Henry Thormahlen | Wilmington | PCT | .875; 14–2 |
