1952 Western Carolina League
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The Lincolnton Cardinals(72-39) won the regular season pennant by one-half game over the Shelby Farmers(71-39), but Shelby prevailed in the playoffs to win the league championship. | The Lincolnton Cardinals(72-39) won the regular season pennant by one-half game over the Shelby Farmers(71-39), but Shelby prevailed in the playoffs to win the league championship. | ||
| - | Team rosters were limited to 16 players. | + | Team rosters were limited to 16 players divided among three catgeories: rookies, limited service players, and veterans. |
The league president was Judge T. Earl Franklin of Morganton, NC.{{footnote-newspaper | title=Marauders Play Host to Aggies in Opening Game | newspaper=The McDowell News | year=1952 | month=April | day=21 }} | The league president was Judge T. Earl Franklin of Morganton, NC.{{footnote-newspaper | title=Marauders Play Host to Aggies in Opening Game | newspaper=The McDowell News | year=1952 | month=April | day=21 }} | ||
| - | The 1952 season was marked by a walkout of the league umpires who felt the league did not act decisively after two umpires were verbally assaulted by fans following a Lincolnton-Shelby game. Umpires who resigned were Umpire-in-Chief John Sherrill, Charles Canupp, Bill Hearn, Lamar Laney, Jimmy "Bull" Newsome, and Loren Williams. One umpire, John Hollar, did not join the walkout.{{footnote-newspaper | title=Umps Quit League | newspaper=The McDowell News | year=1952 | month=July | day=8 }} | + | The 1952 season was marked by a walkout of the league umpires who felt the league did not act decisively after two umpires were verbally assaulted by fans following a Lincolnton-Shelby game. Umpires who resigned were Umpire-in-Chief John "Red" Sherrill, Charles Canupp, Bill Hearn, Lamar Laney, Jimmy "Bull" Newsome, and Loren Williams. One umpire, John Hollar, did not join the walkout.{{footnote-newspaper | title=Umps Quit League | newspaper=The McDowell News | year=1952 | month=July | day=8 }} |
Following the 1952 season, the league merged with the North Carolina State League to form the Tar Heel League. | Following the 1952 season, the league merged with the North Carolina State League to form the Tar Heel League. | ||
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| Classification: | D |
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The Western Carolina League was a Class D league in North Carolina which existed from 1948-1952.
For the 1952 season the league had six teams: Hickory Rebels, Lincolnton Cardinals, Marion Marauders, Morganton Aggies, Rutherford County Owls, and Shelby Farmers. Most of the teams were independent and had no working agreement with a major league club. As a result, most teams struggled financially, and the Morganton Aggies folded in early August.[1]
The league schedule called for 120 games per club, although the most played by any team was 111 due to late-season rainouts and the withdrawal of Morganton from the league.
The Lincolnton Cardinals(72-39) won the regular season pennant by one-half game over the Shelby Farmers(71-39), but Shelby prevailed in the playoffs to win the league championship.
Team rosters were limited to 16 players divided among three catgeories: rookies, limited service players, and veterans.
The league president was Judge T. Earl Franklin of Morganton, NC.[2]
The 1952 season was marked by a walkout of the league umpires who felt the league did not act decisively after two umpires were verbally assaulted by fans following a Lincolnton-Shelby game. Umpires who resigned were Umpire-in-Chief John "Red" Sherrill, Charles Canupp, Bill Hearn, Lamar Laney, Jimmy "Bull" Newsome, and Loren Williams. One umpire, John Hollar, did not join the walkout.[3]
Following the 1952 season, the league merged with the North Carolina State League to form the Tar Heel League.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Aggies Withdraw from Western Carolina League". Marion Progress, 1952-August-07.
- ↑ "Marauders Play Host to Aggies in Opening Game". The McDowell News, 1952-April-21.
- ↑ "Umps Quit League". The McDowell News, 1952-July-08.
