The Bi-State League was an American baseball minor league formed in 1934 with teams in Virginia and North Carolina. The league held together for nine seasons, being represented by ten cities from North Carolina and eight from Virginia. Only the Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets, a team that was a combination of those three cities from North Carolina, was able to make the entire nine-year run. This combination also captured the league title in two seasons, 1935 and 1941. The squad from Bassett, Virginia, won four league titles during the span, coming out on top three times in a row, 1936, 1937, 1938 and closing it out with the 1940 pennant before losing in the finals. The league's final season was 1942, as it was not revived after World War II.
List of teams
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Bassett, Virginia: Bassett Furnituremakers (1935–1940)
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Burlington, North Carolina: Burlington Bees (1942)
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Danville, Virginia: Danville Leafs (1934–1938)
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Danville, Virginia & Schoolfield, Virginia: Danville-Schoolfield Leafs (1939–1942)
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Fieldale, Virginia: Fieldale Virginians 1934; Fieldale Towlers (1935–1936)
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Leaksville, North Carolina, Draper, North Carolina, & Spray, North Carolina: Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets (1934–1942)
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Martinsville, Virginia: Martinsville Manufacturers (1934–1941)
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Mayodan, North Carolina: Mayodan Senators (1934, 1937; Mayodan Mills (1935); Mayodan Orphans (1936); Mayodan Millers (1938–1941)
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Mount Airy, North Carolina: Mount Airy Graniteers (1934, 1938–1941); Mount Airy Reds (1935–1937)
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Reidsville, North Carolina: Reidsville Luckies (1935–1940)
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Rocky Mount, North Carolina: Rocky Mount Rocks (1942)
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Sanford, North Carolina: Sanford Spinners (1941–1942)
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South Boston, Virginia & Halifax, Virginia: South Boston Twins (1937); South Boston-Halifax Wrappers (1938); South Boston Wrappers (1939–1940)
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Wilson, North Carolina: Wilson Tobs (1942)
Standings & statistics
1934 to 1938
1934 Bi-State League
Playoff: Danville 4 games, Martinsville 1.
| + Player statistics
!Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot |
| 17 |
| 126 |
| .813; 13-3 |
| 26 |
1935 Bi-State League
Playoff: Danville 4 games, Bassett 3.
| + Player statistics
!Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot |
| 25 |
| 222 |
| .806; 25-6 |
| 30 |
1936 Bi-State League
Playoff: Bassett 4 games, Leaksville 2.
| + Player statistics
!Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot |
| 25 |
| 167 |
| .833; 25-5 |
| 120 |
1937 Bi-State League schedule
Playoff: Bassett 3 games, Danville 1; Martinsville 3 games, Mayodan 2, (one tie).
Finals: Bassett 4 games, Martinsville 3.
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!Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot |
| 21 |
| 168 |
| 2.23 |
| 29 |
1938 Bi-State League
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| Harry Daughtry |
| Jim Poole |
| Red Barnes |
| Arnold Anderson |
| Dick Goldberg |
| James Calleran |
| Joe Feori |
Playoff: Bassett 3 games, Reidsville 2; Danville 3 games, Mayodan 0.
Finals: Bassett 4 games, Danville 2.
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!Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot |
| 21 |
| 200 |
| 3.06 |
| 33 |
1939 to 1942
1939 Bi-State League
Playoff: Leaksville 4 games, Martinsville 1; Danville 4 games, Bassett 3.
Finals: Danville 4 games, Leaksville 2.
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!Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot |
| 19 |
| 199 |
| 2.82 |
| 27 |
1940 Bi-State League
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| Harry Daughtry |
| Walter Novak |
| Red Barnes |
| Jack Crosswhite / H.A. Mobley |
| Arnold Anderson |
| Pete Siciliano |
| Jim Callahan / Jim Gruzdis |
Playoff: Martinsville 4 games, Danville 2; Bassett 4 games, Mt Airy 1.
Finals: Martinsville 4 games, Bassett 3.
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!Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot |
| 17 |
| 17 |
| 2.95 |
| 187 |
| 25 |
1941 Bi-State League
Mayodan disbanded July 18.
Playoff: Sanford 4 games, Martinsville 3,(one tie); Danville-Schoolfield, 4 games, Leaksville 1.
Finals: Sanford 4 games, Danville-Schoolfield 2.
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!Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot |
| 16 |
| 16 |
| 190 |
| .714; 10-4 |
| 114 |
1942 Bi-State League
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| Frank Rodgers |
| George Ferrell |
| Rube Wilson |
| Zip Payne |
| Elmer Yoter |
Playoff: Rocky Mount 4 games, Wilson 3; Sanford 4 games, Burlington 1.
Finals: Rocky Mount 4 games, Sanford 1.
| + Player statistics
!Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot |
| 22 |
| 204 |
| 1.67 |
| 29 |
League champions
1934:
Danville Leafs
1935:
Danville Leafs
1936: Bassett Furniture Makers
1937: Bassett Furniture Makers
1938: Bassett Furniture Makers
1939: Danville-Schoolfield Leafs
1940: Martinsville Manufacturers
1941:
Sanford Spinners
1942: Rocky Mount Rocks
Sources
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This article is based on the "Bi-States League" article at Baseball-Reference.com Bullpen. The Bullpen is a wiki, and its content is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
