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

• Bassett, Virginia: Bassett Furnituremakers (1935–1940)

• Burlington, North Carolina: Burlington Bees (1942)

• Danville, Virginia: Danville Leafs (1934–1938)

• Danville, Virginia & Schoolfield, Virginia: Danville-Schoolfield Leafs (1939–1942)

• Fieldale, Virginia: Fieldale Virginians 1934; Fieldale Towlers (1935–1936)

• Leaksville, North Carolina, Draper, North Carolina, & Spray, North Carolina: Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets (1934–1942)

• Martinsville, Virginia: Martinsville Manufacturers (1934–1941)

• Mayodan, North Carolina: Mayodan Senators (1934, 1937; Mayodan Mills (1935); Mayodan Orphans (1936); Mayodan Millers (1938–1941)

• Mount Airy, North Carolina: Mount Airy Graniteers (1934, 1938–1941); Mount Airy Reds (1935–1937)

• Reidsville, North Carolina: Reidsville Luckies (1935–1940)

• Rocky Mount, North Carolina: Rocky Mount Rocks (1942)

• Sanford, North Carolina: Sanford Spinners (1941–1942)

• South Boston, Virginia & Halifax, Virginia: South Boston Twins (1937); South Boston-Halifax Wrappers (1938); South Boston Wrappers (1939–1940)

• Wilson, North Carolina: Wilson Tobs (1942)

Standings & statistics

1934 to 1938

1934 Bi-State LeaguePlayoff: Danville 4 games, Martinsville 1.1935 Bi-State LeaguePlayoff: Danville 4 games, Bassett 3.1936 Bi-State LeaguePlayoff: Bassett 4 games, Leaksville 2.1937 Bi-State LeagueschedulePlayoff: Bassett 3 games, Danville 1; Martinsville 3 games, Mayodan 2, (one tie). Finals: Bassett 4 games, Martinsville 3.1938 Bi-State LeaguePlayoff: Bassett 3 games, Reidsville 2; Danville 3 games, Mayodan 0. Finals: Bassett 4 games, Danville 2.

1939 to 1942

1939 Bi-State LeaguePlayoff: Leaksville 4 games, Martinsville 1; Danville 4 games, Bassett 3. Finals: Danville 4 games, Leaksville 2.1940 Bi-State LeaguePlayoff: Martinsville 4 games, Danville 2; Bassett 4 games, Mt Airy 1. Finals: Martinsville 4 games, Bassett 3.1941 Bi-State LeagueMayodan disbanded July 18. Playoff: Sanford 4 games, Martinsville 3,(one tie); Danville-Schoolfield, 4 games, Leaksville 1. Finals: Sanford 4 games, Danville-Schoolfield 2.1942 Bi-State LeaguePlayoff: Rocky Mount 4 games, Wilson 3; Sanford 4 games, Burlington 1. Finals: Rocky Mount 4 games, Sanford 1.

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

• Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Lloyd Johnson, Miles Wolff. Publisher: Baseball America, 1993. Language: English. Format: Softcover, 420pp.

References

• 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.