Grainger Park
Location: Kinston, NCSummit Avenue behind Grainger High School.
Capacity: 1,500 (1939), 2,440 (1947)
Dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 380-440-340 (1938)
Grainger Park was a wooden park built by moving Kinston Baseball Park piece-by-piece to the new site, and rebuilding it with WPA help. The catcher faced NE. The park was torn down after the 1948 season.
Used by: Kinston Eagles
Following are the minor league baseball teams known to have played at Grainger Park:
Year | Team | League | W | L | Attend | Avg. | ||
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1948 | Kinston Eagles | Coastal Plain League | 80 | 59 | 76,770 | 1,105 | Roster | Stats |
1947 | Kinston Eagles | Coastal Plain League | 74 | 65 | 68,986 | 993 | Roster | Stats |
1946 | Kinston Eagles | Coastal Plain League | 67 | 56 | 54,120 | 880 | Roster | Stats |
1941 | Kinston Eagles | Coastal Plain League | 42 | 77 | Roster | Stats | ||
1940 | Kinston Eagles | Coastal Plain League | 63 | 60 | Roster | Stats | ||
1939 | Kinston Eagles | Coastal Plain League | 65 | 58 | Roster | Stats | ||
1938 | Kinston Eagles | Coastal Plain League | 60 | 50 | Roster | Stats | ||
1937 | Kinston Eagles | Coastal Plain League | 32 | 65 | Roster | Stats | ||
1929 | Kinston Eagles | Eastern Carolina League | 46 | 71 | Roster | Stats | ||
1928 | Kinston Eagles | Eastern Carolina League | 55 | 59 | Roster | Stats |
Attendance listed indicates the total home attendance for the team even if it played in multiple home ballparks or additional cities in the same year.
Average attendance is based on half the team's total games being played at home.