History

 
Year Team League  Class  Affiliate  W  L  Place  Manager  Attendence  Notes
 1908  Tobacconists  Eastern Carolina  None  36  18  1  Earl Holt  NA  Playoffs cancelled due to weather
 1909  Tobacconists  Eastern Carolina D  None  50  39  1  Earl Holt  NA  No playoffs - Wilson wins pennant
 1910  Tobacconists  Eastern Carolina D  None  44  39  2  Charles McGheehan  NA  Bunn Hearn's 16 wins led league
 1920  Bugs  Virginia B  None  44  71   8  John Castle  NA  Rasty Walters bats .435, wins title
 1921  Bugs  Virginia B  None  74  52  T1  Tom Clarke  NA  Playoff ban - salary cap violations
 1922  Bugs  Virginia B  None  68  52  1  Bunn Hearn  NA  Bugs win league pennant
 1923  Tobbaconists  Virginia B  None  70  52  1  Rube Oldring  NA  Club wins second pennant in a row
 1924  Bugs  Virginia  None  66   70   5  Marshall/Nunamaker  NA  Bugs finish 10.5 games back
 1925  Bugs  Virginia B  None  68  64  4  H.E. Winston  NA  Bugs finsih 10 games back
 1926  Bugs  Virginia B  None  85  69  2  Bunn Hearn  NA  Bugs just miss pennant by .5 game
 1927  Bugs  Virginia  None  65  67  4  Bunn Hearn  NA  Frank Wiel posts 20 win season
 1939  Tobs  Coastal Plain D  None  64  61  6  Frank Rodgers  NA  Tobs open Fleming Stadium in June
 1940  Tobs  Coastal Plain D  None  77  49  1  Frank Rodgers  NA  Tobs take pennant, lose in playoffs
 1941  Tobs  Coastal Plain  None  87  30  1  Bill Herring  NA  Tobs win the pennant and playoffs
 1942  Tobs  Bi-State D  None  69  53  1  Bill Herring  NA  Tobs win another pennant
 1946  Tobs  Coastal Plain D  None  67  57  3  Irv Dickins  108,229  Red Benton no-hits Kinston on 7/7
 1947  Tobs  Coastal Plain D  None  79  61  1  Max Wilkins  138,549  Record crowds see pennant winner
 1948  Tobs  Coastal Plain D  None  61  79  6  Wilson/Dickens/Latshaw  95,238  Lead league in attendence again
 1949  Tobs  Coastal Plain D  None  57  79  8  Ross Morrow  71,413  Last place finish - first time since1920
 1950  Tobs  Coastal Plain D  None  68  70   5  Bill Herring  84,159  Irv Dickens named all-star shortshop
 1951  Tobs  Coastal Plain  None   69  57  4  J. Antilock/A. Rehm  54,753  Jim McComas hits 20 homers
 1952  Tobs  Coastal Plain  None   71  51  2  J. McComas/A. Rehm   57,565  Final season of the old CPL
 1956  Tobs  Carolina  Phillies  72  79  6  Charlie Gassaway  80,409  Earl Hunsinger posts 232 strikeouts
 1957  Tobs  Carolina  Senators   51  89  6  Pete Suder  51,500  Kinston moves to Wilson on May 1
 1958  Tobs  Carolina  Orioles  60  78  8  B. Hooper/B. Lutz  56,163  Fred Valentine wins batting title
 1959  Tobs  Carolina  Pirates  71  58  2  H. Peterson/D. Osborn  54,922 Wilson wins playoffs 
 1960  Tobs  Carolina  Senators  73  65  2  Jack McKeon  45,447 "Trader" Jack takes over Tobs
 1961  Tobs  Carolina B  Twins  83  56  1  Jack McKeon  37,893  Weatherspoon blasts 31 homers
 1962  Tobs  Carolina B  Twins  65  75  5  Harry Warner  40,669  Pete Cimino tosses no-hitter on 7/1
 1963  Tobs  Carolina A  Twins  77  62  E2  Ralph Rowe  44,789  Tobs win playoff championship
 1964  Tobs  Carolina A  Twins  57  82  E5  Ralph Rowe  24,599  Tarrolly, Holle on all-star team
 1965  Tobs  Carolina A  Twins  68  75   E4  Vern Morgan   26,850   Wayne McAlphin wins 16 games
 1966  Tobs   Carolina    Twins   72  65   E3   Vern Morgan   23,501   Rod Carew plays for Tobs 
 1967  Tobs   Carolina   Twins   61   72   E5   Vern Morgan  20,108   Tobs struggle on field and at gate 
 1968  Tobs   Carolina   Twins   71   68  E4  Vern Morgan   22,811   Team moves to Red Springs, NC
 1973  Pennants  Carolina  Co-op   52  88   6   R. Hathaway/D. Lock   45,132   Steve Hardin throws perfect game 
 1997  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA     20  30  6  Troy Heustess  10,689  The Tobs and CPL return to Wilson
 1998  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA     26   23   3   Mike Rikkard   25,247  Curt Fiore wins batting title (.362)
 1999  Tobs   Coastal Plain  NCAA     25   24  4  Tom Hager  37,485  Taft Cable named top pitcher
 2000  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA     30   20  N1  Jeff Bock  32,252  Mark English named league MVP
 2001  Tobs  Coastal Plain  NCAA     31  19   N1   Brandon Hall   36,656   Tobs lose in championship series 
 2002  Tobs   Coastal Plain  NCAA     16   34  S4  J.P. Burwell  34,886  Mike Reese named top player 
 2003  Tobs   Coastal Plain  NCAA     19   28   S4  Brad Stromdahl   40,749  Wilson tops in league attendance
 2004  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA     28   22   S1   Todd Wilkinson   33,262   Tobs sweep divisional playoffs 
 2005  Tobs  Coastal Plain  NCAA     27  29  S4  Chris Cooke/Jeff Steele  41,429   Tobs reach playoffs with late-season surge
 2006  Tobs   Coastal Plain  NCAA     29   24   S3   Jeff Steele  37,933   Offensive records fall for Tobs 
 2007  Tobs   Coastal Plain  NCAA     27   29   N3  Jeff Steele   44,141   Team sets attendance/10 offensive records 
 2008  Tobs   Coastal Plain  NCAA     31   24   S2   Jeff Steele   46,551   Tobs finish first in 2nd half 
 2009  Tobs   Coastal Plain  NCAA     35  21  S1   Jeff Steele   42,171   Tobs finish in first place in south
 2010  Tobs   Coastal Plain  NCAA    37   19    N1   Jeff Steele   50,934   Tobs set CPL era record for wins 
 2011  Tobs  Coastal Plain  NCAA     25  31  N4  Bruce Johnson     Ryan Matthews leads league in homers with 15
 2012  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA          Jason Immekus    
 2013  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2014  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2015  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2016  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2017  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2018  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2019  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2020  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2021  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2022  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2023  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2024  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2025  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2026  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2027  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2028  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2029  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2030  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2031  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2032  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2033  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2034  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2035  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2036  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2037  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2038  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               
 2039  Tobs  Coastal Plain NCAA               






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Tobs Playoff History

1908 Playoffs Cancelled due to weather (Wilmington led Wilson 2 games-0 at the time of cancellation)
 1922  Class B Southern Championship Series: Charleston, SC (SAL) 4 games, Wilson 2 (1 tie)
 1923  Class B Southern Championship Series: Charlotte (SAL) 4 games, Wilson 2
 1940  Playoffs: Kinston 4 games, Wilson 3
 1941  Playoffs: Wilson 4 games, Rocky Mount 1; Coastal Plain League Finals: Wilson 4 games, Greenville 2
 1942  Playoffs: Rocky Mount 4 games, Wilson 3
 1946  Playoffs: Kinston 4 games, Wilson 3
 1947  Playoffs: Wilson 4 games, New Bern 1; Coastal Plain League Finals: Kinston 4 games, Wilson 2
 1951  Playoffs: Wilson 4 games, Kinston 2; Coastal Plain League Finals: New Bern 4 games, Wilson 3
 1952  Playoffs: Edenton 4 games, Wilson 0
 1959  Playoffs: Wilson 3 games, Durham 0; Carolina League Finals: Wilson 4 games, Raleigh 0
 1963  Playoffs: Wilson 3 games, Kinston 0; Carolina League Finals: Wilson 2 games, Greensboro 1
 1968  East Playoffs: Wilson 1 game, Portsmouth 0; Raleigh-Durham 2 games, Wilson 1
 1997  Coastal Plain League Finals: Raleigh 2 games, Wilson 0
 2000  Divisional Playoff: Petersburg 1 game, Wilson 0
 2001  Coastal Plain League Finals: Durham 2 games, Wilson 0
 2004  Petitt Cup Tournament (Double Elimination) Wilson 2, Asheboro 1; Outer Banks 6, Wilson 1; Wilson 6, Florence 5; Outer Banks 7, Wilson 1 (Wilson finished third place)
 2005  Special Division Playoff Game: Wilson 3, Florence 1; Petitt Cup Tournament (First-Round Single Elimination) Fayettville 3, Wilson 0
 2006  Pettit Cup Tournament (Double Elimination) Wilson 7, Martinsville 2; Fayetteville 2, Wilson 1; Thomasville 10, Wilson 1 (Wilson finished fourth place)
 2007  Pettit Cup Tournament (Single Elmination First Game) Fayetteville 6, Wilson 5
 2008  Pettit Cup Tournament (Single Elmination First Game) Peninsula 4, Wilson 2
 2009  Pettit Cup Tournament (Single Elmination First Game) Fayetteville 3, Wilson 2
 2010  Pettit Cup Tournament (Best 2 out of 3) Wilson 0 games, Peninsula 2 games



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