Ayden Aces

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Ayden Aces
1937–1938
Ayden, North Carolina
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1937–1938)
LeagueCoastal Plain League (1937–1938)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NameAyden Aces (1937–1938)
BallparkAyden High School Park (1937–1938)

The Ayden Aces were a minor league baseball team based in Ayden, North Carolina in 1937 and 1938. The Ayden Aces played as exclusively as members of the Class D level Coastal Plain League.

History[]

The Ayden "Aces" moniker was first used by a semi–pro team that played in a league named the Coastal Plain League prior to minor league play.[1][2]

Minor league baseball began in Ayden, North Carolina in 1937. The 1937 Ayden Aces became charter members of the eight–team Class D level Coastal Plain League. Ayden joined the Goldsboro Goldbugs, Greenville Greenies, Kinston Eagles, New Bern Bears, Snow Hill Billies, Tarboro Combs and Williamston Martins in playing the first season of Class D level baseball for the league.[3][4]

Beginning Coastal Plain League play on May 6, 1937, the Ayden Aces finished the regular season in 5th place. The Aces ended the season with a record of 47–46, finishing in 5th place in the eight–team Coastal Plain League. The Ayden managers in 1937 were Nick Harrison and Alfred "Monk" Joyner, as the Aces finished 12.5 games behind the 1st place Snow Hill Hill Billies in the final standings. The Aces did not qualify for the playoffs, won by Snow Hill. Player/manager Monk Joyner won the league Triple Crown, leading the Coastal Plain League with a .380 batting average, 24 home runs and 97 RBI.[5][6][7][8][9]

In their final season of play, the Ayden Aces finished last in the 1938 eight–team Coastal Plain League standings. Playing under managers Frank Sidle, Bill Herring, Jim Tatum and Frank Rodgers, the Aces finished the 1938 season with a record of 38–76, placing 8th in the Coastal Plain League. The Aces finished 26.0 games behind the 1st place New Bern Bears in the final standings and did not qualify for the playoffs. Player Doyt Morris of Ayden led the Coastal Plain in batting average, hitting .377. The Ayden minor league franchise permanently folded following the 1938 season. The Aces were replaced by the Wilson Tobos in the 1939 Coastal Plain League.[10][11][7][8][12]

Ayden, North Carolina has not hosted another minor league team.[13]

The ballpark[]

The Ayden Aces teams were noted to have played home minor league games at the Ayden High School Park. The ballpark is reportedly still in use by the Ayden-Grifton High School teams.[14][15]

(2021) Ayden Historic District. Ayden, North Carolina

Timeline[]

Year(s) # Yrs. Team Level League
1937–1938 2 Ayden Aces Class D Coastal Plain League

Year–by–year records[]

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs/Notes
1937 47–46 5th Nick Harrison / Alfred Joyner Did not qualify
1938 38–76 8th Frank Sidle / Bill Herring
Jim Tatum / Frank Rodgers		 Did not qualify

Notable alumni[]

See also[]

Ayden Aces players

References[]

  1. ^ "1934 Coastal Plain League (CPL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. ^ "1935 Coastal Plain League (CPL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. ^ "1937 Coastal Plain League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "1937 Coastal Plain League (CPL) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. ^ "1937 Coastal Plain League (CPL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. ^ "1937 Ayden Aces minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  7. ^ a b "Ayden Aces - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  8. ^ a b "Coastal Plain League – BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  9. ^ "1937 Ayden Aces Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  10. ^ "1938 Coastal Plain League (CPL) on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. ^ "1938 Ayden Aces minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. ^ "1938 Ayden Aces Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  13. ^ "Ayden, NC - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  14. ^ "Ayden High School Park (Field) in Ayden, NC minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  15. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Ayden-Grifton High". nces.ed.gov.

External links[]

Baseball Reference Bullpen

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