Independent (1937–1938) Class D (1939–1940, 1946–1951)
League
Carolina League (1937–1938) Tar Heel League (1939–1940) Blue Ridge League (1946–1947) Western Carolina League (1948–1951)
Major league affiliations
Team
Cincinnati Reds (1940) New York Giants (1949–1951)
Minor league titles
League titles (3)
1938
1946
1950
Wild card berths (3)
1940
1947
1950
Team data
Name
Lenoir Indians (1937-1939) Lenoir Reds (1940) Lenoir Red Sox (1946–1951)
Ballpark
Lenoir High School Field (1937–1940, 1946–1951)
The Lenoir Red Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Lenoir, North Carolina. Between 1937 and 1951, Lenoir teams played as members of the 1937 and 1938 Carolina League, 1939 and 1940 Tar Heel League, 1946 and 1947 Blue Ridge League and the Western Carolina League from 1948 to 1951, winning three league championships. Lenoir teams hosted home minor league games at the Lenoir High School Field.
After playing as the unaffiliated Lenoir "Indians" from 1937 to 1939, the 1940 Lenoir "Reds" were a minor league affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. The franchise resumed play in 1946 with the Lenoir "Red Sox" who then became an affiliate of the New York Giants from 1949 to 1951.
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