Reidsville Luckies Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina Sublimation were part of the Central

were part of the Central Kentucky Baseball league

The Highlanders name returned in 1953 when the Carolina League's Fayetteville Athletics rebranded

in the middle of the Tobs' Carolina League years

played in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League from 1952 to 1957 as a Cleveland Indians affiliate

The Mission Reds remain a cult favorite of uniform collectors and PCL historians

Reidsville Luckies Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina Sublimation were part of the CentralThe Reidsville Luckies took their name from Lucky Strike cigarettes, manufactured locally by the American Tobacco Company, and even played their home games at a ballpark called Lucky Strike Park. The franchise first played in the Bi State League from 1935 to 1940, returned for one season in the Tri State League in 1947, and then joined the Carolina League in 1948, where they remained through 1954 as the Luckies. Pitcher Steve Ridzik made his