The Blackstone Barristers were a minor league baseball team based in Emporia, Virginia.
[2] The Emporia Nationals, Franklin Cubs, Lawrenceville Cardinals, Petersburg Generals and Suffolk Goobers joined Blackstone in beginning league play on April 23, 1948.
Emporia and Lawrenceville were also minor league affiliates, of the Washington Senators and St. Louis Cardinals respectively.
[3][4] The Blackstone Barristers began play as a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees.
[11] Today, the site is still in use as a ballpark and is home to the Wigglesworth Stadium complex, located at 617 South Harris Street.