Fayetteville Cubs

[3] The Goldsboro Goldbugs (Boston Red Sox affiliate), Greenville Greenies, Kinston Eagles, New Bern Bears, Rocky Mount Rocks, Tarboro Tars and Wilson Tobs teams joined with Fayetteville in beginning league play on May 2, 1946.

[3] The Cubs finished 23.5 games behind the first place Rocky Mount Rocks in the regular season standings.

[7] Reidsville and Fayetteville joined with the Anderson Rebels, Asheville Tourists (Brooklyn Dodgers affiliate), Charlotte Hornets (Washington Senators), Knoxville Smokies, Rock Hill Chiefs and Spartanburg Peaches (Cleveland Indians) in beginning Tri-State League play on April 15, 1947.

[15] A member of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of fame and a 9 time major league All-Star, Burgess had returned to professional baseball with Fayetteville after serving in the U.S. Army during World War II.

[18][19] With a fourth place finish and a 73–71 recoed, the Cubs qualified for the playoffs as player/manager Skeeter Scalzi hit .321 on the season.

[7] After a hand injury hampered and shortened his playing career, Floyd Fogg returned to his native Louisiana.

Fogg remained active with the youth baseball players and was still conducting hitting clinics at his backyard batting cage until his death in 2018 at age 91.

[26] The Scotties joined the Clinton Sampson Blues, Dunn-Erwin Twins, Lumberton Auctioneers, Red Springs Red Robins (Philadelphia Athletics affiliate), Sanford Spinners, Smithfield-Selma Leafs and Wilmington Pirates teams in beginning Tobacco State League play on April 20, 1949.

[27] The Scotties ended the 1949 season in sixth place in the Tobacco State League final standings.

[28] Fayetteville ended the season with a record of 61–76, playing under managers Zip Payne, Joe Roseberry, Nicholas Rhabe and John Helms.

The Scotties finished 21.0 games behind the first place Dunn-Erwin Twins in the regular season final standings.

[29][7] Fayetteville player/manager Joe Rosenberry won the Tobacco State League batting title, hitting .409.

[30] The Burlington Bees, Danville Leafs, Durham Bulls (Detroit Tigers affiliate), Greensboro Patriots, Raleigh Capitals, Reidsville Luckies, Winston-Salem Cardinals (St. Louis Cardinals) teams joined with Fayetteville in beginning league play on April 19, 1950.

[33][32] The Athletics won the 1929 American League pennant by 18 games over the New York Yankees with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.

[36][34] With Haas beginning the season as manager, the Fayetteville Athletics finished in last place in the 1950 Carolina League.

[40][7] Fayetteville pitcher Len Matarazzo compiled a 22–8 win–loss record with the Athletics and was selected as the Carolina League Most Valuable Player.

Matarazzo made his major league debut on September 6, 1952, pitching a scoreless inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

[44] Detweiller was first assigned to the 1301st Service Unit, and also played for the New Cumberland Reception Center baseball team with teammates Tommy Hughes, Pat Mullin, Fred Caligiuri and Harry Marnie.

[51] Beginning in 1946, Fayetteville teams hosted minor league home games at the newly constructed Pittman Stadium.

It was located on Bragg Boulevard in Fayetteville..[52][53] The ballpark was built on farmland and was originally called Cumberland County Memorial Stadium.