Franklin Kildees

[2] The Blackstone Barristers, Emporia Nationals, Lawrenceville Cardinals, Petersburg Generals and Suffolk Goobers teams joined Franklin in beginning league play on April 23, 1948.

In the first round of the four–team playoffs, the Blackstone Barristers swept Franklin in four games, ending their season.

[1] The word "Killdee" or "kildee" is a dialect variant in the region of Killdeer, which is a bird species.

Playing under manager Paul Badgett, the Kildees finished 7.0 games behind the first place Emporia Nationals.

A playoff to break the tie was scheduled but wasn't played due to Franklin forfeiting the game.

[4] In their final season, the 1951 Kildees missed the playoffs after a fifth place finish in the Virginia League standings.

[15] The Franklin Kildees ended the Virginia League regular season with a record of 49–70, finishing 31.0 games behind the first place Colonial Heights-Petersburg Generals.

On June 29, 1951, the team expressed concern about being able to finish the season schedule due to declining attendance and related financial struggles.