Greenville Greenies

Following World War II, the Greenies resumed play in the Class D Coastal Plain League from 1946 to 1949 before being renamed the Greenville Robins for the 1950 and 1951 seasons.

Greenville [laced sixth in the league standings, behind the Fayetteville Highlanders (53–60), Goldsboro Manufacturers (66–48), Kinston Eagles (55–59), Rocky Mount Buccaneers (55–56) and Wilmington Pirates (68–46).

The Greenville Greenies ended the season with a record of 40–58, finishing in seventh place in the eight–team Coastal Plain League.

[9][10][11][4] Under managers Alfred Joyner and Halley Wilson, the Greenville Greenies finished the 1938 season with a record of 45–68, placing seventh in the Coastal Plain League.

[15][16][17][4] The 1940 Greenville Greenies finished with a record of 53–71, to place seventh in the Coastal Plain League standings under returning manager Halley Wilson.

Playing at Guy Smith Stadium, the Greenies had a record of 64–54, placing second in the regular season under returning player/manager Halley Wilson.

In the 1941 Coastal Plain League playoffs, the Greenville Greenies defeated the New Bern Bears 4 games to 2 and advanced.

[21][22][23][4] The 1946 Greenville Greenies returned to play after the Coastal Plain League was idle in the 1942–1945 seasons due to World War II.

The Greenies' regular season record of 58–82 placed the team eighth in the Coastal Plain League final standings.

The Greenies finished the regular season with a 71–67 record, placing fourth in the Coastal Plain League under player/manager Fred Williams, qualifying for the playoffs.

In the first round of the 1949 Coastal Plain League playoffs, Greenville defeated the Rocky Mount Leafs 4 games to 2 and advanced.

[44][45] From 1938 to 1940, the Greenville Greenies minor league teams played home games at Third Street Park.

[46] Beginning in 1941, Greenville minor league teams hosted home games at Guy Smith Stadium.

(2017) Elm Street Park. Greenville, North Carolina.
(2024) Greeneville Yard Gnomes game. Guy Smith Stadium.