In moving from Wilson (then a city of about 35,000) to Red Springs, the team was entering a market about one-ninth the size of its predecessor.
Nonetheless, the Class A Twins were received enthusiastically in Red Springs[1] in 1969 and drew 40,332[2] fans — almost doubling the Tobs' numbers from 1968.
Owned by construction executive Matt Boykin, the Red Springs Twins were managed by former Major League outfielder Tom Umphlett, a native North Carolinian.
They struggled in the standings, compiling the poorest winning percentage (.404) in the Carolina League among its ten member clubs.
At the end of the year, the Carolina League contracted to eight teams, and the Red Springs franchise disappeared from the organized baseball map.