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Tony Kubek

Mid-Atlantic

who played at Grainger Stadium until 2011

they won the pennant in their inaugural season but lost the playoff final to the Knoxville Smokies

based in Port Arthur

Winston-Salem Red Birds T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina cedar rapids Tony KubekWinston Salem's minor league teams had been known as the Twins since 1905, a reference to the formerly separate towns of Winston and Salem. The team became a St. Louis Cardinals farm club in 1957, taking the name Red Birds, a nod to the parent club's own nickname without using it outright. The Red Birds played four seasons in the Carolina League, from 1957 through 1960, calling Ernie Shore Field home. The 1958 club went 69 68 under manager Vern Benson