Bluefield Blue Grays
The Bluefield Blue Grays was the named used by a pair of minor league baseball teams that represented the West Virginia/Virginia border city for the better part of two decades between 1937 and 1955. The most prominent player to take the field for the Blue Grays was 18-year pitcher Bill Monbouquette, who made ten appearances for the club during its final season of 1955. Monbo became a four-time All-Star for the Boston Red Sox and hurled a no-hitter for the Major League team on August 1st, 1962.