Wilson Pennants
April 28, 2015
The small city of Wilson, North Carolina fielded numerous minor league baseball teams between 1908 and 1973. Wilson’s local nine were typically known as the “Tobs” (short for “Tobacconists”) through various iterations and leagues, but when long-time minor league operator Marshall Fox arrived in town in early 1973, he chose the rather generic “Wilson Pennants” for his new Carolina League entry. Fox would stay only one season and the summer of 1973 would prove to be the last one for pro baseball in Wilson.
