Rocky Mount Railroaders
| Rocky Mount Railroaders | |
|---|---|
| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Class D (1909–1910) |
| League | Eastern Carolina League (1909–1910) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | None |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (0) | None |
| Conference titles (1) | 1910 |
| Team data | |
| Name | Rocky Mount Railroaders (1909–1910) |
| Ballpark | League Park (1909–1910) |
The Rocky Mount Railroaders were a minor league baseball team based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. In 1909 and 1910, the "Railroaders" played exclusively as members of the Class D level Eastern Carolina League, winning a 1910 split-season pennant in the six-team league.
The Railroaders hosted minor league home games at League Park. Today, the ballpark site is known as Kite Park.
Olympian and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Jim Thorpe played baseball for the Railroaders in both 1909 and 1910. Thorpe was forced to return his Gold Medals won in the 1912 Olympic Games when his professional baseball play with Rocky Mount was discovered by the International Olympic Committee. This ruling was overturned in by the IOC 1982 and his gold medals were returned to his family. Today, a historical marker is placed in Rocky Mount honoring his minor league baseball play in the city.