Tribe Talk
Published on July 9, 2009 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
Not So Sweet Sixteen - After Frederick scored 11 runs on 16 hits against the K-Tribe Tuesday night, the most hits Kinston has allowed in a game all season long, the Keys put on a hit parade once more, recording 16 hits again in last night's 6-2 win. The previous high of 15 hits surrendered by Kinston pitching didn't last long, as Salem had 15 hits to start the second half on June 25 in a 12-0 shutout of Kinston. Frederick leads the Carolina League with 741 hits for the season. Kinston pitching has given up the second least amount of hits in the CL, 660, one more than Winston-Salem's staff. The most hits Kinston has allowed in a three game series this season is 39 in a three game sweep at the hands of Salem to start the second half June 25-27th.
Home Field Advantage? - Kinston is now 15-28 at Historic Grainger Stadium this season and has not won a home series since May 8-10th against Myrtle Beach. Since then, the K-Tribe is 4-19 as the home squad. The Indians are also now 5-17 at home vs. Northern Division opponents. Kinston is hitting .248 as a team at home compared to a .271 average on the road.
As the Eagle Flies - Tomorrow the K-Tribe will celebrate 60 years of Grainger Stadium by wearing special throwback Kinston Eagle jerseys. Although Kinston has been nicknamed the Indians as a Cleveland affiliate since 1987, the Kinston Eagles was the name identifying Kinston's Minor League team until 1973. In the Carolina League, Kinston was known as the Eagles for 19 seasons. K-Tribe names through the years: Robins (1921), Highwaymen (1922), Eagles (1925-1973, 1978-1981, 1986), Expos (1974), Blue Jays (1982-1985), and Indians (1987-Present).
K-Tribe Affiliations - The Kinston Indians have enjoyed a 23 year affiliation with the Cleveland Indians, the longest consecutive affiliation currently in the Carolina League. The Kinston franchise has had nine different MLB affiliations while playing in Grainger Stadium. Boston (1950), Detroit (1952), Washington Senators (1957), Pittsburgh (1956, 1962-65), Atlanta (1966-67), New York Yankees (1968-1972), Montreal (1974), Toronto (1979-1985), Cleveland (1987-Present). Kinston was also at St. Louis Cardinals affiliate before the stadium was built in 1937-1939.
Unfamiliar Foes-Kinston will see a heavy dose of Frederick and Potomac over the next two weeks, as the K-Tribe plays its next 11 games against the northern division opponents, five more with the Keys and six with the Nationals. Kinston hasn't faced either team since May, and its last match-up with Frederick was May 22-24. The Keys have had the upper hand in the series so far, winning six of the seven games. Kinston is hitting .262 with a staff ERA of 6.13 vs. Frederick while the Keys are hitting.292 with an ERA of 4.18 against Kinston.
Carolina League Stories from July 9, 2009
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- Potomac Drops Series Finale in Seesaw Affair - Potomac Nationals
- Blue Rocks Take Rubber Match from Cats - Hill City Howlers
- Gleason Gets First Carolina League Win in 4-2 Victory - Frederick Keys
- Frederick Gets By Kinston 4-2 - Kinston Indians
- Rain Halts Baseball in Winston; Doubleheader Set for September - Salem RidgeYaks
- Rain Postpones Dash Series Finale With Red Sox - Winston-Salem Dash
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