Bi-State League
The Bi-State League was an American baseball minor league formed in 1934 with teams in Virginia and North Carolina. The league held together for nine seasons, being represented by ten cities from North Carolina and eight from Virginia. Only the Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets, a team that was a combination of those three cities from North Carolina, was able to make the entire nine-year run. This combination also captured the league title in two seasons, 1935 and 1941. The squad from Bassett, Virginia, won four league titles during the span, coming out on top three times in a row, 1936, 1937, 1938 and closing it out with the 1940 pennant before losing in the finals. The league's final season was 1942, as it was not revived after World War II.
List of teams
- Bassett, Virginia: Bassett Furnituremakers
- Burlington, North Carolina: Burlington Bees
- Danville, Virginia: Danville Leafs
- Danville, Virginia & Schoolfield, Virginia: Danville-Schoolfield Leafs
- Fieldale, Virginia: Fieldale Virginians 1934; Fieldale Towlers
- Leaksville, North Carolina, Draper, North Carolina, & Spray, North Carolina: Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets
- Martinsville, Virginia: Martinsville Manufacturers
- Mayodan, North Carolina: Mayodan Senators ; Mayodan Orphans ; Mayodan Millers
- Mount Airy, North Carolina: Mount Airy Graniteers ; Mount Airy Reds
- Reidsville, North Carolina: Reidsville Luckies
- Rocky Mount, North Carolina: Rocky Mount Rocks
- Sanford, North Carolina: Sanford Spinners
- South Boston, Virginia & Halifax, Virginia: South Boston Twins ; South Boston-Halifax Wrappers ; South Boston Wrappers
- Wilson, North Carolina: Wilson Tobs
Standings & statistics
1934 to 1938
1934 Bi-State League| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Danville Leafs | 53 | 25 | .679 | - | Herb Brett |
| Martinsville Manufacturers | 46 | 29 | .613 | 5½ | Jimmy Sanders |
| Fieldale Virginians | 36 | 41 | .468 | 16½ | D. L. Hodge |
| Mount Airy Graniteers | 33 | 43 | .434 | 19 | Cecil Harris / G. Thomas |
| Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | 32 | 45 | .416 | 20½ | Oscar Langley / Blackie Carter |
| Mayodan Senators | 29 | 46 | .387 | 22½ | Zip Payne / Charles Eadmon / Monroe Mitchell |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
| Jimmy Sanders | Martinsville | BA | .423 | Cletus Voss | Fieldale | W | 17 | |
| Woodrow Williams | Leaksville | Runs | 86 | Cletus Voss | Fieldale | SO | 126 | |
| Zip Payne | Mayodan | Hits | 134 | Spencer Bruce | Danville | Pct | .813; 13-3 | |
| Eddie Weston | Mayodan | HR | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
1935 Bi-State League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | 71 | 44 | .617 | - | Blackie Carter |
| Danville Leafs | 68 | 46 | .596 | 2½ | Herb Brett |
| Bassett Furniture Makers | 68 | 47 | .591 | 3 | Lefty Jenkins |
| Mount Airy Reds | 67 | 47 | .588 | 3½ | Mickey Shader |
| Mayodan Mills | 51 | 62 | .451 | 19 | Phil Lundeen |
| Fieldale Towlers | 50 | 64 | .439 | 20½ | Dixie Parker |
| Martinsville Manufacturers | 42 | 71 | .372 | 28 | Harold Bohl |
| Reidsville Luckies | 39 | 75 | .342 | 31½ | Glenn Bickerstaff / L.J. Perry |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
| Ralph Hodgin | Fieldale | BA | .387 | Fred Pipgras | Danville | W | 25 | |
| Woody Williams | Leaksville | Runs | 111 | Jeff Jeffcoat | Leaksville | SO | 222 | |
| Ralph Hodgin | Fieldale | Hits | 187 | Fred Pipgras | Danville | Pct | .806; 25-6 | |
| Blackie Carter | Leaksville | HR | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
1936 Bi-State League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Bassett Furniture Makers | 74 | 43 | .632 | - | Lefty Jenkins |
| Danville Leafs | 74 | 45 | .622 | 1 | Herb Brett |
| Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | 65 | 51 | .560 | 8½ | Clyde Sukeforth |
| Martinsville Manufacturers | 59 | 58 | .504 | 15 | Jimmy Sanders |
| Reidsville Luckies | 54 | 61 | .470 | 19 | Jimmy Maus |
| Mount Airy Reds | 53 | 63 | .457 | 20½ | Mickey Shader / Elbert Conway / Frank Packard |
| Fieldale Towlers | 52 | 62 | .456 | 20½ | Joe Guyon / Red Smith |
| Mayodan Orphans | 35 | 83 | .297 | 39½ | Phil Lundeen / Bill Ragsdale |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
| Gene Handley | Mt. Airy | BA | .403 | Lefty Jenkins | Bassett | W | 25 | |
| Ken Keltner | Fieldale | Runs | 120 | Weaver Nowlin | Leaksville | SO | 167 | |
| Ken Keltner | Fieldale | Hits | 175 | Lefty Jenkins | Bassett | Pct | .833; 25-5 | |
| Woody Traylor | Danville | HR | 34 | Woody Traylor | Danville | RBI | 120 |
1937 Bi-State League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Bassett Furniture Makers | 68 | 45 | .602 | - | Ray White |
| Mayodan Senators | 69 | 46 | .600 | - | Harry Daughtry |
| Danville Leafs | 68 | 47 | .591 | 1 | Herb Brett |
| Martinsville Manufacturers | 63 | 50 | .558 | 5 | Arnold Anderson |
| Mount Airy Reds | 52 | 61 | .460 | 16 | Walt Novak |
| Reidsville Luckies | 51 | 65 | .440 | 18½ | Charley Moore |
| South Boston Twins | 43 | 68 | .387 | 24 | Jimmy Shelton |
| Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | 41 | 73 | .360 | 27½ | Clarence Blethen / Dave Lawless / Charles Wills |
Finals: Bassett 4 games, Martinsville 3.
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
| Doug Wheeler | Mayodan | BA | .359 | Jesse Plummer | Mayodan | W | 21 | |
| Doug Wheeler | Mayodan | Runs | 111 | Weaver Nowlin | Reidsville | SO | 168 | |
| Cecil Payne | Mayodan | Hits | 167 | Jack Zerblis | Bassett | ERA | 2.23 | |
| Doug Wheeler | Mayodan | RBI | 71 | Herb Leary | Reidsville | HR | 29 |
1938 Bi-State League
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
| Bassett Furniture Makers | 76 | 40 | .655 | - | Walter Novak |
| Mayodan Millers | 73 | 46 | .613 | 4½ | Harry Daughtry |
| Reidsville Luckies | 71 | 48 | .597 | 6½ | Jim Poole |
| Danville Leafs | 63 | 55 | .534 | 14 | Red Barnes |
| Martinsville Manufacturers | 61 | 56 | .521 | 15½ | Arnold Anderson |
| Mount Airy Graniteers | 49 | 69 | .415 | 28 | Dick Goldberg |
| South Boston-Halifax Wrappers | 43 | 77 | .358 | 35 | James Calleran |
| Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | 37 | 82 | .311 | 40½ | Joe Feori |
Finals: Bassett 4 games, Danville 2.
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
| Americo Rossomando | Bassett | BA | .390 | Wes Livengood | Bassett | W | 21 | |
| Ray Scantling | Reidsville | Runs | 130 | Raymon Voight | Reidsville | SO | 200 | |
| Harry Lee Daughtry | Mayodan | Hits | 174 | Wes Livengood | Bassett | ERA | 3.06 | |
| Ray Scantling | Reidsville | RBI | 147 | Ray Scantling | Reidsville | HR | 33 |