Reidsville Luckies T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina Size:XL named for the team's longtime

named for the team's longtime president and GM

In the Eastern Illinois League

had a number of KITTY League teams over the years

including Jake Vatter

Reidsville Luckies T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina Size:XL named for the team's longtimeThe Reidsville Luckies took their name from Lucky Strike cigarettes, manufactured locally by the American Tobacco Company, and even played their home games at a ballpark called Lucky Strike Park. The franchise first played in the Bi State League from 1935 to 1940, returned for one season in the Tri State League in 1947, and then joined the Carolina League in 1948, where they remained through 1954 as the Luckies. Pitcher Steve Ridzik made his