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The Kinston Indians are a minor league baseball team in Kinston, North Carolina. The team, a High-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, plays in the Carolina League. Kinston adopted the name "Indians" at the start of their relationship with Cleveland, in 1987. 2007 will mark the twenty-first season that the Kinston team has been known as the Indians. Of all the Carolina League cities, only the Durham Bulls (1945-67, 1980-97) were able to retain their franchise name for a longer period of time. The city's membership in the Carolina League has been continuous since 1978 and sporadic since 1956. As of the start of the 2007 season, only Winston-Salem will have had more total seasons in the league. Kinston hosted the Carolina League All-Star Game in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1980, and 1988. They hosted the California League/Carolina League All-Star Game in 2000.

Professional baseball in Kinston dates back to 1908 when they fielded a team in the Eastern Carolina League.[1] They have been called the Kinston Robins, Kinston Highwaymen, Kinston Eagles, Kinston Expos, and Kinston Blue Jays. Since joining the Carolina League, the city's teams have been affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1956, 1962-65), the Washington Senators (1957), the Atlanta Braves (1966-67, 1973), the New York Yankees (1968-72), the Boston Red Sox (1973), the Montreal Expos (1974), the Toronto Blue Jays (1979-85), and the Cleveland Indians (1987-present). They are currently managed by Mike Sarbaugh, a member of the Indians organization since 1990 and a former KTribe player.[2] Their current General Manager is Shari Massengill. Their Assistant General Manager is Jessie Hays.[3] The two make up the only all-female General Manager/Assistant General Manager team in the Minor Leagues.[4] Former General Manager, North Johnson, won the Carolina League Executive of the Year Award three times while with Kinston (1988, 1994, 2000). Johnson is currently the General Manager for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.[5]

The Indians, or K-Tribe as they are nicknamed, play their home games in Historic Grainger Stadium.[6][7][8] Their longtime scoreboard operator Delmont Miller is one of the Carolina League's most unique characters.[9] The Indians' mascot is a dog named Scout.[10] Scout can usually be found in an Indians jersey and baseball cap, but has also been known to don a Superman t-shirt or an aloha shirt depending on the antics he is performing. Scout replaced an earlier Native American mascot who was named Tom E. Hawk. One of the K-Tribe's former coaches was Man Soo Lee who was a Triple Crown winner and former home run champ in the Korean Baseball Organization.

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Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
1987 75-65 2nd Mike Hargrove Lost League Finals
1988 88-52 1st Glenn Adams League Champs
1989 76-60 2nd Ken Bolek
1990 88-47 1st Brian Graham Lost League Finals
1991 89-49 1st Brian Graham League Champs
1992 65-71 6th Dave Keller
1993 71-67 3rd (t) Dave Keller Lost in 1st round
1994 60-78 7th Dave Keller
1995 81-56 2nd Gordon Mackenzie League Champs
1996 76-62 2nd Jack Mull Lost League Finals
1997 87-53 1st Joel Skinner Lost League Finals
1998 69-71 5th Mako Oliveras
1999 79-58 1st Eric Wedge lost in 1st round
2000 68-69 3rd Brad Komminsk
2001 89-51 1st Brad Komminsk Lost in 1st round
2002 74-65 4th Ted Kubiak Lost League Finals
2003 73-66 4th Torey Lovullo Lost in 1st round
2004 88-50 1st Torey Lovullo League Champs
2005 76-64 4th Luis Rivera Lost League Finals
2006 85-54 1st Mike Sarbaugh League Champs
2007 - - Mike Sarbaugh

Note: There were four inductees in the initial class of 1983. There were no inductees in 1986 or 1987. Grady Little was elected in 2000 but could not be inducted until 2001 due to a snow storm.

2006 Championship
2006 Championship

± In 1935, the team was an unaffiliated semi-pro Coastal Plain League team known as the Kinston Eagles.

‡ In 1947, the team was a Class D Coastal Plain League affiliate of the Atlanta Crackers known as the Kinston Eagles.

† In 1962, the team was a Class B Carolina League affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates known as the Kinston Eagles.

  • Runs - 6 Mike Easley (5/4/1991)
  • Doubles - 4 Russell Branyan (4/5/1997)
  • Home Runs - 3 Ryan Mulhern (6/15/2005)
  • Assists (2b) - 11 Miguel Flores (7/5/1991)
  • Assists (3b) - 10 Casey Webster (8/8/1987)
  • Assists (OF) - 3 Mike Huelsmann (6/5/1997)

  • Saves - 41 Mike Soper (1991)
  • Double Plays (SS) - 105 John McDonald (1997)

Average

  • 1990 - Ken Ramos (.345)
  • 1996 - Sean Casey (.331)
  • 2000 - Victor Rodriguez (.327)
  • 2001 - Victor Martinez (.329)
  • 2004 - Pat Osborn (.342)

Doubles

RBI

Stolen Bases

  • 1995 - Ricky Gutierrez (43)
  • 1999 - Scott Pratt (47)

Home Runs

  • 1991 - Tracy Sanders (18)
  • 1997 - Danny Peoples (34)
  • 1998 - Mike Glavine (22)

Triples

  • 1990 - Fabio Gomez (8)
  • 1995 - Enrique Wilson and Ricky Gutierrz (7)
  • 1996 - David Glass (9)

ERA

  • 1987 - Charles Scott (2.69)
  • 1993 - Jason Fronio (2.41)
  • 1996 - Noe Najera (2.70)
  • 2006 - Scott Lewis (1.48)

Strikeouts

Wins

As of September 12, 2006[88]

Pitchers
Number Player Throws DOB Place of Birth
13 Flag of United States Scott Lewis L 9/26/83 Washington Court House, Ohio
16 Flag of United States Scott Roehl R 8/19/81 Somers, Wisconsin
20 Flag of United States Thomas Cowley L 12/30/83 Fenton, Missouri
27 Flag of United States Chuck Lofgren L 1/29/86 Burlingame, California
28 Flag of United States Chris Niesel R 11/18/82 Plantation, Florida
33 Flag of United States Scott Sumner R 7/21/83 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
34 Flag of United States Nick Pesco R 9/17/83 Berkely, California
37 Flag of United States Kyle Collins R 8/17/81 San Jose, California
38 Flag of Canada TJ Burton (on IL) R 7/13/83 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
39 Flag of United States Randy Newsom R 5/6/82 Cincinnati, Ohio
43 Flag of United States Cody Bunkleman R 2/6/85 Eau Claire, Wisconsin
46 Flag of Honduras Mariano Gomez L 9/12/82 San Pedro Sula, Honduras
48 Flag of United States Joe Ness R 11/4/83 Logansport, Indiana
49 Flag of United States Kevin Dixon (on DL) R 12/16/83 Burnsville, Minnesota
50 Flag of United States Ryan Knippschild L 9/24/82 Sacramento, California
Flag of United States Michael Finocchi (on DL) R 4/28/85 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Flag of United States Shawn Nottingham L 1/22/85 Canton, Ohio
Catchers
Number Player Bats Throws DOB Place of Birth
12 Flag of United States Caleb Brock R R 3/30/80 Lexington, Kentucky
25 Flag of United States Javi Herrera R R 10/8/71 Hialeah, Florida
Infielders
Number Player Bats Throws POS DOB Place of Birth
7 Flag of Dominican Republic Chris De La Cruz S R SS 5/3/82 Monte Plata, Dominican Republic
8 Flag of Dominican Republic Argenis Reyes R R 2B 9/25/82 Santiago, Dominican Republic
9 Flag of United States Brian Finegan R R SS 12/15/81 San Jose, California
11 Flag of United States Rodney Choy Foo S R 2B 12/12/81 Honolulu, Hawaii
13 Flag of United States Micah Shilling L R 2B 12/27/82 Zachary, Louisiana
26 Flag of United States Stephen Head L L 1B 1/13/84 Raymond, Mississippi
34 Flag of United States Matt Whitney R R 3B 2/13/84 West Palm Beach, Florida
Outfielders
Number Player Bats Throws POS DOB Place of Birth
5 Flag of Dominican Republic Jose Constanza S L OF 9/1/83 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
9 Flag of United States Nathan Panther L L OF 7/12/81 Iowa City, Iowa
29 Flag of United States Johnny Drennen L L OF 8/26/86 Honolulu, Hawaii
41 Flag of United States Jordan Brown L L OF 12/18/83 Vacaville, California

  • John Drennen
  • Chuck Lofgren
  • Scott Lewis

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