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AZTarHeel · 06-12-2026, 12:31 AM

1947 North Carolina State League – Regular Season Recap

Weavers juggernaut continues in 1947

Final Standings
x-Concord Weavers 75-39
x-Mooresville Moors 69-45
Mount Airy Graniteers 68-46
Thomasville Dodgers 67-47
Salisbury Pirates 65-49
Landis Millers 53-61
Statesville Owls 52-62
Hickory Rebels 44-70
Lexington A’s 39-75
Lenoir Red Sox 38-76

Concord does it again. The most dominant team since the North Carolina State League’s post-WWII revival collected its second straight regular season crown (after finishing as runner-up in 1945). The Weavers will now go for their third consecutive playoff championship.

Manager Bill Shoemaker has built a powerhouse for sure. The Weavers led the league in runs scored despite being LAST in true batting average. Talk about putting pressure on defenses in a variety of ways!

The team had a .361 OBP and countered with a lockdown defense and pitching staff. (Editor’s note: as one who appreciates dynasties and dominant teams, this is fun to watch despite Concord foiling Landis time and again).

Mooresville will be the third team to try and dethrone the Weavers in the playoffs. Landis and Hickory couldn’t do it the past two years.

Mount Airy has only itself to blame for missing out on the post-season. The Graniteers lost their last five games to let Mooresville slip in ahead of them (one of those L’s came courtesy of the Landis – about our only highlight in September).

There was clearly a line of demarcation in the NCSL this year. Concord, Mooresville, Mount Airy, Thomasville and Salisbury were heads-above better than the rest. Twelve games separated fifth-place Salisbury and sixth-place Landis.

Names and Numbers to Remember

Concord went 40-22 in the back half of the season, the best record of any team.
Mooresville’s Adam Abernathy earned the 1947 batting honors with a .330 average, edging out Thomasville’s James Bussone by one point.
Home runs were light in this league, with Lexington’s Justin George ending up the leader with 15. Landis’ Mike Andersen finished tied for second with 11.
Looking forward to the pitching battles in the playoff series between hurlers like Concord’s Chris Foster (2.28 ERA) and Steve Allen (2.65 ERA) and Mooresville’s Chris Jones (league best 16 wins).
This was definitely a pitch-to-contact league as well, with the strikeout leader only finishing with 63 on the season (Hickory’s Jon Hall). This is part of why Boone Tucker is struggling as Landis manager – as stated before he has not constructed a roster that aligns with this division’s 1940s dynamics.

It wasn’t Millers time – again
The Landis Millers had their best stretch in the middle of the summer. The Millers reeled off 10 wins in a row and improved to 42-34. We were still 13 back of Concord at the time (so frustrating – they had just won 9 in a row). But we drew within four games of second-place Mount Airy and three of Mooresville! Look out playoffs, here we come!

Hickory finally ended our win streak, then we faced Mount Airy in a pivotal three-game stretch. Well, we went splat in that series and never recovered. By August, it felt like a lot of the guys just checked out and no matter what buttons I pushed, we never pulled out of the slump.

I had hoped for at least .500 ball. Egads, we missed that boat by a lot!

We were a very imperfect team in 1947, with no margin for error. Some late injuries didn’t help and a dysfunctional bullpen killed us.

Boone Tucker has a lot of roster decisions to make in the off-season…

06-12-2026, 12:31 AM	#64
AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,773	1947 North Carolina State League – Regular Season Recap Weavers juggernaut continues in 1947 Final Standings x-Concord Weavers 75-39 x-Mooresville Moors 69-45 Mount Airy Graniteers 68-46 Thomasville Dodgers 67-47 Salisbury Pirates 65-49 Landis Millers 53-61 Statesville Owls 52-62 Hickory Rebels 44-70 Lexington A’s 39-75 Lenoir Red Sox 38-76 Concord does it again. The most dominant team since the North Carolina State League’s post-WWII revival collected its second straight regular season crown (after finishing as runner-up in 1945). The Weavers will now go for their third consecutive playoff championship. Manager Bill Shoemaker has built a powerhouse for sure. The Weavers led the league in runs scored despite being LAST in true batting average. Talk about putting pressure on defenses in a variety of ways! The team had a .361 OBP and countered with a lockdown defense and pitching staff. (Editor’s note: as one who appreciates dynasties and dominant teams, this is fun to watch despite Concord foiling Landis time and again). Mooresville will be the third team to try and dethrone the Weavers in the playoffs. Landis and Hickory couldn’t do it the past two years. Mount Airy has only itself to blame for missing out on the post-season. The Graniteers lost their last five games to let Mooresville slip in ahead of them (one of those L’s came courtesy of the Landis – about our only highlight in September). There was clearly a line of demarcation in the NCSL this year. Concord, Mooresville, Mount Airy, Thomasville and Salisbury were heads-above better than the rest. Twelve games separated fifth-place Salisbury and sixth-place Landis. Names and Numbers to Remember Concord went 40-22 in the back half of the season, the best record of any team. Mooresville’s Adam Abernathy earned the 1947 batting honors with a .330 average, edging out Thomasville’s James Bussone by one point. Home runs were light in this league, with Lexington’s Justin George ending up the leader with 15. Landis’ Mike Andersen finished tied for second with 11. Looking forward to the pitching battles in the playoff series between hurlers like Concord’s Chris Foster (2.28 ERA) and Steve Allen (2.65 ERA) and Mooresville’s Chris Jones (league best 16 wins). This was definitely a pitch-to-contact league as well, with the strikeout leader only finishing with 63 on the season (Hickory’s Jon Hall). This is part of why Boone Tucker is struggling as Landis manager – as stated before he has not constructed a roster that aligns with this division’s 1940s dynamics. It wasn’t Millers time – again The Landis Millers had their best stretch in the middle of the summer. The Millers reeled off 10 wins in a row and improved to 42-34. We were still 13 back of Concord at the time (so frustrating – they had just won 9 in a row). But we drew within four games of second-place Mount Airy and three of Mooresville! Look out playoffs, here we come! Hickory finally ended our win streak, then we faced Mount Airy in a pivotal three-game stretch. Well, we went splat in that series and never recovered. By August, it felt like a lot of the guys just checked out and no matter what buttons I pushed, we never pulled out of the slump. I had hoped for at least .500 ball. Egads, we missed that boat by a lot! We were a very imperfect team in 1947, with no margin for error. Some late injuries didn’t help and a dysfunctional bullpen killed us. Boone Tucker has a lot of roster decisions to make in the off-season… __________________ Current Dynasties Baseball's Rebirth in the Old North State (1945-) The Tobacco State League: A Summer With the Red Springs Red Robins From the Way-Back Machine (WAY old dynasty stories): The Steve Victory Story: Tournament Dreams College Basketball! Baseball In The Tar Heel State: A Fictional Experience The Arizona League: Real Players. Fictional Teams Last edited by AZTarHeel; 06-12-2026 at 12:33 AM.