Rocky Mount, NC

Rocky Mount is located in northern North Carolina, 20 miles northeast of Raleigh, NC.

Teams that have played here

• Rocky Mount Railroaders, Eastern Carolina League (1909-1910)
• Rocky Mount Carolinians, Virginia League (1915)
• Rocky Mount Tar Heels, Virginia League (1916-1917, 1920-1923)
• Rocky Mount Broncos, Virginia League (1924-1925)
• Rocky Mount Buccaneers, Piedmont League (1927)
• Rocky Mount Buccaneers, Eastern Carolina League (1928-1929)
• Rocky Mount Red Sox, Piedmont League (1936-1940)
• Rocky Mount Leafs, Coastal Plain League (1941, 1947-1952)
• Rocky Mount Rocks, Bi-State League (1942)
• Rocky Mount Rocks, Coastal Plain League (1946)
• Rocky Mount Leafs, Carolina League (1962-1963, 1965-1972)
• Rocky Mount Senators, Carolina League (1964)
• Rocky Mount Phillies, Carolina League (1973-1975)
• Rocky Mount Pines, Carolina League (1980)
• Rocky Mount Rockfish, Coastal Plain (Summer Collegiate) League (1997-1998)

Persons who were born here

• Ray Battle, infielder
• Harry Daughtry, minor league infielder and manager
• Tyler DeLoach, minor league pitcher
• Brian Goodwin, outfielder
• Chuck Hinton, outfielder
• Buck Leonard, infielder; Hall of Fame
• Landen Roupp, pitcher
• Jim Speight, minor league infielder; college coach
• Mike Tyson, infielder
• Randy Warrick, college coach

Persons who died here

• Ray Battle, infielder
• Buck Leonard, infielder; Hall of Fame
• Scott Lucas, minor league infielder
• Kite Thomas, outfielder

Educational institutions located here

• Booker T. Washington High School
• Faith Christian School
• North Carolina Wesleyan College
• Northern Nash High School
• Rocky Mount High School