Carl Long (born May 9, 1935 in Rock Hill, South Carolina) was a black baseball player who, along with Frank Washington, broke the color barrier in the Carolina League city of Kinston, North Carolina. Long made his debut for the Kinston Eagles on April 17, 1956. During the year, he hit .291 with 18 home runs and 111 RBI. The Carolina League itself had been integrated in 1951 by Percy Miller Jr. of the Danville Leafs. The 111 RBI tallied by Long in 1956 has been equaled but never surpassed by any subsequent Kinston players. May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rock Hill is a city located in York County, South Carolina and a suburb of the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. ... Frank Washington was a black baseball player who, along with Carl Long, broke the color barrier in the Carolina League city of Kinston, North Carolina. ... The Carolina League is a minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic region of the United States. ... Kinston is a city located in Lenoir County, North Carolina. ... Former minor league baseball team located in Kinston, NC. The Kinston Eagles was a name used by the teams of Kinston on and off from 1925 to 1986. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run scored by each runner who was already on base), with no errors by the defensive team on... RBI is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including Reserve Bank of India Run batted in, in baseball Radio Berlin International This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Percy Miller Jr. ... The Danville Leafs were a professional minor league baseball team that played in the city of Danville, Virginia. ...

Long's professional debut came with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro League in 1952. He stayed with Birmingham through the 1953 season. In 1954, he was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates and was sent to their minor league team, the St. Jean Canadians of the Provincial League. During 1955, Long played for the Billings Mustangs in the Pioneer League and also saw some action for Phoenix in the Arizona-Mexico League. After playing for the Eagles in 1956, Long played for the Beaumont Pirates of the Big State League and Mexico City in 1957. A shoulder injury curtailed his career, and he left baseball to live in Kinston. Birmingham Black Barons Leagues Negro Southern League Negro National League Negro American League Significant Players Joe Bankhead Lyman Bostock Willie Mays Satchel Paige Ted Radcliffe Harry Salmon Sam Streeter Mules Suttles LorenzoPiperDavis The Birmingham Black Barons was a professional baseball team based out of Rickwood Field in Birmingham... Part of the History of baseball series. ... Major league affiliations National League (1887–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,4,8,9,20,21,33,40 Name Pittsburgh Pirates (1891–present) Pittsburgh Innocents (1890) (Also referred to as Infants in 1890) Pittsburg Alleghenies (1882-1889) Ballpark PNC Park (2001–present) Three Rivers Stadium... Minor leagues in the sense intended in this article are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. ... The Pioneer League is a minor league baseball league which currently operates in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. ... The Big State League was a mid-level, Class B circuit in American minor league baseball that played for 11 seasons, from 1947 through 1957. ...

Long continued to break barriers after his baseball career was over. He became Kinston's first black bus driver as well as Lenoir County's first black Deputy Sheriff and black detective within the sheriff's department. Lenoir County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ...

Long often attends games at Grainger Stadium to watch Kinston's current team, the Kinston Indians. He has been honored by the Indians with "Carl Long Day" games, and in 2003 he was inducted into the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame. He has traveled extensively to promote the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Grainger Stadium is a stadium in Kinston, North Carolina. ... The Kinston Indians are a minor league baseball team in Kinston, North Carolina. ... The Kinston Indians are a minor league baseball team in Kinston, North Carolina. ... The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was founded in 1990 in Kansas City, Missouri. ...

External Links

• Kinston Free Press Article

• 2004 Article

• Kinston Hall of Fame Induction