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. Washington made his debut for the Kinston Eagles on April 17, 1956. During the year, he hit .254 with 9 home runs and 40 RBI. The Carolina League itself had been integrated in 1951 by Percy Miller Jr. of the Danville Leafs. 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. ... 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. ...

Washington's professional debut came with the Hutchinson Elks in the Western Association in 1952. In 1955, he played for both the Burlington-Graham Pirates of the Carolina League and the St. Jean Canadians of the Provincial League. During his entire professional career, Washington played in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system. The Western Association was the name of five different leagues in American minor league baseball during the 19th and 20th centuries. ... 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... The farm system is a slang term used in baseball to refer to the systematic control or ownership of minor league baseball clubs by major league teams, who move players from the lowest to the highest classification as they gain experience and enjoy success at each level. ...