Reidsville Luckies Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina Mayfield Clothiers The Owingsville Merchants were a

The Owingsville Merchants were a minor league or semi-pro baseball team from Owingsville

and Rube Walker

With no Illinois or Indiana teams left after 1957

affiliated with the Yankees and White Sox

and the Egyptians later competed in the Kitty League from 1903–1906

Reidsville Luckies Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina Mayfield Clothiers The Owingsville Merchants were aThe Reidsville Luckies took their name from Lucky Strike cigarettes, manufactured locally by the American Tobacco Company, and even played their home games at a ballpark called Lucky Strike Park. The franchise first played in the Bi State League from 1935 to 1940, returned for one season in the Tri State League in 1947, and then joined the Carolina League in 1948, where they remained through 1954 as the Luckies. Pitcher Steve Ridzik made his