The Piedmont Baseball Historical Society is an organization dedicated to the preservation of baseball history in the North Carolina Piedmont. Conducting its second annual Hot Stove League Dinner Friday, March 5th, 2004 at 12 W Main St. in Thomasville, the PBHS welcomed former big league player and coach Hal Starrette as its keynote speaker.

The PBHS is still offering area fans the opportunity to purchase a commemorative, engraved brick along Finch Field's new "Walk of Fame." Situated at the entrance to Finch Field, the "Walk of Fame" will be an eternal showcase of our community's support of the HiToms, American Legion Baseball and Finch Field's generational significance.

The PBHS Hot Stove League Dinner also featured the presentation of three Piedmont area high school baseball awards: Myron "Red" Hayworth Player of the Year Award, Jimmy Grudzis Coach of the Year Award and the Stephen Bollinger Memorial Student-Athlete of the Year Award.

2004 Hall-of-Fame Class

Tom Brewer - Boston Red Sox & HiToms
Don Cardwell - N.Y. Mets
Lawrence "Crash" Davis - Durham Bulls
Dick Groat - Duke University & Pittsburgh Pirates
Charlie Harville - WFMY & WGHP
Cal Ripken Jr. - Baltimore Orioles
Enos Slaughter - St. Louis Cardinals
Jack Taylor - Cincinnati Reds & HiToms
Hoyt Wilhelm - N.Y. Giants
Carl Yastrzenski - Boston Red Sox
Gene Verble - Washington Senators

2003 High School Award Winners

Myron "Red" Hayworth Player of the Year-Kunta Hicks/Ragsdale
Jimmy Gruzdis Coach of the Year-Chris Adams/Ledford
Stephen Bollinger Memorial Award-Dusty Rebert/Trinity

2003 Hall-of-Fame Class

Johnny Allen
Luke Appling
Bobby Bonds
Rick Ferrell
Curt Flood
Jim Gruzdis
Hal Lanier
Max Lanier
Eddie Mathews
Jack McKeon
Johnny Mize
Al Rosen
Johnny Temple

2002 High School Award Winners

Myron "Red" Hayworth Player of the Year-Kunta Hicks/Ragsdale
Jimmy Gruzdis Coach of the Year-Tom Gates/Weleyan
Stephen Bollinger Memorial Award-Justin Poplin/Ledford

PBHS Officers

Randy Cranford - President
Jennifer Holder - Treasurer
Paul Bollinger - Secretary
Cindy Bollinger - Assistant Secretary

Board of Trustees

Joe Craig
Jim Honneycutt
Michael Lea
Greg Suire
Jay Temple