Cape Fear Crocs
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| Cape Fear Crocs | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Class-A (1997-2000) |
| League | South Atlantic League (1997-2000) |
| Division | Northern Division |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | Montreal Expos (1997-2000) |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | None |
| Second-half titles | 1999 |
| Team data | |
| Name | Cape Fear Crocs (1997-2000) |
| Colors | Black, teal, white, green, gold, tan[1] |
| Mascot | Dundie the Crocodile |
| Ballpark | J. P. Riddle Stadium (1997-2000) |
The Cape Fear Crocs were a minor league baseball team in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
They were a low Class-A baseball team which played in the South Atlantic League, and were a farm team of the Montreal Expos for the franchise's entire tenure as the Cape Fear Crocs.
They played all of their home games at J. P. Riddle Stadium and were previously known as the Fayetteville Generals.
Even though the Crocs were a perennial playoff team during their time in the SAL, poor attendance figures and problems having their existing stadium renovated and updated to league standards or even a new downtown stadium built, all proved too much to bear for the ownership of the struggling franchise.
Prior to the 2001 season, the Crocs were sold and moved to New Jersey, where they officially became the Lakewood BlueClaws, and dropped their affiliation with the Expos in favor of becoming an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
The name 'Crocs' was chosen in a name-the-team contest, beating out entries such as Kings, Force, and Highlanders.[3] Their mascot was the Dundie the Crocodile.[4]
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