 With no major league sponsor and very little fan support, Kinston likewise withdrew from the league.The Kinston Expos, and all the Kinston teams since 1949, played their home games at Grainger Stadium located at 400 East Grainger Avenue in Kinston.The original structure was built by architect John J. Rowland in 1949 at a cost of $170,000 inclusive of everything except the land.