Salisbury Dodgers
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The Salisbury Dodgers were a minor league baseball team from Salisbury, North Carolina
. They played in the Western Carolinas League
as an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers
during the 1963 and 1964 seasons. They were managed by George Scherger
and won the league championship in 1964.
Salisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census . It is the county seat of Rowan County...
. They played in the Western Carolinas League
Western Carolinas League
The Western Carolinas League was a Class D and a low Class A full-season league in American minor league baseball. The WCL changed its name prior to the 1980 season and has been known since as the South Atlantic League, a highly successful low Class A circuit with teams up the Eastern Seaboard...
as an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
during the 1963 and 1964 seasons. They were managed by George Scherger
George Scherger
George Richard Scherger , nicknamed "'Sugar Bear," was a retired coach in American Major League Baseball and a former longtime minor league infielder and manager...
and won the league championship in 1964.