Western Carolina League
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The first Western Carolina League was a class D league which ran from 1948-1952, then combined with the North Carolina State League
to form the Tar Heel League
in 1953. The second Western Carolina League was formed as a class A circuit in 1960. After three years the name was changed to the Western Carolinas League
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North Carolina State League
The North Carolina State League was a "Class D" league in Minor League Baseball. The original version of the league existed from 1913-1917 as the successor to the Carolina Association...
to form the Tar Heel League
Tar Heel League
The Tar Heel League was the name of a mid-20th century Class D professional minor baseball league, based in North Carolina in the United States. It operated during the full seasons of , and , and from the opening of the season through June 21, ....
in 1953. The second Western Carolina League was formed as a class A circuit in 1960. After three years the name was changed to 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...
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1948-1952
- 1948 Lincolnton CardinalsLincolnton CardinalsThe Lincolnton Cardinals of Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States were a minor league baseball team. They began play when the Western Carolina League was formed in 1948. They won the league's first title that season...
- 1949 Rutherford County Owls
- 1950 Lenoir Red Sox
- 1951 Shelby Farmers
- 1952 Shelby Farmers
1960-1962
- 1960 Salisbury BravesSalisbury BravesThe Salisbury Braves were a minor league baseball team in Salisbury, NC during the 1960–1962 seasons. They played in the Western Carolinas League and were affiliates of the Houston Colt .45s in 1961, and the New York Mets in 1962.-Year-by-year record:...
- 1961 Shelby Colonels
- 1962 Statesville Owls
1948-1952
- Forest City, NC: Forest City OwlsForest City OwlsThe Forest City Owls are a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team played its inaugural 2008 season in Forest City, North Carolina after the same franchise , owned by Ken Silver, moved from Spartanburg, South Carolina in the offseason...
1948 - Gastonia, NC: Gastonia Browns 1950
- Granite Falls, NC: Granite Falls GraniteersGranite Falls GraniteersThe Granite Falls Graniteers were a Western Carolina League baseball team based in Granite Falls, North Carolina, USA that existed for only one season, 1951. They used five different managers and won only 14 games, while losing 96....
1951 - Hendersonville, NC: Hendersonville Skylarks 1948-1949
- Hickory, NC: Hickory RebelsHickory RebelsThe Hickory Rebels were a minor league baseball team based in Hickory, North Carolina, USA that existed on-and-off from 1939 to 1960. They played in the Tar Heel League , North Carolina State League and Western Carolinas League . They were affiliated with the New York Giants and Chicago Cubs ....
1952, moved to Tar Heel LeagueTar Heel LeagueThe Tar Heel League was the name of a mid-20th century Class D professional minor baseball league, based in North Carolina in the United States. It operated during the full seasons of , and , and from the opening of the season through June 21, ....
1953-1954 - Lenoir, NC: Lenoir Red Sox 1948-1951, moved from Blue Ridge LeagueBlue Ridge LeagueThe Blue Ridge League was a minor league baseball organization that operated for the better part of sixteen years, from 1915 through 1918, and 1920 to 1930....
1946-1947 - Lincolnton, NC: Lincolnton CardinalsLincolnton CardinalsThe Lincolnton Cardinals of Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States were a minor league baseball team. They began play when the Western Carolina League was formed in 1948. They won the league's first title that season...
1948-1952, moved to Tar Heel LeagueTar Heel LeagueThe Tar Heel League was the name of a mid-20th century Class D professional minor baseball league, based in North Carolina in the United States. It operated during the full seasons of , and , and from the opening of the season through June 21, ....
1953 - Marion, NC: Marion Marauders 1948-1952, moved to Tar Heel LeagueTar Heel LeagueThe Tar Heel League was the name of a mid-20th century Class D professional minor baseball league, based in North Carolina in the United States. It operated during the full seasons of , and , and from the opening of the season through June 21, ....
1953-1954 - Morganton, NC: Morganton Aggies 1948-1952
- Newton, NC & Conover, NC: Newton-Conover Twins 1948-1951
- Shelby, NC: Shelby Farmers 1948-1952
- Spindale, NC: Rutherford County Owls 1949-1952