The Wytheville Cubs, located in Wytheville, Virginia

Wytheville, Virginia

Wytheville is a town in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,211 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wythe County. The town is home to a Chautauqua Festival, held the third weekend in June every year since 1985...

, were a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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 that played from 1985 to 1989. They played in the Appalachian League

Appalachian League

The Appalachian League is a Rookie-class minor league that began play in 1937 with one year of inactivity in 1956. From 1937 to 1962, it was a Class D League. Teams are located in the Appalachian regions of Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia and Tennessee...

 and had four different managers in their five years of existence. They finished with their best record in their first year, when they went 39-31, finishing third in the league.

Alumni include Jerome Walton

Jerome Walton

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, Les Lancaster

Les Lancaster

Lester Lancaster , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1987–1993 and is currently the manager of the Sioux City Explorers....

, Derrick May, Shawn Boskie

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, Matt Walbeck

Matt Walbeck

Matthew Lovick Walbeck is a former right-handed Major League Baseball catcher who played from to for the Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Anaheim Angels and Philadelphia Phillies...

, Matt Franco

Matt Franco

Matthew Neil Franco is a former professional baseball player who played first base in the major leagues from 1995–2003, and in Nippon Professional Baseball from 2004-2006. Franco started his pro career in 1987 with the Rookie League Wytheville Cubs in the Appalachian League...

, Alex Arias

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, Frank Castillo

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 and Kevin Roberson

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After the 1989 season, the Wytheville Cubs moved to Huntington, West Virginia

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 to become the Huntington Cubs

Huntington Cubs

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Year-by-year record

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Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1985	39-31	3rd	Ramon Conde Ramón Conde Ramón Luis Conde Román is a former professional baseball player. He played 14 games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in 1962, primarily as a third baseman. He came to the plate 19 times without a hit, although he did manage three walks.Conde had an extensive minor league baseball...	none
1986	22-46	7th	Tony Franklin Tony Franklin (baseball) Anthony Wayne Franklin is an American manager in minor league baseball and a former infielder in the minor leagues...
1987	32-38	5th	Brad Mills
1988	28-40	9th	Steve Roadcap Steve Roadcap Steven Craig Roadcap was the manager for two years of the Reading Phillies, the Double-A affiliate of the Major League Baseball team the Philadelphia Phillies and other minor league teams in the Phillies organization. He managed in the minor leagues from 1988–2010 and played in the minor leagues...
1989	34-35	4th	Steve Roadcap Steve Roadcap Steven Craig Roadcap was the manager for two years of the Reading Phillies, the Double-A affiliate of the Major League Baseball team the Philadelphia Phillies and other minor league teams in the Phillies organization. He managed in the minor leagues from 1988–2010 and played in the minor leagues...