Tag: Dennis Bastien

1988 Charleston Wheelers Baseball Program from the South Atlantic League

Charleston Wheelers

August 23, 2015

Charleston, West Virginia went without pro baseball for three summers after the Charleston Charlies pulled up stakes for Maine in late 1983.  The Charlies were a triple-A club just one step removed from the Major Leagues.  But by 1983, Charleston was the smallest Class AAA city in America by population. So it was little surprise that when pro ball returned with the formation of the Charleston Wheelers in the spring of 1987, local hardball fans had to accept a two-level demotion to the Class A South Atlantic League. The Wheelers era at Watt Powell Park lasted for eight summers. Ahead of the 1995 season, a new set of owners re-branded the ball club as the Charleston Alley Cats.

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Nashville Xpress Baseball

Nashville Xpress

August 22, 2015

Southern League (1993-1994) Born: January 30, 1993 – The Charlotte Knights relocate to Nashville, TN Moved: Postseason 1994 (Port City Roosters) First Game: Last Game:

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1989 Winston-Salem Spirits Baseball Yearbook from the Carolina League

Winston-Salem Spirits

June 14, 2014

The Winston-Salem Spirits were a Class A minor league baseball team in North Carolina during the 1980’s and early 1990’s. The club won back-to-back Carolina League crowns in 1985 and 1986 as a Chicago Cubs farm team. The Spirits’ were featured in the classic 1988 minor league baseball film Bull Durham in their distinctive purple and green uniforms.

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