The Kinston Expos were minor league affiliate of the Montreal Expos during the summer of 1974. The team finished last place in the six-team Carolina League with a miserable 38-93 record in their only season of operation. From 1925 to 1972, a series of Kinston, North Carolina teams were known as the ‘Kinston Eagles’. The 1974 Expos were the first team to play in the city under a different name.
The Salem Pirates were a Virginia-based Class A farm club of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1972 to 1979. Pittsburgh’s sponsorship of Salem’s Carolina League franchise dated back to 1968, but the club was known as the Salem Rebels from 1968 to 1971. Salem won back-to-back-to-back Carolina League titles from 1972 through 1974.
Carolina League (2017-2018) Born: 2016 – Carolina League expansion franchise Moved: September 2018 (Fayetteville Woodpeckers) First Game: Last Game: Carolina League Champions: 2018 Jim Perry Stadium (2,000)
Carolina League (1963) Born: January 10, 1963 – Re-branded from Raleigh Capitals Affiliation Change: October 16, 1963 (Raleigh Cardinals) First Game: April 19, 1963 (L
The Lynchburg Twins were part of the procession of Carolina League ball clubs that have made their home in the central Virginia city since the mid-1960’s. The Twins followed the Lynchburg White Sox and preceded the Rangers, Mets, Red Sox and Hill Cats.
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