The Lynchburg Rangers were a One-Year Wonder in the Class A Carolina League during the summer of 1975. The Virginia city has been a fixture in the Carolina League since 1966 and played host to nine different Major League parent clubs during that time. It’s likely that no Major League sponsor had a less consequential tenure than the Texas Rangers, who set up shop for one last-place campaign and blew town one day after the 1975 season ended.
Carolina League (1988-1994) Born: 1988 – Affiliation change from Lynchburg Mets Re-Branded: November 1994 (Lynchburg Hillcats) First Game: Last Game: Carolina League Championships: None City
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.
The Lynchburg Mets were a Class-A farm club of the New York Mets for 12 seasons. This included a stretch in the early 1980’s when the Mets boasted one of the richest farm systems in Major League Baseball. The L-Mets won back-to-back Carolina League crowns in 1983 and 1984 and produced four straight Carolina League Most Valuable Players during the middle of the decade: Lenny Dykstra (’83), Barry Lyons (’84), Shawn Abner (’85) & Gregg Jeffries (’86).
South Atlantic League (1962-1963) Southern League (1964-1965) Carolina League (1966-1969) Born: August 26, 1962 – The Savannah White Sox relocate to Lynchburg, VA Re-Branded: Postseason 1969
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