Salem Pirates
July 18, 2019
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.
