The Wytheville Braves were a Virginia-based Rookie-level farm club of the Atlanta Braves from 1971 to 1973. The Braves moved their Appalachian League operation to Kingsport, Tennessee in 1974, leaving Wytheville without pro baseball until 1985.
Appalachian League (1960) Born: 1960 Re-Branded: 1961 (Wytheville Twins) First Game: June 24, 1960 (L 10-4 vs. Bluefield Orioles) Last Game: September 1, 1960 (W
Wytheville hosted short-season minor league baseball in the Appalachian League off and on for 35 years between 1953 and 1989. The 1967 Wytheville Reds were one of the more forgettable entries in the hardball history of the small Virginia city (pop. 6,069 in the 1970 census). The Reds finished in last place in the 6-team Appy League in 1967 with a 24-40 record and left town after the season, leaving Wytheville without pro ball in 1968.
The small Western Virginia town of Wytheville (Pop. 8,211 circa 2010) played hosted to professional baseball off and on from 1948 until 1989. Major League parent clubs typically didn’t stay long – in 25 summers with baseball, the Wytheville club changed names 11 times. The Kansas City Athletics one-summer partnership with Wytheville in 1964 was typical of these short commitments.
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