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Western Carolina League

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Western Carolina League
ClassificationClass D (1948–1952: 1960–1962)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1948
Ceased1962
Replaced byTar Heel League
Western Carolinas League
PresidentJohn Henry Moss (1948)
Cloyd A. Hager (1949–1950)
P.W. Deaton (1951)
T. Earl Franklin (1952)
John Henry Moss (1960–1962)[1]
No. of teams12
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles3
Shelby Farmers / Shelby Colonels

The original Western Carolina League was a Class D circuit in Minor League Baseball which was ideated and created by John Henry Moss.

The league ran from 1948 to 1952, then combined with the North Carolina State League to form the Tar Heel League in 1953.[1]

The second Western Carolina League was formed as a Class-D circuit in 1960. After three years, its name was changed to become the Western Carolinas League.[1]

League Champions

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1948–1952

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1960–1962

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Cities represented

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1948–1952

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1960–1962

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See Western Carolinas League

Sources

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  • Holaday, Chris (2006). Professional Baseball in North Carolina: An Illustrated City-by-city History, 1901–1996. Mcfarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-78-642553-2
  • Baseball Reference – Western Carolina League (Class D) Encyclopedia and History

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.