Asheville, NC

Asheville is located in western North Carolina, at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains, 125 miles west of Charlotte, NC. The traditional name of the city's teams Tourists, refers to the large number of visitors who visit Biltmore Estate, a lavish mansion that has been a major tourist attraction since it was built in 1895.

Teams that have played here

• Asheville Moonshiners, Southeastern League (1897, 1910)
• Asheville, Carolina Interstate League (1904)
• Asheville Moonshiners, Appalachian League (1911-1912)
• Asheville Mountaineers, North Carolina State League (1913-1915)
• Asheville Tourists, North Carolina State League (1916-1917)
• Asheville Tourists, South Atlantic League (1924-1930, 1959-1963, 1980-2019, 2022- )
• Asheville Tourists, Piedmont League (1931-1932, 1934-1942)
• Asheville Tourists, Tri-State League (NC-SC-TN) (1946-1955)
• Asheville Tourists, Southern League (1964-1966, 1968-1970)
• Asheville Tourists, Carolina League (1967)
• Asheville Tourists, Dixie Association (1971)
• Asheville Orioles, Southern League (1972-1975)
• Asheville Tourists, Western Carolinas League (1976-1979)
• Asheville Tourists, High-A East (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Tom Bradley, pitcher
• Bob Chakales, pitcher
• Harry Courtney, pitcher
• Braxton Davidson, minor league outfielder
• Harry Hartsell, minor league player
• Steven Hensley, minor league pitcher
• Darren Holmes, pitcher
• Mel Ingram, pinch runner
• Justin Jackson, minor league infielder
• Johnny Lanning, pitcher
• Tom Lanning, pitcher
• Cameron Maybin, outfielder
• Larry McCall, pitcher
• Cole McCurry, minor league pitcher
• Frank Messer, broadcaster
• Dorothy Montgomery, AAGPBL player
• Buck Redfern, infielder
• Mike Roberts, college coach
• Jeff Sziksai, college coach
• Joe West, umpire
• Pete Whisenant, outfielder

Persons who died here

• Doug Bird, pitcher
• Smoky Burgess, catcher
• Taylor Duncan, infielder
• Ernest Gatewood, catcher
• Ray Hathaway, pitcher
• Roy Hughes, infielder
• Johnny Lanning, pitcher
• Axel Lindstrom, pitcher
• Jim Manning, pitcher
• Ron McKee, minor league general manager
• James McRae, minor league outfielder
• Clarence Moore, infielder
• Buck Redfern, infielder
• Don Thompson, outfielder

Educational institutions located here

• Asheville High School
• Asheville School
• Clyde A. Erwin High School
• T. C. Roberson High School
• University of North Carolina at Asheville

Further Reading

• Bill Ballew: A History of Professional Baseball in Asheville, The History Press, Charleston, SC, 2007 (earlier version published in 2004).