Charlotte, NC

Charlotte is a large city located in southern North Carolina, 10 miles north of the South Carolina border.

Teams that have played here

• Charlotte, North Carolina Association (1900)
• Charlotte Hornets, Virginia-North Carolina League (1901)
• Charlotte Hornets, North Carolina League (1902)
• Charlotte Hornets, Virginia-North Carolina League (1905)
• Charlotte Hornets, Carolina Association (1908-1912)
• Charlotte Hornets, North Carolina State League (1913-1917)
• Charlotte Hornets, South Atlantic League (1919-1930, 1954-1963)
• Charlotte Hornets, Piedmont League (1931-1935, 1937-1942)
• Charlotte Hornets, Tri-State League (1946-1953)
• Charlotte Hornets, Southern League (1964-1972)
• Charlotte Twins, Western Carolinas League (1972)
• Charlotte O's, Southern League (1976-1987)
• Charlotte Knights, Southern League (1988-1992)
• Charlotte Knights, International League (1993-2019, 2022-)
• Charlotte Knights, Triple-A East (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Khalid Ballouli, minor league pitcher
• Luke Bard, pitcher
• Don Bradey, pitcher
• Jake Buchanan, pitcher
• Alec Burleson, outfielder
• Stu Cole, infielder
• Melvin Coleman, infielder/catcher
• Chris Corn, minor league pitcher
• Carlos Crawford, pitcher
• Logan Davidson, minor league infielder
• Butch Davis, outfielder
• Dusty Dellinger, umpire
• Sonny Dixon, pitcher
• John Donaldson, infielder
• Chad Durham, minor league infielder
• Ray Durham, infielder
• Jeff Ferrell, pitcher
• Mark Funderburk, outfielder
• Everett Graham, minor league outfielder
• Tommy Helms, infielder; manager
• Jim Hopper, pitcher
• Nate Hyatt, minor league pitcher
• Eric Johnson, minor league outfielder
• Fred Johnston, infielder
• Chris Jones, minor league pitcher
• Red Jones, umpire
• Van Kelly, infielder
• Garland Kiser, pitcher
• Mike LaValliere, catcher
• Dave Lemonds, pitcher
• Luke Little, pitcher
• Larry Littleton, outfielder
• Jule Mallonee, outfielder
• Mike Martin, college coach and minor league outfielder
• Forrest Mashaw, outfielder
• Matt McCarthy, minor league pitcher
• George Murray, pitcher
• Dickie Noles, pitcher
• Jack Reinheimer, infielder
• David Renfroe, minor league infielder
• Jake Robbins, pitcher
• Corey Seager, infielder
• Justin Seager, minor league infielder
• Kyle Seager, infielder
• Kevin Shackelford, pitcher
• Mike Shildt, manager
• Joshua Simmons, college coach
• Fate Simms, Negro Leagues outfielder
• Brick Smith, outfielder
• Stuart Spires, minor league pitcher
• Bobby Thompson, outfielder
• Chad Tracy, infielder
• Ryan Vogelsong, pitcher
• Alex Wood, pitcher
• Robert Yopp, minor league pitcher

Persons who died here

• Ted Abernathy, pitcher
• Fred Archer, pitcher
• Paul Burris, catcher
• Jim Burton, pitcher
• Fred Caligiuri, pitcher
• Jack Cameron, outfielder
• Paul Campbell, infielder
• Melvin Coleman, infielder/catcher
• Pat Cooper, pitcher/infielder
• Bert Cueto, pitcher
• Butch Davis, outfielder
• Roy Dietzel, infielder
• Sonny Dixon, pitcher
• John Dobbs, outfielder
• Mike Garbark, catcher
• Garry Hill, pitcher
• Jim Hopper, pitcher
• George Kinnamon, minor league catcher and manager
• Clem Llewellyn, pitcher
• Waddy Macphee, infielder
• Jule Mallonee, outfielder
• Ben Paschal, outfielder
• Bob Porterfield, pitcher
• Buck Ross, pitcher
• John Rudisill, minor league outfielder
• George Scherger, coach
• Harry Smith, catcher
• Bobby Thompson, outfielder
• Forrest Thompson, pitcher
• Al Veach, pitcher
• Nestor Velazquez, minor league player
• Peahead Walker, minor league infielder
• Billy Werber, infielder
• Fred Wiley, pitcher
• Melzar Williams, outfielder

Educational institutions located here

• Ardrey Kell High School
• Central High School
• Charlotte Catholic High School
• Charlotte Christian School
• Charlotte Country Day School
• Charlotte Latin School
• Charlotte Technical High School
• Charlotte University School
• Davidson High School
• Derita High School
• East Mecklenburg High School
• Garinger High School
• Harding University High School
• Johnson C. Smith University
• Myers Park High School
• Olympic High School
• Paw Creek High School
• Providence High School
• Queens University of Charlotte
• South Mecklenburg High School
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• West Charlotte High School
• West Mecklenburg High School