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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Khalid Ballouli, minor league pitcher
- Luke Bard, pitcher
- Don Bradey, pitcher
- Aaron Bray, minor league infielder and coach
- 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
- River Ryan, pitcher
- Corey Seager, infielder
- Justin Seager, minor league infielder
- Kyle Seager, infielder
- Kevin Shackelford, pitcher
- Curtis Shaw, minor league 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[edit]
- Tal 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[edit]
- 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
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