Charlotte Hornets
- Location: Charlotte, NC
- League: Virginia-North Carolina League 1901; North Carolina League 1902; Virginia-North Carolina League 1905; Carolina Association 1908-1912; North Carolina State League 1913-1917; South Atlantic League 1919-1930; Piedmont League 1931-1935, 1937-1942; Tri-State League 1946-1953; South Atlantic League 1954-1963; Southern League 1964-1972
- Affiliation: Boston Red Sox 1935; Washington Senators 1937-1942, 1946-1960; Minnesota Twins 1961-1972
- Ballpark: Latta Park - 1905; Wearn Field - 1912-?; Hayman Park ?-1940; Crockett Park aka Clark Griffith Park 1941 to 1985 . The stadium was destroyed by fire in 1985
The Charlotte Hornets were named after British Lord General Cornwallis, who called the city a "veritable nest of hornets" during the Revolutionary War. It was the traditional name for all Charlotte baseball teams until it was taken by an expansion NBA franchise in 1993 (it had been unused for two decades by that point, as the Baltimore Orioles had named their Charlotte affiliate after themselves). Since then, local baseball teams have been called the Charlotte Knights.
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901 | 18-29 | -- | Edward Ashenbach | Newport News moved to Charlotte June 21 League disbanded August 17 | |
1902 | 44-12 | -- | Edward Ashenbach | Team disbanded July 9 | |
1905 | 40-42 | 2nd | E.L. Keesler | League disbanded August 19 | |
1908 | 40-47 | 5th | Jess Reynolds / Philip Hinton / Danny Collins | none | |
1909 | 46-63 | 5th | Danny Collins / Lave Cross | none | |
1910 | 56-50 | 2nd | Lave Cross | none | |
1911 | 52-58 | 3rd | Lave Cross | none | |
1912 | 61-46 | 3rd | Jim Osteen | none | |
1913 | 47-67 | 5th | Burleigh Emery | none | |
1914 | 72-49 | 2nd | Burleigh Emery | none | |
1915 | 56-66 | 4th | Burleigh Emery / Charles Sisson / Martin Dudley | none | |
1916 | 68-44 | 1st | Martin Dudley | League Champs | |
1917 | 20-16 | 2nd | Earle Mack | League ceased operations May 30 | |
1919 | 55-41 | 2nd | Ernie Burke | none | |
1920 | 58-68 | 4th | Herb Murphy | none | |
1921 | 52-93 | 6th | Eddie Hooper / Red Day / Ezra Midkiff | none | |
1922 | 73-59 | 2nd | Dick Hoblitzel | none | |
1923 | 89-56 | 1st | Dick Hoblitzel | League Champs | |
1924 | 73-48 | 2nd | Ray Kennedy | none | |
1925 | 79-50 | 2nd | Ray Kennedy | none | |
1926 | 77-72 | 4th | Ray Kennedy | none | |
1927 | 72-78 | 6th | Ray Kennedy | none | |
1928 | 60-86 | 7th | Heinie Groh (43-57) / Abe Hood (3-9) / Leo Mackey (14-20) | none | |
1929 | 79-67 | 3rd | Dick Hoblitzel | ||
1930 | 61-78 | 5th | Dick Hoblitzel | ||
1931 | 100-37 | 1st | Guy Lacy | League Champs | |
1932 | 80-53 | 1st | Guy Lacy | Lost League Finals | |
1933 | 80-61 | 2nd | Johnny Dobbs (10-9) / Guy Lacy (70-52) | none | |
1934 | 87-51 | 2nd | Tommy Taylor | Lost League Finals | |
1935 | 62-75 | 6th | Frank O'Rourke | ||
1937 | 66-75 | 7th | Lee Head (15-15) / Zinn Beck (3-1) / Bill Rodgers (4-3) / Zinn Beck (2-1) / Alex McColl (41-45) | ||
1938 | 84-53 | 2nd | Calvin Griffith | League Champs | |
1939 | 68-74 | 7th | Calvin Griffith | ||
1940 | 68-65 | 5th | Calvin Griffith | ||
1941 | 65-70 | 6th | Calvin Griffith | ||
1942 | 70-62 | 4th | Harry Smythe | Lost in 1st round | |
1946 | 93-46 | 1st | Spencer Abbott | League Champs | |
1947 | 72-68 | 4th | Spencer Abbott (29-33) / Cal Ermer (43-35) | League Champs | |
1948 | 72-74 | 5th | Joe Bowman | ||
1949 | 62-80 | 7th | Clyde McDowell | ||
1950 | 72-73 | 5th | Rabbit McDowell (44-48) / Joe Bird (28-25) | ||
1951 | 100-40 | 1st | Cal Ermer | Lost in 1st round | |
1952 | 87-51 | 2nd | Ivan Kuester | League Champs | |
1953 | 74-71 | 3rd | Pete Appleton | League Champs | |
1954 | 62-77 | 6th | Pete Appleton (27-42) / Ellis Clary (35-35) | ||
1955 | 54-86 | 8th | Jimmy Bloodworth | ||
1956 | 79-61 | 2nd | Rollie Hemsley | Lost in 1st round | |
1957 | 86-67 | 2nd | Gene Verble | League Champs | |
1958 | 69-71 | 4th | Gene Verble | Lost in 1st round | |
1959 | 75-65 | 2nd | Gene Verble | Lost in 1st round | |
1960 | 79-61 | 2nd | Gene Verble | Lost in 1st round | |
1961 | 61-79 | 7th | Ellis Clary | none | |
1962 | 54-86 | 8th | Spencer Robbins | ||
1963 | 58-82 | 7th | Al Evans | ||
1964 | 73-67 | 4th | Al Evans | none | |
1965 | 72-68 | 5th | Al Evans | none | |
1966 | 64-74 | 6th | Harry Warner | none | |
1967 | 75-65 | 4th | Harry Warner | none | |
1968 | 72-68 | 3rd | Harry Warner | none | |
1969 | 81-59 | 1st | Ralph Rowe | none League Champs | |
1970 | 66-73 | 6th | Harry Warner (36-41) / Pete Appleton (4-10) / Harry Warner (26-22) | none | |
1971 | 92-50 | 1st | Harry Warner | League Champs | |
1972 | 70-70 | 5th | Johnny Goryl |
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