Monroe Pirates
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| Monroe Pirates | |
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| League | Western Carolinas League (1979) |
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| Name | Monroe Pirates (1979) |
The Monroe Pirates were a minor league baseball team, based in Monroe, North Carolina, in 1971. The team was the city's second team in the Western Carolinas League, after the Monroe Indians left for Sumter, South Carolina in 1970.[1] The club was a class-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates and went on to produce the notable major league careers, of Dave Parker, Ed Ott, Tony Armas and Mario Mendoza.
1971 season
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| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1971 | 44-77 | 6th | Tom Saffell | N/A |
References
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Categories:
- Defunct minor league baseball teams
- Pittsburgh Pirates minor league affiliates
- Professional baseball teams in North Carolina
- 1971 establishments in North Carolina
- 1971 disestablishments in North Carolina
- Defunct baseball teams in North Carolina
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1971
- Baseball teams established in 1971
- Defunct Western Carolinas League teams
- Union County, North Carolina