Shelby Colonels
Minor league baseball team
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The Shelby Colonels were a Tar Heel League (1940), Western Carolina League (1960–1962) and Western Carolinas League (1963) baseball team based in Shelby, North Carolina. They were affiliated with the Washington Senators in 1940, the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1961 and the New York Yankees in 1963.[1]
Class
- Class A (1963)
- Class D (1940, 1960–1962)
League
- Western Carolinas League (1963)
- Western Carolina League (1960–1962)
- Tar Heel League (1940)
Team
- New York Yankees (1963)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1961)
- Washington Senators (1940)
League titles (1)1961
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Under managers Aaron Robinson and James Adlam, they won the league championship in 1961, despite posting a losing record during the regular season.
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