The Charlotte Hornets were an American minor-league baseball franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The club was founded in 1901 and lasted in some form until 1973, capturing 11 league titles during its history.

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 ...

The Charlotte Hornets capped off the last night of the trade deadline with a massive trade, as they sent Mark Williams to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2031 ...

Charlotte Hornets baseball would return to the Queen City in 1905, playing in the Virginia-North Carolina League. The club was managed by Charles Kain, and hosted a roster of players such as Pat Newnam and Willy Fetzer.

2023年8月2日 · The earliest Charlotte Hornets sports team began in 1892, according to Minor League Baseball records. The Charlotte Hornets Baseball team played in various local leagues until 1937 when the Washington Senators made them their affiliate club team.

The 1937 season featured a brand new Hornets ball club. With the Carolina League Hornets now in Gastonia as the Gastonia Spinners, Charlotte got a new club, and back into the Piedmont League. Senators owner Clark Griffith (left photo) made the Hornets the Washington's class B …

2019年8月15日 · Up to 1976, all these teams were called the “Charlotte Hornets,” and up to 1954, they fielded white players only. African American baseball players organized their own teams as early as 1876. ( Charlotte Observer, July 2, 1876, p.4) The “Brown Hornets” shared Griffith Park with the other Hornets.

2014年7月11日 · On Tuesday, August 5, the Charlotte Knights are set to re-introduce some of Charlotte's baseball history with a special Charlotte Hornets Tribute at BB&T Ballpark. Baseball in the...

On opening night of the 1957 season, Charlotte’s players were easily identified by the large patch depicting the hornets’ nest over their hearts. The Charlotte Hornets baseball team was gone by 1972, replaced in 1976 by the Charlotte Orioles.

Charlotte would return to organized baseball in 1937 without Barron Hinson. The 1937 Hornets would return to the Piedmont League, and work out a deal as the class B affiliate of Clark Griffith's Washington Senators.