Charlotte Knights Founded in 1976 Fort Mill, South Carolina
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-Level
Triple-A (1993-Present) Double-A (1976-1992)
Minor League affiliations
International League South Division Southern League (1976-1992)
Major League affiliations
Chicago White Sox (1999-Present) Florida Marlins (1996-1998) Cleveland Indians (1993-1995) Chicago Cubs (1989-1992) Baltimore Orioles (1976-1988)
Name
Charlotte Knights (1989-Present) Charlotte Orioles (1976-1988)
Ballpark
Knights Stadium (1990-Present) Knights Castle (1989) Crockett Park (1976-1988)
Minor League titles
League titles	1980, 1984, 1993, 1999
Division titles	1993, 2006
Owner(s)/Operated by: Don Beaver, Bill Allen
Manager: Marc Bombard
General Manager: Dan Rajkowski

The Charlotte Knights are a minor league baseball team representing Charlotte, North Carolina. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Fort Mill is a town in Lancaster and York counties in the US state of South Carolina, and a Suburb of the city of Charlotte The International League ( IL) is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States. The Southern League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Knights Stadium is the home of the International League 's Charlotte Knights, the AAA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. Knights Castle was a large 8000 seat temporary Minor league baseball stadium built in 1989 in Fort Mill South Carolina near the construction site of Knights Calvin Griffith Park was a Stadium in Charlotte North Carolina. Marc Bombard (b November 15, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland) was the Philadelphia Phillies First base coach from 2005-2006 Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The team, which plays in the International League, is the AAA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox of the American League. The International League ( IL) is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Knights currently play in Knights Stadium, located in Fort Mill, South Carolina; a suburb of Charlotte. Knights Stadium is the home of the International League 's Charlotte Knights, the AAA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. Fort Mill is a town in Lancaster and York counties in the US state of South Carolina, and a Suburb of the city of Charlotte However, plans are underway for the team to move to a new stadium in downtown Charlotte.

Contents 1 History 2 Affiliations 3 Titles 4 Current roster 5 Alumni 5.1 As the Hornets 5.2 As the O's 5.3 As the Knights 6 Coaches 7 References 8 External links

History

Professional baseball in Charlotte dates to 1901, with the formation of the Charlotte Hornets. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Charlotte Hornets were a minor league Baseball team based in Charlotte North Carolina. They were an independent team until 1937, when the Washington Senators, now the Minnesota Twins, purchased the team. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Hornets would remain affiliated with the Senators/Twins for 35 years. In 1940, Calvin Griffith, the son of Senators owner Clark Griffith and future owner of the Senators/Twins, built a 3,200-seat park in Charlotte's Dilworth neighborhood, Calvin Griffith Park. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Calvin Robertson Griffith ( December 1 1911 - October 20 1999) born Calvin Robertson in Montreal, Canada, was Clark Calvin Griffith ( November 20, 1869 - October 27, 1955) nicknamed "the Old Fox" was a Major League Baseball Calvin Griffith Park was a Stadium in Charlotte North Carolina. It would be the home of Charlotte baseball for the next half-century.

After several years on the lower rungs of the minor league totem pole, the Hornets joined the Class A South Atlantic League in 1954. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) They had previously been members of the South Atlantic League in the 1920s. The South Atlantic League became a AA league in 1963 and renamed itself the Southern League in 1964. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Southern League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. In 1972, the team renamed itself the Charlotte Twins. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Minnesota dropped its affiliation after the 1972 season. Unable to link up with a new team, the Twins disbanded.

The current incarnation of Charlotte baseball began in 1976, when wrestling promoter Jim Crockett, Jr. bought the Asheville Orioles, the AA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and renamed them the Charlotte Orioles. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jim Crockett Jr (born 1944 is a former Professional wrestling promoter and the owner of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions The Asheville Tourists are a Minor league baseball team in Asheville North Carolina, USA. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Griffith Park was fixed up and renamed Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Park (popularly known as Crockett Park). Calvin Griffith Park was a Stadium in Charlotte North Carolina. The team, popularly known as the O's, won Southern League titles in 1980 and 1984. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Eventual major-league superstars Eddie Murray (the O's original first baseman in 1976), Cal Ripken (1980) and Curt Schilling (mid-1980s) played for the O's. Eddie Clarence Murray (born February 24 1956 in Los Angeles California) is a former Major League Baseball First baseman who was known as one of the most Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14 1966 in) is an American Major League Baseball Pitcher.

In March of 1985, Crockett Park (mostly wood-framed) was destroyed by a massive fire after a high school baseball game. An investigation revealed that the cause of the fire was arson. The Crockett family built a 5,500-seat makeshift stadium immediately afterward, which served as the O's home for three years. In 1989, George Shinn, founder of the NBA Charlotte Hornets, bought the team from the Crockett family. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The New Orleans Hornets are a professional Basketball team based in New Orleans Louisiana, United States. The New Orleans Hornets are a professional Basketball team based in New Orleans Louisiana, United States. Later in the year, he renamed the team the Knights and switched the team's affiliation to the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois.

The team moved to Knights Castle, a temporary 8,000 seat stadium located on Deerfield Drive in Fort Mill, South Carolina near the construction site of Knights Stadium. Knights Castle was a large 8000 seat temporary Minor league baseball stadium built in 1989 in Fort Mill South Carolina near the construction site of Knights Fort Mill is a town in Lancaster and York counties in the US state of South Carolina, and a Suburb of the city of Charlotte Knights Stadium is the home of the International League 's Charlotte Knights, the AAA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. The stadium was built for the 1989 season and was demolished following the final game that year to make room for Knights Stadium in Fort Mill in 1990. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) ^[1]

In 1993, Charlotte acquired an International League franchise as the AAA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. This expansion team took the Charlotte Knights name, with the former AA Knights of the Southern League relocating to Nashville, Tennessee and ultimately Mobile, Alabama to become the current Mobile Bay Bears. The Mobile BayBears owned by Michael Savit and his HWS Group are a Minor league baseball team based in Mobile Alabama, United States. The new AAA Knights, led by future major-league stars Jim Thome and Manny Ramírez, won the International League title in 1993. James Howard "Jim" Thome (ˈtʰoʊˌmeɪ born August 27 1970 in) is a Major League Baseball Designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox Manuel "Manny" Aristides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30 1972 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican-American professional Much of the core of that team, including manager Charlie Manuel, played a role in the Indians' World Series teams of 1995 and 1997. Charles Fuqua Manuel (born January 4, 1944, in Northfolk, West Virginia) is the current Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture its third World Championship in The 1997 World Series featured the Cleveland Indians, who were playing in their second World Series in three years

For the 1996-1997 seasons, the Knights were the AAA affiliate of the Florida Marlins. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. Before the 1998 season, Shinn sold the Knights to N. C. businessman Don Beaver, who negotiated a AAA affiliation agreement with the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Knights won another International League title in 1999 as the White Sox' top affiliate. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Notable former Knights under the White Sox affiliation include current Angels pitcher Jon Garland and White Sox position player Joe Crede. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Joseph "Joe" Crede (born April 26, 1978 in Jefferson City Missouri) is an American Major League Baseball player who was the This agreement has recently been extended to ensure that professional baseball will remain in the Charlotte area for many years to come.

Recently, the Charlotte City Council and Mecklenburg County Commission approved a land-swap agreement which, barring potential legal action, will permit construction of a new AAA-sized stadium in downtown Charlotte. The New Knights Stadium is the tentative name of a new Baseball stadium that may be built in Charlotte North Carolina 's uptown area If built, it will be located near Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers. Bank of America Stadium (formerly known as Carolinas Stadium and Ericsson Stadium is a 73504-seat football Stadium located on 33 acres (130000 m² The Carolina Panthers are a professional football team based in Charlotte North Carolina, representing both North Carolina and South Carolina in the The team's attendance has sagged in recent years, and it was hoped that bringing the Knights back to the city would increase attendance.

Affiliations

• Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins 1937-42, 1946-72
• Baltimore Orioles 1976-88
• Chicago Cubs 1989-92
• Cleveland Indians 1993-95
• Florida Marlins 1996-1997
• Chicago White Sox 1998-present

Titles

• Charlotte Hornets - North Carolina League Championship 1902, 1916, 1923
• Charlotte Hornets - Piedmont League Championship 1931, 1938
• Charlotte Hornets - Tri-State League Championship 1946, 1947, 1952
• Charlotte Hornets - Southern League Championship 1971
• Charlotte O's - Southern League Championship 1984
• Charlotte Knights - Governors' Cup, International League Championship 1993
• Charlotte Knights - Governors' Cup, International League Championship 1999

Current roster

Charlotte Knights roster view • talk • edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 21 Lance Broadway* 41 D.J. Carrasco 20 Jason Childers 35 Jack Egbert* 17 Charlie Haeger*  5 Mike MacDougal* 31 Tomo Ohka 16 Derek Rodriguez 40 Clayton Richard 36 Scott Sauerbeck 26 Ehren Wassermann* 29 Wes Whisler		Catchers  8 Donny Lucy*† 12 Paul Phillips 24 Jared Price Infielders  2 Fernando Cortez 37 Brad Eldred 43 Josh Fields* 11 Chris Getz 27 Royce Huffman  3 Danny Richar* Outfielders 10 Jason Bourgeois 18 David Cook 15 Jeff DaVanon†  6 Jerry Owens*  9 Dewayne Wise		Manager 13 Marc Bombard Coaches 23 Joe McEwing (hitting) 34 Richard Dotson (pitching) † Disabled list * On Chicago White Sox 40-man roster ‡ Reserve list § Suspended list Roster updated 2008-06-14 Transactions

Alumni

As the Hornets

• Moonlight Graham
• Graig Nettles
• Harmon Killebrew
• Minnie Mendoza
• Tony Oliva
• Early Wynn

As the O's

• Rick Dempsey
• Steve Finley
• Eddie Murray
• Cal Ripken, Jr.
• Curt Schilling

As the Knights

• Joe Borchard
• José Canseco
• Mark Clark
• Joe Crede
• Brad Fullmer
• Brian Giles
• Liván Hernández
• Charles Nagy
• Manny Ramírez
• Edgar Rentería
• Aaron Rowand
• Jim Thome
• Frank Thomas
• Chad Ogea
• Rusty Crockett

Coaches

• Calvin Griffith - Hornets 1938-41
• Jimmy Williams - O's 1980
• Grady Little - O's 1984
• Charlie Manuel - Knights 1993
• Tom Spencer - Knights 1999

References

External links

• Charlottte Knights web site

	This box: view • talk • edit Sports teams based in South Carolina
Baseball	CL: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, SAL: Charleston RiverDogs • Greenville Drive
Football	AIFA: Carolina Sandsharks • Florence Phantoms
Hockey	ECHL: Columbia Inferno • South Carolina Stingrays
Soccer	USL-1: Charleston Battery
College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Charleston Southern • Clemson • Coastal Carolina • College of Charleston • Furman • Presbyterian • South Carolina • South Carolina State • The Citadel • USC Upstate • Winthrop • Wofford

Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Carolina League is a Minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic region of the United States. The Myrtle Beach Pelicans are a minor league baseball team in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. The South Atlantic League or "Sally League" is a Minor league baseball League which operates mostly in the Southeastern United States, The Charleston RiverDogs are a Minor League Baseball team based in Charleston South Carolina. The Greenville Drive is a minor league Baseball team that plays in Greenville South Carolina. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Board of Directors TBA - Team Chaplain Urie Smalls - President C The Florence Phantoms are a professional Arena football team based out of Florence South Carolina, in the United States. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a Professional Ice hockey league based in Princeton New Jersey, with teams scattered The Columbia Inferno are an ECHL team based in Columbia, South Carolina. The South Carolina Stingrays are an ECHL team based in the city of North Charleston South Carolina, a suburb of Charleston. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered History In 1996 the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues established the new Select League consisting of its strongest teams from its professional FIFA Charleston Battery is an American professional Soccer team founded in 1993 Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States Charleston Southern University, founded in 1964 as Baptist College is an independent comprehensive university located in Charleston South Carolina. The Clemson Tigers are any team that represents Clemson University as a member of the NCAA 's Division I or in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Coastal Carolina University (CCU is an independent state-supported university in Conway South Carolina The College of Charleston (C of C is a public, Sea-grant, and Space-grant university located in historic downtown Charleston South Carolina Furman University is a private, Coeducational non-sectarian University in Greenville, South Carolina, United States Presbyterian College is a private liberal arts college in Clinton South Carolina, USA. The University of South Carolina 's 19 varsity sports teams are known as the Gamecocks, and USC is the only Division I school to use this nickname/mascot South Carolina State University (also known as SCSU State College among the older alumni members SC State or simply State is a historically black university located in History On December 20, 1842, the South Carolina Legislature passed an act establishing the South Carolina Military Academy with the original mission The University of South Carolina Upstate is a Public university located in Spartanburg South Carolina. Winthrop University (formerly Winthrop College is an American public four-year Liberal arts College in Rock Hill, South Carolina

---

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic