Shelby Reds Explained

Shelby Reds
Firstseason:	1977
Lastseason:	1982
City:	Shelby, North Carolina
Past Class Level:	Class A
Past League:	South Atlantic League (1980-1982) Western Carolinas League (1977-1979) Western Carolinas League (1962-1969) Western Carolina League (1960-1962) Tar Heel League (1953-1954) Western Carolina League (1948-1952) Tri-State League (1946) Tar Heel League (1939-1940) North Carolina State League (1937-1938
Pastmajorleague:	New York Mets (1981-1982) Pittsburgh Pirates (1979-1980) Cincinnati Reds (1977-1978) Washington Senators (1969) Kansas City Athletics (1965) New York Yankees (1963-1964) Pittsburgh Pirates (1961) New York Giants (1954) Chicago Cubs (1946) Washington Senators (1939) St. Louis Cardinals (1937-1938)
Pastnames:	Shelby Mets (1982-1983) Shelby Pirates (1980-1981) Shelby Reds (1977-1978) Shelby Senators (1969) Shelby Rebels (1965) Shelby Yankees (1964) Shelby Colonels (1960-1963) Shelby Clippers (1953-1954) Shelby Farmers (1948-1952) Shelby Cubs (1946) Shelby Colonels (1940) Shelby Nationals (1939) Shelby Cardinals (1937-1938)
Pastparks:	City Park

The Shelby Reds, was the primary name of a minor league baseball team that played in Shelby, North Carolina, between 1937 and 1982.

The Reds were a member of the Western Carolinas League, before transferring with the league to the South Atlantic League in 1980. The club was initially affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds. In 1979, the Pittsburgh Pirates became their affiliate, changing the team's name to the Shelby Pirates. The team changed affiliates again in 1981, this time to the New York Mets. As result their name changed a final time to the Shelby Mets. Among earlier teams were the Shelby Colonels, Shelby Farmers, Shelby Yankees, Shelby Rebels, Shelby Senators and Shelby Cubs.

Notable Shelby alumni

• Rafael Belliard (1980)
• Bruce Berenyi (1977)
• Mike Bielecki (1980)
• George Brunet (1953)
• Mark Carreon (1982)
• Dave Coble (1948 & 1951–1952, MGR)
• Jose DeLeon (1980)
• Lenny Dykstra (1981-1982) 3 x MLB All-Star
• Wes Ferrell (1965, MGR) 2 x MLB All-Star
• Cecilio Guante (1980)
• Paul Householder (1977)
• Hal Jeffcoat (1946)
• Roger McDowell (1982)
• Eddie Milner (1977)
• Fritz Peterson (1964)
• Roy Smalley Jr. (1946)
• Gene Tenace (1965) MLB All-Star; 1974 World Series Most Valuable Player
• John Wockenfuss (1969)

Season-by-season

Season	Affiliation	League	Division	Record		Division finish	League finish	Manager	Playoffs
1977	Reds		bgcolor=lightgrey		60–79	.432	5th			bgcolor=lightgrey
1978	Reds	Western Carolinas League	bgcolor=lightgrey		75–64	.540	2nd		Jim Lett	None held
1979	Pirates	Western Carolinas League	bgcolor=lightgrey		56–78	.418	6th			bgcolor=lightgrey
1980	Pirates		North	58–80	.420	4th	8th	Joe Frisina	bgcolor=lightgrey
1981	Mets	South Atlantic League	South	59–83	.415	5th	9th		bgcolor=lightgrey
1982	Mets	South Atlantic League	North	77–63	.550	2nd	2nd		bgcolor=lightgrey

Source: ^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball . third . 2007 . Lloyd . Johnson . Miles . Wolff . 9781932391176 . Baseball America.