Baseball and Charlotte
Title
Baseball and Charlotte
Description
As one of the oldest organized sports in Charlotte, baseball has a long although turbulent history with the city.
Collection Items
Charlotte Knights pocket schedule
Fold-out pocket schedule for the Charlotte Knights baseball team's 2011 season.
Clark Griffith Park postcard
Clark Griffith Park, in the Dilworth section of Charlotte, NC – Pub. by Aerial Photography Services, Inc., Charlotte, NC – 38649-C Later known as Crockett Park, it was home field for the Charlotte Hornets Baseball Team, seen playing in this photo.…
Charlotte Hornets postcard
Postcard depicts photos of the 1909 Charlotte Hornets baseball team of Charlotte, North Carolina. The team was a member of the Carolina Association league. Note the stamp in the bottom right - "Watch Charlotte Grow."
"Charlotte Loves Its Baseball--So Do Our Neighbors; Good For Business, Too!" newspaper clipping
!["Charlotte Loves Its Baseball--So Do Our Neighbors; Good For Business, Too!" newspaper clipping](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/2618/archive/square_thumbnails/7e267eea5cb5a309cada6931f070a471.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=U1tPkBFxK1BvxJgRVaRuhUNQNAMWf%7E-b6V8PKyjd5lsDBdDYQvmDEWwtGHKXL5MvnwaCgMolzeux8yRDDAntlUlb4jLgQfaJN5UC2BvwKhacQhvgA9YxLo3j5o6BiKmVe3pDrU9dvWYqMqrf6ALCH50rj-pGnIvAKqj53HyCBiVuYDFyF5BdfVgowenfMNxsHQt%7EeGT7%7EduRphPKUizMRpEmsrNXdBn8dG5oIPUjzGrAp3jnfQzrC2%7E7Spc7GRw4Q46CF6-NeaNxt340bW2bZRKXZZmCYAk-VziENxfuOxfGmHJ3h446K4uWKy3xgmJiTCfM-EJIsn9rCM7AHSSMgA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ""Charlotte Loves Its Baseball--So Do Our Neighbors; Good For Business, Too!" newspaper clipping")
Newspaper clipping from the Charlotte Observer describing the mutual relationship between the city, the Charlotte Hornets baseball team, and the region.
Hornets 1961 season schedule
Newspaper clipping of the 1961 Charlotte Hornets baseball team schedule.