Shelby Colonels

Class-level
Shelby Colonels (1940, 1960–1963) Shelby, North Carolina
Current	Double-A
Minor league affiliations
Previous leagues	Western Carolinas League (1963) Western Carolina League (1960–1962) Tar Heel League (1940)
Major league affiliations
Previous	New York Yankees (1963) Pittsburgh Pirates (1961) Washington Senators (1940)
Minor league titles
League titles	1 (1961)
Team data
Previous names	Shreveport Captains (1971–2000) Shreveport Swamp Dragons (2001–02)

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]

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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