Several different minor league baseball teams were based in Salisbury, North Carolina, between 1905 and 1968.
They played in the Western Carolinas League as an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 1963 and 1964 seasons.
On June 19, 1965, the team took over first place in the Western Carolinas League after winning a game pitched by prospect Jay Dahl.
The car crashed, Dahl was killed and Marshall was blinded due to severe eye injuries.
[3] The team featured several future major league players, including Bob Watson, who hit 12 home runs.