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959:Pecos League
773:Texas League
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533:1939–1942;
511:1945–1946;
483:1939–1942;
425:1937–1942;
337:Gastonia, NC
301:1949–1950;
271:
228:Durham Bulls
177:to form the
150:
148:
138:competitions
127:
106:No. of teams
56:First season
1525:Netherlands
1380:South Korea
1336:Independent
1134:Other major
1037:Independent
877:Independent
479:1937–1938;
459:Conover, NC
399:1937-1939;
397:Landis Sens
351:Hickory, NC
315:1937–1938;
291:Concord, NC
248:Raleigh, NC
202:1913–1915;
124:Most titles
72:Replaced by
1692:Categories
1396:KBO League
1318:Off-season
983:Off-season
544:References
491:Shelby, NC
455:Newton, NC
393:Landis, NC
224:Durham, NC
1607:Australia
515:1947–1952
497:1937–1938
487:1945–1952
469:1939–1940
415:1949–1951
389:1939-1941
347:1939–1940
333:1951–1952
327:Elkin, NC
323:1940–1941
268:1908–1912
254:1913–1917
244:1908–1912
230:1913–1917
220:1908–1912
206:1916–1917
190:1913–1917
82:President
814:Single-A
754:Double-A
729:Triple-A
683:Americas
167:Piedmont
25:Formerly
1600:Oceania
1359:Women's
1088:Defunct
407:1941;
155:Class D
136:Related
114:Country
39:Class D
1569:Rookie
1502:Europe
1427:Taiwan
1228:Israel
844:Rookie
784:High-A
588:
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529:1938;
525:1937;
507:1942;
457:&
403:1940;
367:&
319:1939;
153:was a
64:Ceased
1551:Minor
1533:Major
1453:Minor
1435:Major
1406:Minor
1388:Major
1295:Minor
1265:Major
1257:Japan
1212:China
1172:Minor
719:Minor
690:Major
46:Sport
1205:Asia
586:ISBN
557:ISBN
451:1953
433:1953
379:1953
361:1952
305:1951
287:1948
149:The
67:1952
59:1913
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