Mooresville Moors

Mooresville Moors
Minor league affiliations
ClassIndependent (1936)
Class D (1937–1942, 1945–1953)
LeagueCarolina League (1936)
North Carolina State League (1937–1942, 1945–1952)
Tar Heel League (1953)
Major league affiliations
TeamBoston Braves (1945)
Minor league titles
League titles (6)
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1939
  • 1946
  • 1947
  • 1952
Wild card berths (8)
  • 1938
  • 1940
  • 1941
  • 1942
  • 1946
  • 1949
  • 1950
  • 1952
Team data
NameMooresville Moors (1936–1942)
Mooresville Braves (1945)
Mooresville Moors (1946–1953)
BallparkMooresville Park (1936–1942, 1945–1953)

The Mooresville Moors were a minor league baseball team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. Between 1936 and 1953, the Mooresville Moors teams played as members of the 1936 Carolina League, the North Carolina State League from 1937 to 1942 and 1945 to 1952 before playing a final season in the 1953 Tar Heel League. The Mooresville Moors won six North Carolina State League Championships.

For one season, the team became known as the Mooresville "Braves," playing the 1945 season as a minor league affiliate of the Boston Braves.

The Moors and Braves hosted minor league home games at Mooresville Park.

Baseball Hall of Fame member Hoyt Wilhelm played for the 1942, 1946 and 1947 Mooresville Moors.