{{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name = Monroe Pirates | firstseason = 1971 | lastseason = | allyears = | city = Monroe, North Carolina | misc = | logo = | caplogo = | class level = {{plainlist| * Class A (1979) }} | conference = | division = | league = Western Carolinas League (1979) | majorleague ={{plainlist| *Pittsburgh Pirates (1979) }} | nickname = Monroe Pirates (1979) | pastparks = | classchamps = | leaguenum = | leaguechamps = | conferencechamps = | divisionchamps = }} The '''Monroe Pirates''' were a minor league baseball team, based in Monroe, North Carolina, in 1971. The team was the city's second team in the Western Carolinas League, after the Monroe Indians left for Sumter, South Carolina in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=WCRS&class=A|title=Western Carolinas League (Class A) Encyclopedia and History|website=Baseball Reference|accessdate= April 6, 2016}}</ref> The club was a class-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates and went on to produce the notable major league careers, of Dave Parker, Ed Ott, Tony Armas and Mario Mendoza.
==1971 season== {{unreferenced section|date=January 2023}} {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Record ! Finish ! Manager ! Playoffs |- |1971 || 44-77 || 6th || Tom Saffell || N/A |}
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Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams Category:Pittsburgh Pirates minor league affiliates Category:Professional baseball teams in North Carolina Category:1971 establishments in North Carolina Category:1971 disestablishments in North Carolina Category:Defunct baseball teams in North Carolina Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1971 Category:Baseball teams established in 1971 Category:Defunct Western Carolinas League teams Category:Union County, North Carolina