Greenville Spinners

Greenville Spinners 1907–1972 (1907–1912, 1919–1931, 1938–1942, 1946–1952, 1954–1955, 1961–1972) Greenville, South Carolina
Class-level
Previous	Class A (1961–1972) Class B (1951–1955) Class A (1946–1950) Class B (1938–1942) Class D (1931) Class B (1921–1930) Class C (1919–1920) Class D (1907–1912)
Minor league affiliations
League	Western Carolinas League (1962–1972)
Previous leagues	South Atlantic League (1961–1962) Tri-State League (1951–1955) South Atlantic League (1938–1950) Palmetto League (1931) South Atlantic League (1919–1930) Carolina Association (1908–1912) South Carolina League (1907)
Major league affiliations
Previous	Texas Rangers (1972) Boston Red Sox (1967–1971) New York Mets (1965–1966) Milwaukee Braves (1963–1964) Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1947–1950, 1961–1962) Chicago White Sox (1946) Washington Senators (1939–1941)
Minor league titles
League titles	7 (1910, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1948, 1963, 1970)
Team data
Previous names	Greenville Rangers (1972) Greenville Red Sox (1967–1971) Greenville Mets (1965–1966) Greenville Braves (1963–1954) Greenville Spinners (1908–1912, 1919–1931, 1938–1942, 1946–1955, 1961–1962) Greenville Mountaineers (1907)
Previous parks	Meadowbrook Park

The Greenville Spinners were a minor league baseball team located in Greenville, South Carolina.

They played in the Carolina Association from 1908–1912, the South Atlantic League from 1919–1930, 1946–1950 and 1961–1962, the Palmetto League in 1931 and the Tri-State League from 1954–1955.

The team had affiliation deals with the Washington Senators (1939–1941), Chicago White Sox (1946), Brooklyn Dodgers (1947–1950) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1961–1962).

The team moved to the low Class A Western Carolinas League and became an affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves in 1963 and 1964 and changed their name to the Greenville Braves. This two-year affiliation was brief, but produced the 1963 playoff champions of the WCL. When the New York Mets replaced the Braves as the team's parent in 1965, the nickname was changed.

As a New York Mets affiliate, they were called the Greenville Mets during the 1965 and 1966 seasons in the Class A Western Carolinas League. This team produced future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher and strikeout king Nolan Ryan as well as another hurler, Jerry Koosman, who would go on to star on the New York Mets' 1969 "Miracle Mets" team.

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