| Wytheville Cardinals | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Class D (1957–1962) Rookie (1963–1965, 1967, 1969, 1971–1973) |
| League | Appalachian League (1957–1965, 1967, 1969, 1971–1973) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | St. Louis Cardinals Washington Senators (1960,)) Minnesota Twins (1961–1963) Kansas City Athletics (1964) Washington Senators (1965, 1969) Cincinnati Reds (1967) Atlanta Braves (1971–1973) |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (1) | 1960 |
| Team data | |
| Name | Wytheville Cardinals (1957–1959) Wytheville Senators (1960) Wytheville Twins (1961–1963) Wytheville A's (1964) Wytheville Senators (1965) Wytheville Reds (1967) Wytheville Senators (1969) Wytheville Braves (1971–1973) |
| Ballpark | Withers Field (1957–1965, 1967, 1969, 1971–1973) |
The Wytheville Cardinals were a minor league baseball team based in Wytheville, Virginia, United States. From 1957 to 1959, the "Cardinals" played as members of the Class D level Appalachian League, serving as a minor league affiliate of their namesake, the St. Louis Cardinals.
Following The Cardinals, Wytheville continued play in the Appalachian League through the 1973 season, as the franchise played as a minor league affiliate of the Washington Senators (1960), Minnesota Twins (1961–1963), Kansas City Athletics (1964), Washington Senators (1965, 1968), Cincinnati Reds (1967) and Atlanta Braves (1971–1973), adopting the affiliate team nickname in those seasons. The Wytheville Senators won the Appalachian League championship in 1960.
The Wytheville teams all hosted home minor league games at Withers Field in Wytheville, which is still in use today as a public park, known as Withers Park.
Baseball Hall of Fame member Tony Oliva played for the Wytheville Twins in 1961, hitting, .410 in his first professional season.
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