records Salem has competed in two different leagues and at four different classification levels: Appalachian League (1955, 1957–1967) Class D (1955, 1957–1962) Rookie (1963–1967) Carolina League (1968–2020) Class A (1968–1989) Class A-Advanced (1990–2020) Class A (2021–present) Note that while records in the below table are for entire seasons, the Carolina League has played a split-season schedule since 1970, except for 2020, when minor-league seasons were canceled, and 2021, when it operated as Low-A East. In years when a split-season was played, a team may have earned a division title by finishing first in either half of the season, despite not having the best overall record for the entire season. Alternately, a team may have had the best overall record for the entire season, but did not finish first in either half of the season, thus did not earn a division title. Source: Notable former players At least two inductees to the National Baseball Hall of Fame played for Salem; Orlando Cepeda, who played 26 games for the Rebels in 1955, and Larry Walker, who played two rehabilitation games with the Avalanche in 1996. Tim Murtaugh was a player, manager, and player-manager for Salem; he played 38 games for the 1965 Rebels, he managed the 1971 Rebels, and he appeared in 10 games while managing the 1972 Pirates. Mario Mendoza played 136 games for Salem in 1972, registering a .221 batting average, slightly above the Mendoza Line that is named for him. Daisuke Matsuzaka made a rehabilitation start for Salem in September 2009, in a Carolina League playoff game against the Winston-Salem Dash, and later made a regular-season rehabilitation start for Salem in 2012. For notable players who made appearances with Salem, see: List of Salem Red Sox players (affiliated with Boston) List of Salem Avalanche players (affiliated with Houston and Colorado) List of Salem Buccaneers players (affiliated with Pittsburgh) List of Salem Redbirds players (affiliated with Texas and San Diego) List of Salem Pirates players (affiliated with Pittsburgh) List of Salem Rebels players (affiliated with Pittsburgh and San Francisco) Club records Batting: .370 – Oswaldo Olivares, 1977 Hits: 208 – Oswaldo Olivares, 1977 Doubles: 43 – Garrett Atkins, 2001 Triples: 17 – David Arrington, 1968 Home Runs: 34 – Gerald Davis, 1981 Total Bases: 280 – Oswaldo Olivares, 1977 Runs Batted In: 103 – Gerald Davis, 1981 Stolen Bases: 84 – Miguel Diloné, 1975 Wins: 16 – Jim Minshall 1972