Bristol Pirates

The Bristol Pirates were a Minor League Baseball team in Bristol, Virginia, United States. They were a Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League.

Bristol Pirates
1969–2020 Bristol, Virginia
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class	Rookie (1969–2020)
League	Appalachian League (1969–2020)
Major league affiliations
Team	Pittsburgh Pirates (2014–2020) Chicago White Sox (1995–2013) Detroit Tigers (1969–1994)
Minor league titles
League titles (6)	1972 1974 1977 1985 1998 2002
Division titles (3)	1985 1998 2002
Team data
Name	Bristol Pirates (2014–2020) Bristol White Sox (1995–2013) Bristol Tigers (1969–1994)
Ballpark	Boyce Cox Field at DeVault Memorial Stadium (1969–2020)

The team played home games at DeVault Memorial Stadium. Opened in 1969, Devault Memorial Stadium held 2,000 fans. The team was previously affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, and a previous manager was retired Tigers manager Jim Leyland. They were a farm team of the Chicago White Sox from 1995 to 2013 as the Bristol White Sox.

The team was operated by a non-profit organization, Bristol Baseball, Incorporated (BBI). BBI had no full-time paid staff, instead relying on a volunteer board and general manager to keep and promote professional baseball in Bristol.

The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before ultimately being cancelled on June 30.[1][2] In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league, and the Pirates were replaced by a new franchise, the Bristol State Liners, in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores.[3]