Marion Marauders

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• Location: Marion, NC
• League: Western Carolina League 1948–1952; Tar Heel League 1953-1954
• Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles, 1954
• Ballpark: Marion Municipal Stadium File:Kelly Jack Swift.png

The Marion Marauders were a Class D Minor League baseball team based in Marion, North Carolina. During their existence from 1948 to 1954, they had an overall record of 361–333. Their most successful season was in 1953, when they won the Tar Heel League regular season, and saw their star pitcher Kelly Jack Swift go 30–7 with a 2.54 ERA, winning the pitching Triple Crown. Swift still remains the last 30-game winner in Minor League baseball history.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1953 Marion Marauders Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} The team folded along with the rest of the Tar Heel League on June 21, 1954.{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor1-first=Lloyd |editor1-last=Johnson |editor2-first=Miles |editor2-last=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=Baseball America |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}