{{Infobox Minor League Baseball , name = Burlington Rangers , firstseason = 1942 , lastseason = 1972 , city = Burlington, North Carolina , misc = , logo = , uniformlogo = , class level = , past class level = , current league = , conference = , division = East Division , past league =

Bi-State League The Bi-State League was an American baseball minor league Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often ...

(1942)

Carolina League The Carolina League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated along the Atlantic Coast of the United States since 1945. Having been classified at various levels throughout its existence, it operated at Class A-Advanced from 1990 unti ...

(1945-1955; 1958-1972) , majorleague = , pastmajorleague =

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...

(1958–1963) , nickname = , pastnames =Burlington Bees (1942, 1945–1951)
Burlington Pirates (1952–1955)
Burlington Indians (1958–1963)
Burlington Senators (1965–1971)
Burlington Rangers (1972) , ballpark = , pastparks = , leaguenum = , leaguechamps = , divnum = , divisionchamps = , owner = , manager = , gm = The Burlington Rangers was the final moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in

Burlington, North Carolina Burlington is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, Alamance and Guilford County, North Carolina, Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Are ...

between 1942 and 1972. Burington teams played as members of the

(1942) and

(1945-1955; 1958-1972). Burlington was an affiliate of the

from 1958 to 1963. Today, the Burlington Franchise is in the

Appalachian League The Appalachian League is a collegiate summer baseball league that operates in the Appalachian regions of Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina. Designed for rising freshmen and sophomores using wood bats, its season runs from ...

as the

Burlington Royals The Burlington Royals were a minor league baseball team in Burlington, North Carolina, United States. They were a Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League. The team was affiliated with the Cleveland Indians from 1986 to 2006 as the Burlington I ...

, having begun play in that league in 1986.

Notable alumni

Tommie Agee Tommie Lee Agee (August 9, 1942 – January 22, 2001) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from through , most notably as a member of the New York Mets team that became known as the ...

(1962) 2 x MLB All-Star; 1966 AL Rookie of the Year *

Gene Conley Donald Eugene Conley (November 10, 1930 – July 4, 2017) was an American professional baseball and basketball player. He played as a pitcher for four teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1952 to 1963. Conley also played as a forward in t ...

(1964) 4 x MLB All Star * Dick Hall (1952) *

Toby Harrah Colbert Dale (Toby) Harrah (born October 26, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball from to . Harrah played the majority of his career for the Texas Rangers f ...

(1968-1969) 4 x MLB All-Star *

Ron Kline Ronald Lee Kline (March 9, 1932 – June 22, 2002) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher over parts of seventeen seasons (1952, 1955–1970) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Lou ...

(1952) *

Jack McKeon Jack Aloysius McKeon (; born November 23, 1930), nicknamed "Trader Jack," is an American former Major League Baseball manager and front-office executive. In , at age 72, he won a World Series as manager of the Florida Marlins. Two full seasons ...

(1952) Manager: 2003 World Series Champion - Florida Marlins *

Sonny Siebert Wilfred Charles "Sonny" Siebert (born January 14, 1937) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher from 1964 to 1975. He finished with a record of 140-114 and a 3.21 ERA. He threw a no-hitter on June 10, 1966, against the Washingto ...

(1960) 2 x MLB All-Star *

Luis Tiant Luis Clemente Tiant Vega () (born November 23, 1940) is a Cuban former Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed starting pitcher. He pitched in MLB for 19 years, primarily for the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox. Tiant compiled a 22 ...

(1963) 3 x MLB All-Star; 2 x AL ERA Title (1968, 1972) *

John Wockenfuss Johnny Bilton Wockenfuss (February 27, 1949 – August 19, 2022), sometimes known by the nicknames "Fuss" and "Johnny B.", was an American professional baseball player and minor league manager who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the ...

(1969) Baseball teams established in 1942 Baseball teams disestablished in 1972 1942 establishments in North Carolina 1972 disestablishments in North Carolina Burlington, North Carolina Professional baseball teams in North Carolina Cleveland Guardians minor league affiliates Defunct Carolina League teams Defunct baseball teams in North Carolina