The Rocky Mount Phillies were a

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team, a Class-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1973 through 1975. They played in the

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and won the league championship in 1975. The Rocky Mount Phillies replaced the Rocky Mount Leafs, which had been affiliated with the Detroit Tigers from 1965 through 1972. The club played at Rocky Mount Municipal Stadium in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

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