1986 Carolina League season
Appearance
1986 Carolina League season | |
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League | Carolina League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 10 – August 31 |
Number of games | 140 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Gregg Jefferies, Lynchburg Mets |
Playoffs | |
League champions | Winston-Salem Spirits |
Runners-up | Hagerstown Suns |
The 1986 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 10 and August 31. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.
The Winston-Salem Spirits won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Hagerstown Suns in the final round of the playoffs.
Team changes
[edit]- The Kinston Blue Jays ended their affiliation with the Toronto Blue Jays. The club was renamed the Kinston Eagles.
- The Peninsula Pilots ended their affiliation with the Philadelphia Phillies and began a new affiliation with the Chicago White Sox. The club was renamed the Peninsula White Sox.
Teams
[edit]Map of teams
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Summary
[edit]- The Hagerstown Suns finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.
Standings
[edit]North division | ||||
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Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
Hagerstown Suns | 91 | 48 | .655 | – |
Lynchburg Mets | 75 | 65 | .536 | 16.5 |
Prince William Pirates | 67 | 72 | .482 | 24 |
Salem Redbirds | 45 | 93 | .326 | 45.5 |
South division | ||||
Winston-Salem Spirits | 82 | 56 | .594 | – |
Durham Bulls | 72 | 68 | .514 | 11 |
Peninsula White Sox | 60 | 74 | .448 | 20 |
Kinston Eagles | 60 | 76 | .441 | 21 |
League Leaders
[edit]Batting leaders
[edit]Stat | Player | Total |
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AVG | Gregg Jefferies, Lynchburg Mets | .354 |
H | Doug Dascenzo, Winston-Salem Spirits | 178 |
R | Marcus Lawton, Lynchburg Mets | 118 |
2B | Bob Bafia, Winston-Salem Spirits | 36 |
3B | Marcus Lawton, Lynchburg Mets | 16 |
HR | Ron Gant, Durham Bulls | 26 |
RBI | Craig Worthington, Hagerstown Suns | 105 |
SB | Pete Stanicek, Hagerstown Suns | 77 |
Pitching leaders
[edit]Stat | Player | Total |
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W | Marty Reed, Kinston Eagles | 16 |
ERA | Jeff Ballard, Hagerstown Suns | 1.85 |
CG | Marty Reed, Kinston Eagles | 9 |
SV | Laddie Renfroe, Winston-Salem Spirits | 21 |
SO | Chris Ritter, Prince William Pirates | 149 |
IP | Marty Reed, Kinston Eagles | 196.2 |
Playoffs
[edit]- The Winston-Salem Spirits won their eighth Carolina League championship, defeating the Hagerstown Suns in four games.
Playoff bracket
[edit]Finals | ||||
N1 | Hagerstown | 1 | ||
S1 | Winston-Salem | 3 |
Awards
[edit]Carolina League awards[4] | |
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Award name | Recipient |
Most Valuable Player | Gregg Jefferies, Lynchburg Mets |
Pitcher of the Year | Dave Pavlas, Winston-Salem Spirits |
Manager of the Year | Jim Essian, Winston-Salem Spirits |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 1986 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
- ^ 1986 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
- ^ 1986 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
- ^ "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 18 December 2024.