1993 Carolina League season

1993 Carolina League season
League	Carolina League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 8 – September 4
Number of games	140
Number of teams	8
Regular season
Season MVP	Bubba Smith, Winston-Salem Spirits
Playoffs
League champions	Winston-Salem Spirits
Runners-up	Wilmington Blue Rocks

The 1993 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 8 and September 4. 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 Wilmington Blue Rocks in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

• The Peninsula Pilots relocate to Wilmington, Delaware and are renamed the Wilmington Blue Rocks. The club ended their affiliation with the Seattle Mariners and began a new affiliation with the Kansas City Royals. The Blue Rocks moved from the Southern Division to the Northern Division.
• The Winston-Salem Spirits ended their affiliation with the Chicago Cubs and began a new affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds.
• The Salem Buccaneers moved from the Northern Division to the Southern Division.

Teams

1993 Carolina League
Division	Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
Northern	Frederick Keys	Frederick, Maryland	Baltimore Orioles	Harry Grove Stadium
	Lynchburg Red Sox	Lynchburg, Virginia	Boston Red Sox	City Stadium
	Prince William Cannons	Woodbridge, Virginia	New York Yankees	Prince William County Stadium
	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Wilmington, Delaware	Kansas City Royals	Legends Stadium
Southern	Durham Bulls	Durham, North Carolina	Atlanta Braves	Durham Athletic Park
	Kinston Indians	Kinston, North Carolina	Cleveland Indians	Grainger Stadium
	Salem Buccaneers	Salem, Virginia	Pittsburgh Pirates	Salem Municipal Field
	Winston-Salem Spirits	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Cincinnati Reds	Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

Frederick

Lynchburg

Prince William

Wilmington

Durham

Kinston

Salem

Winston-Salem

Northern division Southern division

Regular season

Summary

• The Frederick Keys finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.

Standings

Northern division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Frederick Keys	78	62	.557	–
Wilmington Blue Rocks	74	65	.532	3.5
Prince William Cannons	67	73	.479	11
Lynchburg Red Sox	65	74	.468	12.5
Southern division
Kinston Indians	71	67	.514	–
Winston-Salem Spirits	72	68	.514	–
Durham Bulls	69	69	.500	2
Salem Buccaneers	61	79	.436	11

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Felix Colon, Lynchburg Red Sox	.320
H	Tim Belk, Winston-Salem Spirits Curtis Goodwin, Frederick Keys	156
R	Curtis Goodwin, Frederick Keys	98
2B	Marc Marini, Kinston Indians	34
3B	Curtis Goodwin, Frederick Keys	10
HR	Bubba Smith, Winston-Salem Spirits	27
RBI	Chad Mottola, Winston-Salem Spirits	91
SB	Curtis Goodwin, Frederick Keys	61

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Rick Forney, Frederick Keys	14
ERA	Ron Frazier, Prince William Cannons	2.14
CG	Rob Henkel, Lynchburg Red Sox	7
SV	John Hrusovsky, Winston-Salem Spirits	25
SO	Joel Bennett, Lynchburg Red Sox	221
IP	Joel Bennett, Lynchburg Red Sox	181.0

Playoffs

• The Winston-Salem Spirits won their ninth Carolina League championship, defeating the Wilmington Blue Rocks in four games.

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	N1	Frederick	0
	N2	Wilmington	2
						N2	Wilmington	1
						S2	Winston-Salem	3
	S1	Kinston	1
	S2	Winston-Salem	2

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Bubba Smith, Winston-Salem Spirits
Pitcher of the Year	Julián Tavárez, Kinston Indians
Manager of the Year	Dave Keller, Kinston Indians Pete Mackanin, Frederick Keys

See also

• 1993 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website