1962 Carolina League season

1962 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 24 – September 9 140 8 Regular season Rusty Staub, Durham Bulls Playoffs Kinston Eagles Durham Bulls List of Carolina League seasons CL 1961 Carolina League season 1961 1963 Carolina League season 1963 The 1962 Carolina League was a Class B baseball season played between April 24 and September 9. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season. The Kinston Eagles won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Kinston Eagles joined the league as an expansion team. The club begins an affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Rocky Mount Leafs joined the league as an expansion team. The club begins an affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds. The Durham Bulls ended their affiliation with the Detroit Tigers and begins a new affiliation with the Houston Colt .45s. The team was renamed the Winston-Salem Red Sox. The Raleigh Capitals began an affiliation with the Washington Senators. Teams 1962 Carolina League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Burlington Indians Burlington, North Carolina Cleveland Indians Burlington Athletic Stadium Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Houston Colt .45s Durham Athletic Park Greensboro Yankees Greensboro, North Carolina New York Yankees World War Memorial Stadium Kinston Eagles Kinston, North Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates Grainger Stadium Raleigh Capitals Raleigh, North Carolina Washington Senators Devereaux Meadow Rocky Mount Leafs Rocky Mount, North Carolina Cincinnati Reds Municipal Stadium Wilson Tobs Wilson, North Carolina Minnesota Twins Fleming Stadium Winston-Salem Red Sox Winston-Salem, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Ernie Shore Field Map of teams left 10px Carolina League Teams 635 400 260 0 100 North Carolina 1100 North Carolina 36.09 -79.41 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Burlington #ffe North Carolina 36.00 -78.90 Black pog.svg 80 top Durham #ffe North Carolina 36.08 -79.78 Black pog.svg 80 top Greensboro North Carolina 35.27 -77.57 Black pog.svg 80 top Kinston #ffe North Carolina 35.79 -78.64 Black pog.svg 80 top Raleigh #ffe North Carolina 35.97 -77.80 Black pog.svg 80 top Rocky Mount #ffe North Carolina 35.72 -77.93 Black pog.svg 80 top Wilson #ffe North Carolina 36.13 -80.25 Black pog.svg 80 top Winston-Salem #ffe Regular season Summary The Durham Bulls finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1957. Standings 1962 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024 Carolina League Team Win Loss % GB Durham Bulls 89 51 89 51 – Kinston Eagles 83 57 83 57 6 Winston-Salem Red Sox 76 64 76 64 13 Burlington Indians 66 74 66 74 23 Greensboro Yankees 65 75 65 75 24 Wilson Tobs 65 75 65 75 24 Rocky Mount Leafs 60 80 60 80 29 Raleigh Capitals 56 84 56 84 33 League Leaders Batting leaders 1962 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG César Tovar, Rocky Mount Leafs .329 H Ronnie Flender, Rocky Mount Leafs César Tovar, Rocky Mount Leafs 168 R Rusty Staub, Durham Bulls César Tovar, Rocky Mount Leafs 121 2B César Tovar, Rocky Mount Leafs 35 3B Augie Garrido, Burlington Indians 12 HR Bert Barth, Rocky Mount Leafs 33 RBI Bert Barth, Rocky Mount Leafs 136 SB César Tovar, Rocky Mount Leafs 56 Pitching leaders 1962 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024 Stat Player Total W Frank Bork, Kinston Eagles 19 ERA Steve Blass, Kinston Eagles 1.97 CG Frank Bork, Kinston Eagles 18 SHO Steve Blass, Kinston Eagles 8 SO Steve Blass, Kinston Eagles 209 IP Mel Stottlemyre, Greensboro Yankees 241.0 Playoffs The Kinston Eagles won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in seven games. With the return of the playoffs this season, the semi-finals were a best-of-three season and the finals were a best-of-seven series. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals 1 Durham 2 4 Burlington 0 2 Kinston 2 3 Winston-Salem 1 1 Durham 3 2 Kinston 4 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Rusty Staub, Durham Bulls Manager of the Year Lou Fitzgerald, Durham Bulls See also 1962 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:1962 in sports in North Carolina