1960 Carolina League season

1960 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 19 – September 5 140 6 Regular season Ed Olivares, Winston-Salem Red Birds Playoffs Greensboro Yankees Burlington Indians List of Carolina League seasons CL 1959 Carolina League season 1959 1961 Carolina League season 1961 The 1960 Carolina League was a Class B baseball season played between April 19 and September 5. Six teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winner of each half of the season qualifying for the league finals. The Greensboro Yankees won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Burlington Indians in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Wilson Tobs ended their affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates and began a new affiliation with the Washington Senators. Teams 1960 Carolina League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Burlington Indians Burlington, North Carolina Cleveland Indians Burlington Athletic Stadium Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Detroit Tigers Durham Athletic Park Greensboro Yankees Greensboro, North Carolina New York Yankees World War Memorial Stadium Raleigh Capitals Raleigh, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Devereaux Meadow Wilson Tobs Wilson, North Carolina Washington Senators Fleming Stadium Winston-Salem Red Birds Winston-Salem, North Carolina St. Louis Cardinals Ernie Shore Field Map of teams left 10px Carolina League Teams 770 400 280 0 100 North Carolina 1350 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 35.79 -78.64 Black pog.svg 80 top Raleigh #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 Greensboro Yankees finished with the best record in the league for the first time. The regular season schedule was lengthened from 130-games to 140-games. The regular season was split in half, with the winners of both halves qualifying for the league finals. Standings 1960 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024 Carolina League Team Win Loss % GB Greensboro Yankees 84 55 84 55 – Wilson Tobs 73 65 73 65 10.5 Raleigh Capitals 70 65 70 65 12 Burlington Indians 67 73 67 73 17.5 Winston-Salem Red Birds 61 76 61 76 22 Durham Bulls 57 78 57 78 25 League Leaders Batting leaders 1960 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Rich Rollins, Wilson Tobs .341 H Joseph Teague, Burlington Indians 164 R James Orton, Greensboro Yankees 101 2B Ed Gray, Greensboro Yankees John Roth, Winston-Salem Red Birds 29 3B Don Wert, Durham Bulls 12 HR Ed Olivares, Winston-Salem Red Birds 35 RBI Ed Olivares, Winston-Salem Red Birds 125 SB Mitchell June, Burlington Indians 26 Pitching leaders 1960 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024 Stat Player Total W Lee Stange, Wilson Tobs 20 ERA Daniel Wooden, Raleigh Capitals 2.15 CG Lee Stange, Wilson Tobs 20 SHO Johnnie Seale, Durham Bulls Lee Stange, Wilson Tobs 3 SO Johnnie Seale, Durham Bulls 197 IP Lee Stange, Wilson Tobs 251.0 Playoffs The Greensboro Yankees won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Burlington Indians in five games. Playoff bracket Finals 1 Greensboro 4 2 Burlington 1 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Ed Olivares, Winston-Salem Red Birds Manager of the Year Pinky May, Burlington Indians See also 1960 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:1960 in sports in North Carolina