1993 Carolina League season

1993 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 8 – September 4 140 8 Regular season Bubba Smith, Winston-Salem Spirits Playoffs Winston-Salem Spirits Wilmington Blue Rocks List of Carolina League seasons CL 1992 Carolina League season 1992 1994 Carolina League season 1994 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 left 10px Northern division 10px Southern division 1000 425 330 190 660 USA 2800 USA 39.40 -77.41 Blue pog.svg 80 top Frederick #ffe USA 37.39 -79.17 Blue pog.svg 80 top Lynchburg #ffe USA 38.68 -77.35 Blue pog.svg 80 top Prince William #ffe USA 39.73 -75.56 Blue pog.svg 80 top Wilmington #ffe USA 36.00 -78.90 Red pog.svg 80 top Durham #ffe USA 35.27 -77.57 Red pog.svg 80 top Kinston #ffe USA 37.29 -80.05 Red pog.svg 80 top Salem #ffe USA 36.13 -80.25 Red pog.svg 80 top Winston-Salem #ffe Regular season Summary The Frederick Keys finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history. Standings 1993 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 21, 2024 Northern division Team Win Loss % GB Frederick Keys 78 62 78 62 – Wilmington Blue Rocks 74 65 74 65 3.5 Prince William Cannons 67 73 67 73 11 Lynchburg Red Sox 65 74 65 74 12.5Southern division Kinston Indians 71 67 71 67 – Winston-Salem Spirits 72 68 72 68 – Durham Bulls 69 69 69 69 2 Salem Buccaneers 61 79 61 79 11 League Leaders Batting leaders 1993 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 21, 2024 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 1993 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 21, 2024 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 S1 Kinston 1 S2 Winston-Salem 2 N2 Wilmington 1 S2 Winston-Salem 3 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 References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:1993 in sports in Delaware Category:1993 in sports in Maryland Category:1993 in sports in North Carolina Category:1993 in sports in Virginia