1977 Carolina League season

1977 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 15 – September 1 140 4 Regular season Oswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates Playoffs Peninsula Pilots Lynchburg Mets List of Carolina League seasons CL 1976 Carolina League season 1976 1978 Carolina League season 1978 The 1977 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 15 and September 1. Four teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team in each half of the season competing for the championship. The Peninsula Pilots won the Carolina League championship, as they defeated the Lynchburg Mets in the final round of the post-season. Teams 1977 Carolina League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Lynchburg Mets Lynchburg, Virginia New York Mets City Stadium Peninsula Pilots Hampton, Virginia Philadelphia Phillies War Memorial Stadium Salem Pirates Salem, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Salem Municipal Field Winston-Salem Red Sox Winston-Salem, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Ernie Shore Field Map of teams left 10px Carolina League teams 535 475 200 0 0 North Carolina 900 North Carolina 37.39 -79.17 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Lynchburg #ffe North Carolina 37.01 -76.39 Black pog.svg 80 top Peninsula #ffe North Carolina 37.29 -80.05 Black pog.svg 80 top Salem #ffe North Carolina 36.13 -80.25 Black pog.svg 80 top Winston-Salem #ffe Regular season Summary The Lynchburg Mets finished with the best record in the league for the first time in franchise history. Standings 1977 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 10, 2024 Carolina League Team Win Loss % GB Lynchburg Mets 78 60 78 60 – Peninsula Pilots 71 67 71 67 7 Salem Pirates 66 72 66 72 12 Winston-Salem Red Sox 61 77 61 77 17 League Leaders Batting leaders 1977 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 10, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Oswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates .370 H Oswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates 208 R Oswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates 121 2B John Hughes, Peninsula Pilots 33 3B Oswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates 14 HR John Hughes, Peninsula Pilots 22 RBI Eugenio Cotes, Salem Pirates 102 SB Oswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates 46 Pitching leaders 1977 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 10, 2024 Stat Player Total W Jeff Schneider, Peninsula Pilots 15 ERA Jeff Schneider, Peninsula Pilots 2.50 CG Neil Allen, Lynchburg Mets Rafael Vásquez 11 SV Jeff Schneider, Peninsula Pilots 22 SO Neil Allen, Lynchburg Mets 126 IP Dickie Noles, Peninsula Pilots 199.0 Playoffs The Peninsula Pilots won their second Carolina League championship, defeating the Lynchburg Mets in five games. The final series was a best-of-five series. Playoff bracket Finals 1 Lynchburg 2 2 Peninsula 3 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Oswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates Manager of the Year Jack Aker, Lynchburg Mets See also 1977 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:1977 in sports in North Carolina Category:1977 in sports in Virginia