1985 Carolina League season

1985 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 11 – August 31 140 8 Regular season Shawn Abner, Lynchburg Mets Playoffs Winston-Salem Spirits Lynchburg Mets List of Carolina League seasons CL 1984 Carolina League season 1984 1986 Carolina League season 1986 The 1985 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 11 and August 31. 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 Lynchburg Mets in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Winston-Salem Spirits ended their affiliation with the Boston Red Sox and begin a new affiliation with the Chicago Cubs. Teams 1985 Carolina League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium North Hagerstown Suns Hagerstown, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Municipal Stadium Lynchburg Mets Lynchburg, Virginia New York Mets City Stadium Prince William Pirates Woodbridge, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Davis Ford Park Salem Redbirds Salem, Virginia Texas Rangers Salem Municipal Field South Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Atlanta Braves Durham Athletic Park Kinston Blue Jays Kinston, North Carolina Toronto Blue Jays Grainger Stadium Peninsula Pilots Hampton, Virginia Philadelphia Phillies War Memorial Stadium Winston-Salem Spirits Winston-Salem, North Carolina Chicago Cubs Ernie Shore Field Map of teams left 10px North division 10px South division 1000 425 330 190 675 USA 2800 USA 39.63 -77.71 Blue pog.svg 80 top Hagerstown #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 37.29 -80.05 Blue pog.svg 80 top Salem #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 37.01 -76.39 Red pog.svg 80 top Peninsula #ffe USA 36.13 -80.25 Red pog.svg 80 top Winston-Salem #ffe Regular season Summary The Lynchburg Mets finished with the best record in the league for the third consecutive season. Despite finishing with the best record in the South Division, the Peninsula Pilots failed to qualify for the post-season as they did not have the best record in the division in either half of the season. Standings 1985 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024 North division Team Win Loss % GB Lynchburg Mets 95 45 95 45 – Salem Redbirds 72 65 72 65 21.5 Hagerstown Suns 65 72 65 72 28.5 Prince William Pirates 65 74 65 74 29.5South division Peninsula Pilots 67 68 67 68 – Durham Bulls 66 74 66 74 3.5 Kinston Blue Jays 64 73 64 73 4 Winston-Salem Spirits 58 81 58 81 11 League Leaders Batting leaders 1985 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Dave Martinez, Winston-Salem Spirits .342 H Shawn Abner, Lynchburg Mets 163 R Kevin Bootay, Salem Redbirds Jose Leiva, Peninsula Pilots 73 2B Shawn Abner, Lynchburg Mets 30 3B Shawn Abner, Lynchburg Mets 11 HR Jim Dickerson, Winston-Salem Spirits 28 RBI Shawn Abner, Lynchburg Mets 89 SB Eric Yelding, Kinston Blue Jays 62 Pitching leaders 1985 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024 Stat Player Total W Kyle Hartshorn, Lynchburg Mets 17 ERA Kyle Hartshorn, Lynchburg Mets 1.69 CG Carl Hamilton, Winston-Salem Spirits 11 SV Todd Frohwirth, Peninsula Pilots 18 SO Eric Bell, Hagerstown Suns 162 IP Rick Knapp, Salem Redbirds 180.0 Playoffs The Winston-Salem Spirits won their seventh Carolina League championship, defeating the Lynchburg Mets in four games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals N1 Lynchburg bye S1 Kinston 0 S2 Winston-Salem 2 N1 Lynchburg 1 S2 Winston-Salem 3 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Shawn Abner, Lynchburg Mets Pitcher of the Year Kyle Hartshorn, Lynchburg Mets Manager of the Year Grady Little, Kinston Blue Jays See also 1985 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:1985 in sports in Maryland Category:1985 in sports in North Carolina Category:1985 in sports in Virginia