1947 Carolina League season

1947 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 23 – September 8 142 8 1,901,7331947 Carolina League https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=b63b52cc Baseball Reference 3 October 2025 3,354 Regular season Playoffs Raleigh Capitals Durham Bulls List of Carolina League seasons CL 1946 Carolina League season 1946 1948 Carolina League season 1948 The 1947 Carolina League was a Class C baseball season played between April 23 and September 8. Eight teams played a 142-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season. The Raleigh Capitals won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Raleigh Capitals ended their affiliation with the Boston Braves. Teams 1947 Carolina League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Burlington Bees Burlington, North Carolina None Elon College Park Danville Leafs Danville, Virginia New York Giants League Park Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina None Durham Athletic Park Greensboro Patriots Greensboro, North Carolina None World War Memorial Stadium Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets Leaksville, North Carolina None Tri-City Baseball Park Martinsville Athletics Martinsville, Virginia Philadelphia Athletics Doug English Field Raleigh Capitals Raleigh, North Carolina None Devereaux Meadow Winston-Salem Cardinals Winston-Salem, North Carolina St. Louis Cardinals South Side Park Map of teams left 10px Carolina League Teams 875 400 250 0 105 North Carolina 1450 North Carolina 36.07 -79.47 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Burlington #ffe North Carolina 36.58 -79.40 Black pog.svg 80 top Danville 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 36.51 -79.74 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Leaksville-Draper-Spray #ffe North Carolina 36.68 -79.87 Black pog.svg 80 top Martinsville North Carolina 35.79 -78.64 Black pog.svg 80 top Raleigh #ffe North Carolina 36.10 -80.26 Black pog.svg 80 top Winston-Salem #ffe Regular season Summary The Burlington Bees finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time in franchise history. Standings 1947 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024 Carolina League Team Win Loss % GB Burlington Bees 87 55 87 55 – Winston-Salem Cardinals 85 57 85 57 2 Raleigh Capitals 81 60 81 60 5.5 Durham Bulls 70 71 70 71 16.5 Greensboro Patriots 65 75 65 75 21 Danville Leafs 65 77 65 77 22 Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets 59 82 59 82 27.5 Martinsville Athletics 53 88 53 88 33.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 1947 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Harry Sullivan, Raleigh Capitals .391 H Harry Sullivan, Raleigh Capitals 200 R Turkey Tyson, Durham Bulls 138 2B Willie Duke, Durham Bulls Robert Worthington, Winston-Salem Cardinals 42 3B Charles Woddail, Burlington Bees 16 HR Gene Petty, Danville Leafs 31 RBI Steve Bilko, Winston-Salem Cardinals 120 SB Joseph Muzzo, Winston-Salem Cardinals 39 Pitching leaders 1947 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024 thumb|upright=0.75|right|alt=|Harvey Haddix of the Winston-Salem Cardinals led the league with a 1.90 ERA. Stat Player Total W Kenneth Deal, Burlington Bees 23 ERA Harvey Haddix, Winston-Salem Cardinals 1.90 CG Pete Bryant, Burlington Bees 28 SHO Kenneth Deal, Burlington Bees Thurman Lowe, Danville Leafs 4 SO Kenneth Deal, Burlington Bees 275 IP Pete Bryant, Burlington Bees 292.0 Playoffs The Raleigh Capitals won their second consecutive Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in six games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals 1 Burlington 3 3 Raleigh 4 2 Winston-Salem 2 4 Durham 4 3 Raleigh 4 4 Durham 2 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Manager of the Year Bud Bates, Burlington Bees See also 1947 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:1947 in sports in North Carolina Category:1947 in sports in Virginia