1979 Carolina League season

1979 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 13 – September 1 140 6 Regular season Bob Dernier, Peninsula Pilots Playoffs Winston-Salem Red Sox List of Carolina League seasons CL 1978 Carolina League season 1978 1980 Carolina League season 1980 The 1979 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 13 and September 1. Six teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team in each half of the season competing for the championship. The Winston-Salem Red Sox won the Carolina League championship, as they finished in first place in both halves of the season. Team changes The Alexandria Dukes began an affiliation with the Seattle Mariners. The club is renamed the Alexandria Mariners. The Kinston Eagles began an affiliation with the Toronto Blue Jays. Teams 1979 Carolina League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Alexandria Mariners Alexandria, Virginia Seattle Mariners Municipal Stadium at Four Mile Run Kinston Eagles Kinston, North Carolina Toronto Blue Jays Grainger 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 1000 425 330 190 710 USA 2800 USA 38.82 -77.05 Black pog.svg 80 top Alexandria #ffe USA 35.27 -77.57 Black pog.svg 80 top Kinston #ffe USA 37.39 -79.17 Black pog.svg 80 top Lynchburg #ffe USA 37.01 -76.39 Black pog.svg 80 top Peninsula #ffe USA 37.29 -80.05 Black pog.svg 80 top Salem #ffe USA 36.13 -80.25 Black pog.svg 80 top Winston-Salem #ffe Regular season Summary The Winston-Salem Red Sox finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1976. Standings 1979 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 11, 2024 Carolina League Team Win Loss % GB Winston-Salem Red Sox 85 55 85 55 – Alexandria Mariners 74 62 74 62 9 Peninsula Pilots 68 68 68 68 15 Kinston Eagles 67 69 67 69 16 Lynchburg Mets 61 73 61 73 21 Salem Pirates 54 82 54 82 29 League Leaders Batting leaders 1979 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 11, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Pat Kelly, Kinston Eagles .309 H Reid Nichols, Winston-Salem Red Sox 156 R Reid Nichols, Winston-Salem Red Sox 107 2B Greg Walker, Peninsula Pilots 27 3B Robert Silverman, Kinston Eagles 12 HR Gary Pellant, Alexandria Mariners 18 RBI Mike Fitzgerald, Lynchburg Mets 75 SB Bob Dernier, Peninsula Pilots 77 Pitching leaders 1979 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 11, 2024 Stat Player Total W Bryan Clark, Alexandria Mariners Thomas Hart, Peninsula Pilots 14 ERA Thomas Hart, Peninsula Pilots 2.22 CG Steve Crawford, Winston-Salem Red Sox 15 SV Jeff Cary, Alexandria Mariners 21 SO Mike Howard, Winston-Salem Red Sox 161 IP Steve Crawford, Winston-Salem Red Sox 211.0 Playoffs The Winston-Salem Red Sox won their seventh Carolina League championship. There was no playoffs as the Red Sox finished in first place in both halves of the season. Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Bob Dernier, Peninsula Pilots Pitcher of the Year Thomas Hart Peninsula Pilots Manager of the Year Bill Slack, Winston-Salem Red Sox See also 1979 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:1979 in sports in North Carolina Category:1979 in sports in Virginia