1967 Carolina League season

1967 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 14 – September 4 144 12 Regular season Don Money, Raleigh Pirates Playoffs Durham Bulls Tidewater Tides List of Carolina League seasons CL 1966 Carolina League season 1966 1968 Carolina League season 1968 The 1967 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 14 and September 4. Twelve teams played a 144-game schedule, with the top four teams in each division qualifying for the post-season. The Durham Bulls won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Tidewater Tides in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Asheville Tourists join the Carolina League from the Southern League. The club is affiliated with the Houston Astros. The Raleigh Pirates switch from the West Division to the East Division. The Durham Bulls ended their affiliation with the Houston Astros and began a new affiliation with the New York Mets. The Peninsula Grays ended their affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds and began a new affiliation with the Kansas City Athletics. Teams 1967 Carolina League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East Kinston Eagles Kinston, North Carolina Atlanta Braves Grainger Stadium Peninsula Grays Hampton, Virginia Kansas City Athletics War Memorial Stadium Raleigh Pirates Raleigh, North Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates Devereaux Meadow Rocky Mount Leafs Rocky Mount, North Carolina Detroit Tigers Municipal Stadium Tidewater Tides Norfolk, Virginia Philadelphia Phillies Frank D. Lawrence Stadium Wilson Tobs Wilson, North Carolina Minnesota Twins Fleming Stadium West Asheville Tourists Asheville, North Carolina Houston Astros McCormick Field Burlington Senators Burlington, North Carolina Washington Senators Burlington Athletic Stadium Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina New York Mets Durham Athletic Park Greensboro Yankees Greensboro, North Carolina New York Yankees World War Memorial Stadium Lynchburg White Sox Lynchburg, Virginia Chicago White Sox City Stadium Winston-Salem Red Sox Winston-Salem, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Ernie Shore Field Map of teams left 10px East division 10px West division 675 625 260 0 5 North Carolina 800 North Carolina 35.27 -77.57 Blue pog.svg 80 top Kinston #ffe North Carolina 37.01 -76.39 Blue pog.svg 80 top Peninsula #ffe North Carolina 35.79 -78.64 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Raleigh #ffe North Carolina 35.97 -77.80 Blue pog.svg 80 top Rocky Mount #ffe North Carolina 36.85 -76.29 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Tidewater #ffe North Carolina 35.72 -77.93 Blue pog.svg 80 top Wilson #ffe North Carolina 35.59 -82.55 Red pog.svg 80 top Asheville #ffe North Carolina 36.09 -79.41 Red pog.svg 80 top Burlington #ffe North Carolina 36.00 -78.90 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Durham #ffe North Carolina 36.08 -79.78 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Greensboro #ffe North Carolina 37.39 -79.17 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Lynchburg #ffe North Carolina 36.13 -80.25 Red pog.svg 80 top Winston-Salem #ffe Regular season Summary The Raleigh Pirates finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1959. The playoffs are expanded to the top four teams in each division. Standings 1967 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024 East division Team Win Loss % GB Raleigh Pirates 77 65 77 65 – Peninsula Grays 74 64 74 64 1 Rocky Mount Leafs 74 68 74 68 3 Tidewater Tides 70 68 70 68 5 Wilson Tobs 61 72 61 72 11.5 Kinston Eagles 60 75 60 75 13.5West division Durham Bulls 74 64 74 64 – Winston-Salem Red Sox 69 68 69 68 4.5 Burlington Senators 70 69 70 69 4.5 Lynchburg White Sox 68 68 68 68 5 Greensboro Yankees 66 72 66 72 8 Asheville Tourists 64 74 64 74 10 League Leaders Batting leaders 1967 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Duncan Campbell, Raleigh Pirates .331 H Van Kelly, Kinston Eagles 161 R Danny Greenfield, Peninsula Grays 93 2B Don Money, Raleigh Pirates 37 3B Joe Sparks, Lynchburg White Sox 9 HR Hal King, Asheville Tourists 30 RBI Ron Allen, Tidewater Tides 100 SB Fred Wolcott, Winston-Salem Red Sox 49 Pitching leaders 1967 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024 Stat Player Total W Harold Clem, Raleigh Pirates Mike Daniel, Asheville Tourists Gary Jones, Greensboro Yankees Jon Warden, Rocky Mount Leafs 15 ERA Harold Clem, Raleigh Pirates 1.64 CG Luis Penalver, Burlington Senators 15 SHO Bill Butler, Rocky Mount Leafs Gary Jones, Greensboro Yankees Jerry Wild, Durham Bulls 6 SO Mark Schaeffer, Winston-Salem Red Sox 226 IP Jon Warden, Rocky Mount Leafs 219.0 Playoffs The Durham Bulls won their second Carolina League championship, defeating the Tidewater Tides in three games. The quarter-finals was a single knockout game, followed by a best-of-three in each the semi-finals and finals. Playoff bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals E1 Raleigh 1 E3 Rocky Mount 0 E2 Peninsula 0 E4 Tidewater 1 W1 Durham 1 W3 Burlington 0 W2 Winston-Salem 0 W4 Lynchburg 1 E1 Raleigh 0 E4 Tidewater 2 W1 Durham 2 W4 Lynchburg 0 E4 Tidewater 1 W1 Durham 2 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Don Money, Raleigh Pirates Manager of the Year Clyde McCullough, Durham Bulls See also 1967 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:1967 in sports in North Carolina Category:1967 in sports in Virginia