1945 Carolina League season

1945 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 26 – September 9 138 8 Regular season Playoffs Danville Leafs Raleigh Capitals List of Carolina League seasons CL 1946 Carolina League season 1946 The 1945 Carolina League was a Class C baseball season played between April 26 and September 9. Eight teams played a 138-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season. The Danville Leafs won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Raleigh Capitals in the final round of the playoffs. Formation of league The Carolina League was announced on October 29, 1944, after an organizational meeting at Durham, North Carolina. It was a successor to the Class D Bi-State League that existed before World War II. The league began play in 1945 with eight teams based in Burlington, Durham, Greensboro, Leaksville, Raleigh, Winston-Salem (all from North Carolina), along with Danville and Martinsville from Virginia.Wilson Heads Carolina Loop: Seven Franchises Awarded to N.C. Cities, Another to Danville, Va. Barrier Smith November 2, 1944 The Sporting News Teams 1945 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 Boston Red Sox Durham Athletic Park Greensboro Patriots Greensboro, North Carolina Philadelphia Phillies World War Memorial Stadium Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets Leaksville, North Carolina Chicago Cubs Tri-City Baseball Park Martinsville Athletics Martinsville, Virginia Philadelphia Athletics Doug English Field Raleigh Capitals Raleigh, North Carolina Cincinnati Reds 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 Danville Leafs finished with the best record in the regular season. Standings 1945 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024 Carolina League Team Win Loss % GB Danville Leafs 94 44 94 44 – Raleigh Capitals 78 60 78 60 16 Martinsville Athletics 69 67 69 67 24 Burlington Bees 67 70 67 70 26.5 Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets 66 70 66 70 27 Winston-Salem Cardinals 61 76 61 76 32.5 Durham Bulls 59 77 59 77 34 Greensboro Patriots 53 83 53 83 40 League Leaders Batting leaders 1945 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Glenn Brundis, Danville Leafs .366 H Jaime Almendro, Danville Leafs Glenn Brundis, Danville Leafs 193 R Jaime Almendro, Danville Leafs 139 2B Jon Carenbauer, Danville Leafs 45 3B Jaime Almendro, Danville Leafs 17 HR Mike Abrams, Martinsville Athletics August Granzig, Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets Jerry Gutt, Martinsville Athletics Tom Kirk, Martinsville Athletics 12 RBI Jon Carenbauer, Danville Leafs 121 SB Lewis King, Danville Leafs 65 Pitching leaders 1945 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024 Stat Player Total W Art Fowler, Danville Leafs 23 ERA Charles Timm, Raleigh Capitals 2.36 CG Art Fowler, Danville Leafs 27 SHO Charles Timm, Raleigh Capitals 4 SO Charles Gooding, Winston-Salem Cardinals 230 IP Roy Pinyoun, Raleigh Capitals 265.0 Playoffs The Danville Leafs won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Raleigh Capitals in five games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals 1 Danville 4 3 Martinsville 2 2 Raleigh 4 4 Burlington 3 1 Danville 4 2 Raleigh 1 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Manager of the Year Herb Brett, Danville Leafs See also 1945 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:1945 in sports in North Carolina Category:1945 in sports in Virginia