1950 Carolina League season

1950 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 19 – September 14 154 8 1,442,322 1950 Carolina League https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=49ba8174 Baseball Reference 3 October 2025 2,356 Regular season William Evans, Burlington Bees Playoffs Winston-Salem Cardinals Burlington Bees List of Carolina League seasons CL 1949 Carolina League season 1949 1951 Carolina League season 1951 The 1950 Carolina League was a Class B baseball season played between April 19 and September 14. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season. The Winston-Salem Cardinals won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Burlington Bees in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Martinsville Athletics relocated to Fayetteville, North Carolina, and were renamed the Fayetteville Athletics. The club remained affiliated with the Philadelphia Athletics. Teams 1950 Carolina League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Burlington Bees Burlington, North Carolina None Elon College Park Danville Leafs Danville, Virginia None League Park Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Detroit Tigers Durham Athletic Park Fayetteville Athletics Fayetteville, North Carolina Philadelphia Athletics Pittman Stadium Greensboro Patriots Greensboro, North Carolina None World War Memorial Stadium Raleigh Capitals Raleigh, North Carolina None Devereaux Meadow Reidsville Luckies Reidsville, North Carolina None Kiker Stadium Winston-Salem Cardinals Winston-Salem, North Carolina St. Louis Cardinals South Side Park Map of teams left 10px Carolina League Teams 875 400 320 0 140 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 35.09 -78.98 Black pog.svg 80 top Fayetteville #ffe North Carolina 36.08 -79.78 Black pog.svg 80 top Greensboro North Carolina 35.79 -78.64 Black pog.svg 80 top Raleigh #ffe North Carolina 36.34 -79.67 Black pog.svg 80 top Reidsville #ffe North Carolina 36.10 -80.26 Black pog.svg 80 top Winston-Salem #ffe Regular season Summary The Winston-Salem Cardinals finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since in team history. The Winston-Salem Cardinals set a league record with 106 victories during the season. Standings 1950 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 1, 2024 Carolina League Team Win Loss % GB Winston-Salem Cardinals 106 47 106 47 – Danville Leafs 87 66 87 66 19 Burlington Bees 83 70 83 70 23 Reidsville Luckies 82 72 82 72 24.5 Greensboro Patriots 78 74 78 74 27.5 Durham Bulls 73 79 73 79 32.5 Raleigh Capitals 55 97 55 97 50.5 Fayetteville Athletics 47 106 47 106 59 League Leaders thumb|upright=0.75|right|alt=|Fred Vaughn of the Greensboro Patriots led the league with 27 home runs. Batting leaders 1950 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 1, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG William Evans, Burlington Bees .338 H William Evans, Burlington Bees 207 R Jack Huesman, Winston-Salem Cardinals 116 2B Pat Cooper, Burlington Bees Russ Rac, Winston-Salem Cardinals 35 3B William Evans, Burlington Bees 14 HR Fred Vaughn, Greensboro Patriots 27 RBI Woody Fair, Danville Leafs 103 SB Jack Huesman, Winston-Salem Cardinals 43 Pitching leaders 1950 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 1, 2024 Stat Player Total W Peter Angell, Danville Leafs Lee Peterson, Winston-Salem Cardinals 21 ERA Robert Cruze, Durham Bulls 2.31 CG Woody Rich, Greensboro Patriots 24 SHO Woody Rich, Greensboro Patriots 6 SO Vinegar Bend Mizell, Winston-Salem Cardinals 227 IP Charley Miller, Raleigh Capitals 280.0 Playoffs The Winston-Salem Cardinals won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Burlington Bees in five games. The league semi-finals were shortened from a best-of-seven series to a best-of-five. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals 1 Winston-Salem 3 4 Reidsville 2 2 Danville 2 3 Burlington 3 1 Winston-Salem 4 3 Burlington 1 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player William Evans, Burlington Bees Manager of the Year George Kissell, Winston-Salem Cardinals See also 1950 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:1950 in sports in North Carolina Category:1950 in sports in Virginia