1969 Carolina League season

1969 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 16 – September 1 144 10 Regular season Lou Quinn, Salem Rebels Playoffs Raleigh-Durham Phillies Burlington Senators List of Carolina League seasons CL 1968 Carolina League season 1968 1970 Carolina League season 1970 The 1969 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 16 and September 1. Ten teams played a 144-game schedule, with the top four teams in each division qualifying for the post-season. The Raleigh-Durham Phillies won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Burlington Senators in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Greensboro Patriots fold. The Tidewater Tides leave the league and join the International League. The Wilson Tobs relocate to Red Springs, North Carolina and are renamed the Red Springs Twins. The club remains affiliated with the Minnesota Twins. The High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms began a new affiliation with the Kansas City Royals. The club is renamed the High Point-Thomasville Royals. The Peninsula Grays ended their affiliation with the Oakland Athletics and began a new affiliation with the Houston Astros. The club was renamed the Peninsula Astros. The Raleigh-Durham Mets ended their affiliation with the New York Mets and began a new affiliation with the Philadelphia Phillies. The club was renamed the Raleigh-Durham Phillies. Teams 1969 Carolina League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East Kinston Eagles Kinston, North Carolina New York Yankees Grainger Stadium Peninsula Astros Hampton, Virginia Houston Astros War Memorial Stadium Raleigh-Durham Phillies Raleigh, North Carolina Philadelphia Phillies Devereaux Meadow Red Springs Twins Red Springs, North Carolina Minnesota Twins Robbins Park Rocky Mount Leafs Rocky Mount, North Carolina Detroit Tigers Municipal Stadium West Burlington Senators Burlington, North Carolina Washington Senators Burlington Athletic Stadium High Point-Thomasville Royals Thomasville, North Carolina Kansas City Royals Finch Field Lynchburg White Sox Lynchburg, Virginia Chicago White Sox City Stadium Salem Rebels 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 East division 10px West division 535 475 325 0 0 North Carolina 900 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 top Raleigh-Durham #ffe North Carolina 34.80 -79.18 Blue pog.svg 80 top Red Springs #ffe North Carolina 35.97 -77.80 Blue pog.svg 80 top Rocky Mount #ffe North Carolina 36.09 -79.41 Red pog.svg 80 top Burlington #ffe North Carolina 35.92 -80.06 Red pog.svg 80 bottom High Point-Thomasville #ffe North Carolina 37.39 -79.17 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Lynchburg #ffe North Carolina 37.29 -80.05 Red pog.svg 80 top Salem #ffe North Carolina 36.13 -80.25 Red pog.svg 80 top Winston-Salem #ffe Regular season Summary The Rocky Mount Leafs finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history. Standings 1969 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024 East division Team Win Loss % GB Rocky Mount Leafs 82 62 82 62 – Raleigh-Durham Phillies 79 62 79 62 1.5 Kinston Eagles 74 68 74 68 7 Peninsula Astros 67 76 67 76 14.5 Red Springs Twins 57 84 57 84 23.5West division Salem Rebels 78 66 78 66 – Winston-Salem Red Sox 77 67 77 67 1 Burlington Senators 71 71 71 71 6 High Point-Thomasville Royals 69 74 69 74 8.5 Lynchburg White Sox 60 84 60 84 18 League Leaders Batting leaders 1969 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Sam Parrilla, Raleigh-Durham Phillies .383 H Mel Civil, Salem Rebels 166 R Rusty Torres, Kinston Eagles 96 2B César Cedeño, Peninsula Astros 32 3B Howard Wood, Lynchburg White Sox 13 HR Greg Luzinski, Raleigh-Durham Phillies 31 RBI Greg Luzinski, Raleigh-Durham Phillies 92 SB Mel Civil, Salem Rebels 36 Pitching leaders 1969 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024 Stat Player Total W John Penn, Raleigh-Durham Phillies 15 ERA Buddy Harris, Peninsula Astros 1.84 CG Jerry Lyscio, High Point-Thomasville Royals John Penn, Raleigh-Durham Phillies 15 SV Phil Meeler, Rocky Mount Leafs 28 SO Mike Garman, Winston-Salem Red Sox John Penn, Raleigh-Durham Phillies 183 IP John Penn, Raleigh-Durham Phillies 202.0 Playoffs The Raleigh-Durham Phillies won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Burlington Senators in three games. The quarter-finals were extended to a best-of-three series. Playoff bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals E1 Rocky Mount 0 E4 Peninsula 2 E2 Raleigh-Durham 2 E3 Kinston 0 W1 Salem 2 W4 High Point-Thomasville 0 W2 Winston-Salem 1 W3 Burlington 2 E4 Peninsula 1 E2 Raleigh-Durham 2 W1 Salem 0 W3 Burlington 2 E2 Raleigh-Durham 2 W3 Burlington 1 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Luther Quinn, Salem Rebels Manager of the Year Al Federoff, Rocky Mount Leafs See also 1969 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:1969 in sports in North Carolina Category:1969 in sports in Virginia