1984 Carolina League season

1984 Carolina League season Carolina League Baseball April 10 – August 31 140 8 Regular season Barry Lyons, Lynchburg Mets Playoffs Lynchburg Mets Durham Bulls List of Carolina League seasons CL 1983 Carolina League season 1983 1985 Carolina League season 1985 The 1984 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 10 and August 31. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs. The Lynchburg Mets won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Alexandria Dukes relocated to Woodbridge, Virginia, and were renamed the Prince William Pirates. The club remained affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Salem Redbirds ended their affiliation with the San Diego Padres and began a new affiliation with the Texas Rangers. The Winston-Salem Red Sox are renamed to the Winston-Salem Spirits. The club remains affiliated with the Boston Red Sox. Teams 1984 Carolina League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium North Hagerstown Suns Hagerstown, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Municipal Stadium Lynchburg Mets Lynchburg, Virginia New York Mets City Stadium Prince William Pirates Woodbridge, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Davis Ford Park Salem Redbirds Salem, Virginia Texas Rangers Salem Municipal Field South Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Atlanta Braves Durham Athletic Park Kinston Blue Jays Kinston, North Carolina Toronto Blue Jays Grainger Stadium Peninsula Pilots Hampton, Virginia Philadelphia Phillies War Memorial Stadium Winston-Salem Spirits Winston-Salem, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Ernie Shore Field Map of teams left 10px North division 10px South division 1000 425 330 190 675 USA 2800 USA 39.63 -77.71 Blue pog.svg 80 top Hagerstown #ffe USA 37.39 -79.17 Blue pog.svg 80 top Lynchburg #ffe USA 38.68 -77.35 Blue pog.svg 80 top Prince William #ffe USA 37.29 -80.05 Blue pog.svg 80 top Salem #ffe USA 36.00 -78.90 Red pog.svg 80 top Durham #ffe USA 35.27 -77.57 Red pog.svg 80 top Kinston #ffe USA 37.01 -76.39 Red pog.svg 80 top Peninsula #ffe USA 36.13 -80.25 Red pog.svg 80 top Winston-Salem #ffe Regular season Summary The Lynchburg Mets finished with the best record in the league for the second consecutive season. Standings 1984 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 17, 2024 North division Team Win Loss % GB Lynchburg Mets 89 49 89 49 – Prince William Pirates 75 65 75 65 15 Salem Redbirds 64 74 64 74 25 Hagerstown Suns 60 80 60 80 30South division Peninsula Pilots 73 67 73 67 – Kinston Blue Jays 71 69 71 69 2 Durham Bulls 68 72 68 72 5 Winston-Salem Spirits 58 82 58 82 15 League Leaders Batting leaders 1984 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 17, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Dave Magadan, Lynchburg Mets .350 H Bip Roberts, Prince William Pirates 150 R Stan Jefferson, Lynchburg Mets 113 2B Rey Quiñones, Winston-Salem Spirits 30 3B Kash Beauchamp, Kinston Blue Jays Stan Jefferson, Lynchburg Mets 9 HR Randy Day, Peninsula Pilots 29 RBI Randy Day, Peninsula Pilots 103 SB George Crum, Salem Redbirds 61 Pitching leaders 1984 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 17, 2024 Stat Player Total W Mitch Cook, Lynchburg Mets 16 ERA Randy Myers, Lynchburg Mets 2.06 CG Steve Ellsworth, Winston-Salem Spirits Kurt Leiter, Hagerstown Suns Randy Myers, Lynchburg Mets 7 SV Dorley Downs, Prince William Pirates 21 SO Mitch Cook, Lynchburg Mets 178 IP Mitch Cook, Lynchburg Mets 184.2 Playoffs The Lynchburg Mets won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in four games. The semi-finals was changed from a single game elimination to a best-of-three series. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals N1 Lynchburg bye S1 Peninsula 0 S2 Durham 2 N1 Lynchburg 3 S2 Durham 1 Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Barry Lyons, Lynchburg Mets Pitcher of the Year Randy Myers, Lynchburg Mets Manager of the Year Mike Cubbage, Lynchburg Mets See also 1984 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Carolina League season Category:1984 in sports in Maryland Category:1984 in sports in North Carolina Category:1984 in sports in Virginia