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The 1958 Carolina League was a Class B baseball season played between April 17 and September 2. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.

The Burlington Indians won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Greensboro Yankees in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

• The Burlington Indians join the league as an expansion team and begin an affiliation with the Cleveland Indians.
• The Greensboro Patriots ended their affiliation with the Boston Red Sox and began a new affiliation with the New York Yankees. The team is renamed the Greensboro Yankees.
• The Raleigh Capitals franchise is reactivated and begin an affiliation with the Boston Red Sox.
• The Wilson Tobs ended their affiliation with the Washington Senators and began a new affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles.

Teams

Map of teams

Regular season

Summary

• The Danville Leafs finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1949.

Standings

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Pitching leaders

Playoffs

• The Burlington Indians won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Greensboro Yankees in three games.
• The semi-finals and finals were each a best-of-three series.

Playoff bracket

Awards

See also

• 1958 Major League Baseball season

References

1. 1958 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024
2. 1958 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024
3. 1958 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024
4. "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website

• 1958 in baseball
• 1958 in sports in North Carolina
• 1958 in sports in Virginia