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The 1963 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 19 and September 7. Ten teams played a 144-game schedule, with the top two teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.

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

League changes

• The Carolina League was reclassified from Class B to Class A beginning in the 1963 season.
• The league split into two five-team divisions, the East Division and the West Division.

Team changes

• The Peninsula Senators joined the league as an expansion team. The club would be affiliated with the Washington Senators.
• The Tidewater Tides joined the league as an expansion team.
• The Raleigh Capitals ended their affiliation with the Washington Senators and began a new affiliation with the New York Mets. The club was renamed the Raleigh Mets.

Teams

Map of teams

Regular season

Summary

• The Greensboro Yankees finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1960.
• The regular season schedule was extended from 140-games to 144-games.

Standings

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Pitching leaders

Playoffs

• The Wilson Tobs won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Greensboro Yankees in three games.
• The final series was reduced from a best-of-seven series to a best-of-three series. The semi-finals remained a best-of-five series.

Playoff bracket

Awards

See also

• 1963 Major League Baseball season

References

1. 1963 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024
2. 1963 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024
3. 1963 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024
4. "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website

• 1963 in baseball
• 1963 in sports in North Carolina
• 1963 in sports in Virginia