| 1969 Carolina League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Carolina League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 16 – September 1 |
| Number of games | 144 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Lou Quinn, Salem Rebels |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Raleigh-Durham Phillies |
| Runners-up | Burlington Senators |
| CL seasons | |
| ← 19681970 → | |
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
Map of teams
KinstonPeninsulaRaleigh-DurhamRed SpringsRocky Mount
BurlingtonHigh Point-ThomasvilleLynchburgSalemWinston-Salem
East division 
West division
Regular season
Summary
- The Rocky Mount Leafs finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.
Standings
| East division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Rocky Mount Leafs | 82 | 62 | .569 | – |
| Raleigh-Durham Phillies | 79 | 62 | .560 | 1.5 |
| Kinston Eagles | 74 | 68 | .521 | 7 |
| Peninsula Astros | 67 | 76 | .469 | 14.5 |
| Red Springs Twins | 57 | 84 | .404 | 23.5 |
| West division | ||||
| Salem Rebels | 78 | 66 | .542 | – |
| Winston-Salem Red Sox | 77 | 67 | .535 | 1 |
| Burlington Senators | 71 | 71 | .500 | 6 |
| High Point-Thomasville Royals | 69 | 74 | .483 | 8.5 |
| Lynchburg White Sox | 60 | 84 | .417 | 18 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
| 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
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Peninsula | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Raleigh-Durham | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Raleigh-Durham | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Kinston | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Raleigh-Durham | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Burlington | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Salem | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | High Point-Thomasville | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Salem | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Burlington | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Winston-Salem | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Burlington | 2 | ||||||||||||
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
References
- 1969 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024
- 1969 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024
- 1969 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024
- "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 7 December 2024.