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Sports season
1977 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 15 – September 1
Number of games140
Number of teams4
Regular season
Season MVPOswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates
Playoffs
League championsPeninsula Pilots
  Runners-upLynchburg Mets
CL seasons
← 19761978 →

The 1977 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 15 and September 1. Four teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team in each half of the season competing for the championship.

The Peninsula Pilots won the Carolina League championship, as they defeated the Lynchburg Mets in the final round of the post-season.

Teams

1977 Carolina League
Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
Lynchburg Mets Lynchburg, Virginia New York Mets City Stadium
Peninsula Pilots Hampton, Virginia Philadelphia Phillies War Memorial Stadium
Salem Pirates Salem, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Salem Municipal Field
Winston-Salem Red Sox Winston-Salem, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

1977 Carolina League season is located in North CarolinaLynchburgLynchburgPeninsulaPeninsulaSalemSalemWinston-SalemWinston-Salem Carolina League teams

Regular season

Summary

  • The Lynchburg Mets finished with the best record in the league for the first time in franchise history.

Standings

Carolina League
Team Win Loss % GB
Lynchburg Mets 78 60 .565 –
Peninsula Pilots 71 67 .514 7
Salem Pirates 66 72 .478 12
Winston-Salem Red Sox 61 77 .442 17

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat Player Total
AVG Oswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates .370
H Oswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates 208
R Oswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates 121
2B John Hughes, Peninsula Pilots 33
3B Oswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates 14
HR John Hughes, Peninsula Pilots 22
RBI Eugenio Cotes, Salem Pirates 102
SB Oswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates 46

Pitching leaders

Stat Player Total
W Jeff Schneider, Peninsula Pilots 15
ERA Jeff Schneider, Peninsula Pilots 2.50
CG Neil Allen, Lynchburg Mets
Rafael Vásquez		 11
SV Jeff Schneider, Peninsula Pilots 22
SO Neil Allen, Lynchburg Mets 126
IP Dickie Noles, Peninsula Pilots 199.0

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Finals
   
1 Lynchburg 2
2 Peninsula 3

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Oswaldo Olivares, Salem Pirates
Manager of the Year Jack Aker, Lynchburg Mets

See also

References

  1. 1977 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 10, 2024
  2. 1977 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 10, 2024
  3. 1977 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 10, 2024
  4. "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

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