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Sports season
1983 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 12 – September 3
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPLenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets
Playoffs
League championsLynchburg Mets
  Runners-upWinston-Salem Red Sox
CL seasons
← 19821984 →

The 1983 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 12 and September 3. 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 Winston-Salem Red Sox in the final round of the playoffs.

Teams

1983 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
North Alexandria Dukes Alexandria, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Municipal Stadium at Four Mile Run
Hagerstown Suns Hagerstown, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Municipal Stadium
Lynchburg Mets Lynchburg, Virginia New York Mets City Stadium
Salem Redbirds Salem, Virginia San Diego Padres 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 Red Sox Winston-Salem, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

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Regular season

Summary

  • The Lynchburg Mets finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1977.

Standings

North division
Team Win Loss % GB
Lynchburg Mets 96 43 .691 –
Hagerstown Suns 84 52 .618 10.5
Alexandria Dukes 69 68 .504 26
Salem Redbirds 50 89 .360 46
South division
Winston-Salem Red Sox 74 66 .529 –
Kinston Blue Jays 62 76 .449 11
Durham Bulls 59 78 .431 13.5
Peninsula Pilots 58 80 .420 15

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat Player Total
AVG Lenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets .358
H Lenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets 188
R Lenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets 132
2B Ron Salcedo, Hagerstown Suns 39
3B Lenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets 14
HR Ken Gerhart, Hagerstown Suns 31
RBI Dave Cochrane, Lynchburg Mets 102
SB Lenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets 105

Pitching leaders

Stat Player Total
W Dwight Gooden, Lynchburg Mets 19
ERA Dwight Gooden, Lynchburg Mets 2.50
CG Mitch Johnson, Winston-Salem Red Sox 14
SV Rocky Childress, Peninsula Pilots 16
SO Dwight Gooden, Lynchburg Mets 300
IP Mitch Johnson, Winston-Salem Red Sox 214.0

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Finals
   
N1 Lynchburg 3
S1 Winston-Salem 0

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Lenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets
Pitcher of the Year Dwight Gooden, Lynchburg Mets
Manager of the Year Sam Perlozzo, Lynchburg Mets

See also

References

  1. 1983 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 17, 2024
  2. 1983 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 17, 2024
  3. 1983 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 17, 2024

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