| 1987 Carolina League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Carolina League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 9 – August 30 |
| Number of games | 140 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Casey Webster, Kinston Indians |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Salem Buccaneers |
| Runners-up | Kinston Indians |
| CL seasons | |
| ← 19861988 → | |
The 1987 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 9 and August 30. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.
The Salem Buccaneers won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Kinston Indians in the final round of the playoffs.
Team changes
- The Kinston Eagles began an affiliation with the Cleveland Indians. The club was renamed the Kinston Indians.
- The Prince William Pirates ended their affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates and began a new affiliation with the New York Yankees. The club was renamed the Prince William Yankees.
- The Salem Redbirds ended their affiliation with the Texas Rangers and began a new affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The club was renamed the Salem Buccaneers.
Teams
Map of teams
HagerstownLynchburgPrince WilliamSalem
DurhamKinstonPeninsulaWinston-Salem
North division 
South division
Regular season
Summary
- The Salem Buccaneers finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1974.
Standings
| North division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Salem Buccaneers | 80 | 59 | .576 | – |
| Hagerstown Suns | 72 | 68 | .514 | 8.5 |
| Prince William Yankees | 66 | 74 | .471 | 14.5 |
| Lynchburg Mets | 63 | 76 | .453 | 17 |
| South division | ||||
| Kinston Indians | 75 | 65 | .536 | – |
| Winston-Salem Spirits | 72 | 68 | .514 | 3 |
| Peninsula White Sox | 66 | 74 | .471 | 9 |
| Durham Bulls | 65 | 75 | .464 | 10 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Jeff Cook, Salem Buccaneers | .339 |
| H | Tony Chance, Salem Buccaneers | 167 |
| R | Milt Harper, Kinston Indians | 100 |
| 2B | Leo Gómez, Hagerstown Suns | 38 |
| 3B | Tim Richardson, Hagerstown Suns | 9 |
| HR | Hensley Meulens, Prince William Yankees | 28 |
| RBI | Casey Webster, Kinston Indians | 111 |
| SB | Ced Landrum, Winston-Salem Spirits | 79 |
Pitching leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Dave Miller, Durham Bulls | 15 |
| ERA | Blaine Beatty, Hagerstown Suns | 2.52 |
| CG | Bill Copp, Salem Buccaneers Andy Ghelfi, Kinston Indians Dave Miller, Durham Bulls |
8 |
| SV | Kevin Renz, Peninsula White Sox | 20 |
| SO | Dave Miller, Durham Bulls | 155 |
| IP | Dave Miller, Durham Bulls | 205.1 |
Playoffs
- The Salem Buccaneers won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Kinston Indians in four games.
Playoff bracket
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||
| N1 | Salem | 2 | |||||||
| N2 | Hagerstown | 0 | |||||||
| N1 | Salem | 3 | |||||||
| S1 | Kinston | 1 | |||||||
| S1 | Kinston | 2 | |||||||
| S2 | Winston-Salem | 0 | |||||||
Awards
| Carolina League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Casey Webster, Kinston Indians |
| Pitcher of the Year | Blaine Beatty, Hagerstown Suns |
| Manager of the Year | Mike Hargrove, Kinston Indians |
See also
References
- 1987 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
- 1987 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
- 1987 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
- "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 18 December 2024.