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Sports season
1991 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 11 – September 2
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPPedro Castellano, Winston-Salem Spirits
Playoffs
League championsKinston Indians
  Runners-upLynchburg Red Sox
CL seasons
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The 1991 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 11 and September 2. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.

The Kinston Indians won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Lynchburg Red Sox in the final round of the playoffs.

Teams

1991 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
Northern Frederick Keys Frederick, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Harry Grove Stadium
Lynchburg Red Sox Lynchburg, Virginia Boston Red Sox City Stadium
Prince William Cannons Woodbridge, Virginia New York Yankees Prince William County Stadium
Salem Buccaneers Salem, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Salem Municipal Field
Southern Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Atlanta Braves Durham Athletic Park
Kinston Indians Kinston, North Carolina Cleveland Indians Grainger Stadium
Peninsula Pilots Hampton, Virginia Seattle Mariners War Memorial Stadium
Winston-Salem Spirits Winston-Salem, North Carolina Chicago Cubs Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

1991 Carolina League season is located in the United StatesFrederickFrederickLynchburgLynchburgPrince WilliamPrince WilliamSalemSalemDurhamDurhamKinstonKinstonPeninsulaPeninsulaWinston-SalemWinston-Salem Northern division Southern division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Kinston Indians finished with the best record in the league for the second consecutive season.

Standings

Northern division
Team Win Loss % GB
Prince William Cannons 71 68 .511 –
Lynchburg Red Sox 67 72 .482 4
Salem Buccaneers 63 77 .450 8.5
Frederick Keys 58 82 .414 13.5
Southern division
Kinston Indians 89 49 .645 –
Winston-Salem Spirits 83 57 .593 7
Durham Bulls 79 58 .577 9.5
Peninsula Pilots 46 93 .331 43.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat Player Total
AVG Jeff McNeely, Lynchburg Red Sox .322
H Manny Alexander, Frederick Keys 143
R Manny Alexander, Frederick Keys
Jerrone Williams, Winston-Salem Spirits		 81
2B Sean Moore, Lynchburg Red Sox 30
3B Jerrone Williams, Winston-Salem Spirits 11
HR Tracy Sanders, Kinston Indians 18
RBI Pedro Castellano, Winston-Salem Spirits 87
SB Ramon Caraballo, Durham Bulls 53

Pitching leaders

Stat Player Total
W Ryan Hawblitzel, Winston-Salem Spirits
Curt Leskanic, Kinston Indians		 15
ERA Sam Militello, Prince William Cannons 1.22
CG Tim Smith, Lynchburg Red Sox 8
SV Mike Soper, Kinston Indians 41
SO Curt Leskanic, Kinston Indians 163
IP Tim Smith, Lynchburg Red Sox 174.2

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Finals
      
N1 Prince William 0
N2 Lynchburg 2
N2 Lynchburg 0
S1 Kinston 3
S1 Kinston bye
 

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Pedro Castellano, Winston-Salem Spirits
Pitcher of the Year Sam Militello, Prince William Cannons
Manager of the Year Brian Graham, Kinston Indians

See also

References

  1. 1991 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 21, 2024
  2. 1991 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 21, 2024
  3. 1991 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 21, 2024
  4. "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

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