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Sports season
1996 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 5 – September 2
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPJosé Guillén, Lynchburg Hillcats
Playoffs
League championsWilmington Blue Rocks
  Runners-upKinston Indians
CL seasons
← 19951997 →

The 1996 Carolina League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 5 and September 2. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.

The Wilmington Blue Rocks won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Kinston Indians in the final round of the playoffs.

Teams

1996 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
Northern Frederick Keys Frederick, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Harry Grove Stadium
Lynchburg Hillcats Lynchburg, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates City Stadium
Prince William Cannons Woodbridge, Virginia Chicago White Sox G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium
Wilmington Blue Rocks Wilmington, Delaware Kansas City Royals Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
Southern Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Atlanta Braves Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Kinston Indians Kinston, North Carolina Cleveland Indians Grainger Stadium
Salem Avalanche Salem, Virginia Colorado Rockies Salem Memorial Ballpark
Winston-Salem Warthogs Winston-Salem, North Carolina Cincinnati Reds Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

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Regular season

Summary

Standings

Northern division
Team Win Loss % GB
Wilmington Blue Rocks 80 60 .571 –
Frederick Keys 67 72 .482 12.5
Lynchburg Hillcats 65 74 .468 14.5
Prince William Cannons 58 80 .420 21
Southern division
Kinston Indians 76 62 .551 –
Winston-Salem Warthogs 74 65 .532 2.5
Durham Bulls 73 66 .525 3.5
Salem Avalanche 62 76 .449 14

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat Player Total
AVG Sean Casey, Kinston Indians .331
H José Guillén, Lynchburg Hillcats 170
R Juan Thomas, Prince William Cannons 88
2B Freddy García, Lynchburg Hillcats 39
3B Chip Glass, Kinston Indians 9
HR Freddy García, Lynchburg Hillcats
José Guillén, Lynchburg Hillcats		 21
RBI Johnny Isom, Frederick Keys 104
SB Sergio Nunez, Wilmington Blue Rocks 44

Pitching leaders

Stat Player Total
W David Caldwell, Kinston Indians 13
ERA Nerio Rodríguez, Frederick Keys 2.26
CG Carlos Castillo, Prince William Cannons
Allen Halley, Prince William Cannons
Kevin Pickford, Lynchburg Hillcats		 4
SV Steve Prihoda, Wilmington Blue Rocks 25
SO Russ Herbert, Prince William Cannons 148
IP Kevin Pickford, Lynchburg Hillcats 172.1

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Finals
      
N1 Wilmington bye
 
N1 Wilmington 3
S1 Kinston 1
S1 Kinston 2
S2 Durham 1

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player José Guillén, Lynchburg Hillcats
Pitcher of the Year Noe Najera, Kinston Indians
Manager of the Year Jack Mull, Kinston Indians

See also

References

  1. 1996 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 22, 2024
  2. 1996 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 21, 2024
  3. 1996 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 22, 2024

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