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Sports season

1947 Carolina League season
League	Carolina League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 23 – September 8
Number of games	142
Number of teams	8
Regular season
Playoffs
League champions	Raleigh Capitals
Runners-up	Durham Bulls
CL seasons
← 1946 1948 →

The 1947 Carolina League was a Class C baseball season played between April 23 and September 8. Eight teams played a 142-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.

The Raleigh Capitals won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

The Raleigh Capitals ended their affiliation with the Boston Braves.

Teams

Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
1947 Carolina League
Burlington Bees	Burlington, North Carolina	None	Elon College Park
Danville Leafs	Danville, Virginia	New York Giants	League Park
Durham Bulls	Durham, North Carolina	None	Durham Athletic Park
Greensboro Patriots	Greensboro, North Carolina	None	World War Memorial Stadium
Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets	Leaksville, North Carolina	None	Tri-City Baseball Park
Martinsville Athletics	Martinsville, Virginia	Philadelphia Athletics	Doug English Field
Raleigh Capitals	Raleigh, North Carolina	None	Devereaux Meadow
Winston-Salem Cardinals	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	St. Louis Cardinals	South Side Park

Map of teams

Burlington

Danville

Durham

Greensboro

Leaksville-Draper-Spray

Martinsville

Raleigh

Winston-Salem

Carolina League Teams

Regular season

Summary

The Burlington Bees finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time in franchise history.

Standings

Carolina League
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Burlington Bees	87	55	.613	–
Winston-Salem Cardinals	85	57	.599	2
Raleigh Capitals	81	60	.574	5.5
Durham Bulls	70	71	.496	16.5
Greensboro Patriots	65	75	.464	21
Danville Leafs	65	77	.458	22
Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets	59	82	.418	27.5
Martinsville Athletics	53	88	.376	33.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Harry Sullivan, Raleigh Capitals	.391
H	Harry Sullivan, Raleigh Capitals	200
R	Turkey Tyson, Durham Bulls	138
2B	Willie Duke, Durham Bulls Robert Worthington, Winston-Salem Cardinals	42
3B	Charles Woddail, Burlington Bees	16
HR	Gene Petty, Danville Leafs	31
RBI	Steve Bilko, Winston-Salem Cardinals	120
SB	Joseph Muzzo, Winston-Salem Cardinals	39

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Kenneth Deal, Burlington Bees	23
ERA	Harvey Haddix, Winston-Salem Cardinals	1.90
CG	Pete Bryant, Burlington Bees	28
SHO	Kenneth Deal, Burlington Bees Thurman Lowe, Danville Leafs	4
SO	Kenneth Deal, Burlington Bees	275
IP	Pete Bryant, Burlington Bees	292.0

Playoffs

The Raleigh Capitals won their second consecutive Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in six games.

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals			Finals

1	Burlington	3

3	Raleigh	4
			3	Raleigh	4

			4	Durham	2
2	Winston-Salem	2

4	Durham	4

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name	Recipient
Manager of the Year	Bud Bates, Burlington Bees

References

1947 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024
1947 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024
1947 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024
"Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

External links

Minor League Baseball official website

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