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Sports season
1945 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 26 – September 9
Number of games138
Number of teams8
Regular season
Playoffs
League championsDanville Leafs
  Runners-upRaleigh Capitals
CL seasons
1946 →

The 1945 Carolina League was a Class C baseball season played between April 26 and September 9. Eight teams played a 138-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.

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

Formation of league

The Carolina League was announced on October 29, 1944, after an organizational meeting at Durham, North Carolina. It was a successor to the Class D Bi-State League that existed before World War II. The league began play in 1945 with eight teams based in Burlington, Durham, Greensboro, Leaksville, Raleigh, Winston-Salem (all from North Carolina), along with Danville and Martinsville from Virginia.

Teams

1945 Carolina League
Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
Burlington Bees Burlington, North Carolina None Elon College Park
Danville Leafs Danville, Virginia New York Giants League Park
Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Durham Athletic Park
Greensboro Patriots Greensboro, North Carolina Philadelphia Phillies World War Memorial Stadium
Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets Leaksville, North Carolina Chicago Cubs Tri-City Baseball Park
Martinsville Athletics Martinsville, Virginia Philadelphia Athletics Doug English Field
Raleigh Capitals Raleigh, North Carolina Cincinnati Reds Devereaux Meadow
Winston-Salem Cardinals Winston-Salem, North Carolina St. Louis Cardinals South Side Park

Map of teams

1945 Carolina League season is located in North CarolinaBurlingtonBurlingtonDanvilleDanvilleDurhamDurhamGreensboroGreensboroLeaksville-Draper-SprayLeaksville-Draper-SprayMartinsvilleMartinsvilleRaleighRaleighWinston-SalemWinston-Salem Carolina League Teams

Regular season

Summary

  • The Danville Leafs finished with the best record in the regular season.

Standings

Carolina League
Team Win Loss % GB
Danville Leafs 94 44 .681 –
Raleigh Capitals 78 60 .565 16
Martinsville Athletics 69 67 .507 24
Burlington Bees 67 70 .489 26.5
Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets 66 70 .485 27
Winston-Salem Cardinals 61 76 .445 32.5
Durham Bulls 59 77 .434 34
Greensboro Patriots 53 83 .390 40

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat Player Total
AVG Glenn Brundis, Danville Leafs .366
H Jaime Almendro, Danville Leafs
Glenn Brundis, Danville Leafs		 193
R Jaime Almendro, Danville Leafs 139
2B Jon Carenbauer, Danville Leafs 45
3B Jaime Almendro, Danville Leafs 17
HR Mike Abrams, Martinsville Athletics
August Granzig, Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets
Jerry Gutt, Martinsville Athletics
Tom Kirk, Martinsville Athletics		 12
RBI Jon Carenbauer, Danville Leafs 121
SB Lewis King, Danville Leafs 65

Pitching leaders

Stat Player Total
W Art Fowler, Danville Leafs 23
ERA Charles Timm, Raleigh Capitals 2.36
CG Art Fowler, Danville Leafs 27
SHO Charles Timm, Raleigh Capitals 4
SO Charles Gooding, Winston-Salem Cardinals 230
IP Roy Pinyoun, Raleigh Capitals 265.0

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Governors' Cup
      
1 Danville 4
3 Martinsville 2
1 Danville 4
2 Raleigh 1
2 Raleigh 4
4 Burlington 3

See also

References

  1. Barrier, Smith (November 2, 1944). "Wilson Heads Carolina Loop: Seven Franchises Awarded to N.C. Cities, Another to Danville, Va". The Sporting News.
  2. 1945 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024
  3. 1945 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024
  4. 1945 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024

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