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Revision as of 01:55, 2 December 2024
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 | |
| ← 19461948 → | |
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
Map of teams
BurlingtonDanvilleDurhamGreensboroLeaksville-Draper-SprayMartinsvilleRaleighWinston-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 | Governors' Cup | ||||||||
| 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 |
See also
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.