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1949 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 20 – September 11
Number of games146
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPMuscle Shoals, Reidsville Luckies
Playoffs
League championsMartinsville Athletics
  Runners-upBurlington Bees
CL seasons
← 19481950 →

The 1949 Carolina League was a Class B baseball season played between April 20 and September 11. Eight teams played a 144-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.

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

League changes

The Carolina League was reclassified from Class C to Class B beginning in the 1949 season.

Teams

1949 Carolina League
Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
Burlington Bees Burlington, North Carolina None Elon College Park
Danville Leafs Danville, Virginia None League Park
Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Detroit Tigers Durham Athletic Park
Greensboro Patriots Greensboro, North Carolina None World War Memorial Stadium
Martinsville Athletics Martinsville, Virginia Philadelphia Athletics Doug English Field
Raleigh Capitals Raleigh, North Carolina None Devereaux Meadow
Reidsville Luckies Reidsville, North Carolina None Kiker Stadium
Winston-Salem Cardinals Winston-Salem, North Carolina St. Louis Cardinals South Side Park

Map of teams

1949 Carolina League season is located in North CarolinaBurlingtonBurlingtonDanvilleDanvilleDurhamDurhamGreensboroGreensboroMartinsvilleMartinsvilleRaleighRaleighReidsvilleReidsvilleWinston-SalemWinston-Salem Carolina League Teams

Regular season

Summary

  • The Danville Leafs finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1945.
  • The regular season schedule was changed from 142-games to 146-games.
  • Muscle Shoals of the Reidsville Luckies set a league record with 55 home runs.

Standings

Carolina League
Team Win Loss % GB
Danville Leafs 86 57 .601 –
Winston-Salem Cardinals 84 61 .579 3
Raleigh Capitals 76 68 .528 10.5
Burlington Bees 72 72 .500 14.5
Greensboro Patriots 72 73 .497 15
Durham Bulls 70 72 .493 15.5
Reidsville Luckies 63 80 .441 23
Martinsville Athletics 52 92 .361 34.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat Player Total
AVG William Brown, Danville Leafs .361
H William Brown, Danville Leafs 199
R Muscle Shoals, Reidsville Luckies 131
2B James Halkard, Greensboro Patriots 49
3B Thomas Martin, Raleigh Capitals 15
HR Muscle Shoals, Reidsville Luckies 55
RBI Muscle Shoals, Reidsville Luckies 137
SB Pat Haggerty, Durham Bulls 62

Pitching leaders

Stat Player Total
W Eddie Neville, Durham Bulls 25
ERA Adam Twarkins, Danville Leafs 2.07
CG Eddie Neville, Durham Bulls
Adam Twarkins, Danville Leafs		 25
SHO Nick Lamastra, Greensboro Patriots 11
SO Adam Twarkins, Danville Leafs 240
IP Eddie Neville, Durham Bulls 274.0

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Governors' Cup
      
1 Danville 2
4 Burlington 4
4 Burlington 4
3 Raleigh 3
2 Winston-Salem 0
3 Raleigh 4

See also

References

  1. 1949 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 1, 2024
  2. 1949 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 1, 2024
  3. 1949 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 1, 2024

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