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1947 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 23 – September 8
Number of games142
Number of teams8
Regular season
Playoffs
League championsRaleigh Capitals
  Runners-upDurham 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

Teams

1947 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 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

1947 Carolina League season is located in North CarolinaBurlingtonBurlingtonDanvilleDanvilleDurhamDurhamGreensboroGreensboroLeaksville-Draper-SprayLeaksville-Draper-SprayMartinsvilleMartinsvilleRaleighRaleighWinston-SalemWinston-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

Harvey Haddix of the Winston-Salem Cardinals led the league with a 1.90 ERA.
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

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

See also

References

  1. 1947 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024
  2. 1947 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024
  3. 1947 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024
  4. "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

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