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|---|---|
| League | Carolina League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 26 – September 9 |
| Number of games | 138 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Danville Leafs |
| Runners-up | Raleigh 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
Map of teams
BurlingtonDanvilleDurhamGreensboroLeaksville-Draper-SprayMartinsvilleRaleighWinston-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
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
- The Danville Leafs won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Raleigh Capitals in five games.
Playoff bracket
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Danville | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Martinsville | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Danville | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Raleigh | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Raleigh | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Burlington | 3 | |||||||
Awards
| Carolina League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Manager of the Year | Herb Brett, Danville Leafs |
See also
References
- Barrier, Smith (November 2, 1944). "Wilson Heads Carolina Loop: Seven Franchises Awarded to N.C. Cities, Another to Danville, Va". The Sporting News.
- 1945 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024
- 1945 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024
- 1945 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024
- "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2 December 2024.