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|---|---|
| League | Carolina League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 9 – August 31 |
| Number of games | 140 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Juan Samuel, Peninsula Pilots |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Alexandria Dukes |
| Runners-up | Durham Bulls |
| CL seasons | |
| ← 19811983 → | |
The 1982 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 9 and August 31. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.
The Alexandria Dukes won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in the final round of the playoffs.
Team changes
- The Kinston Eagles are renamed the Kinston Blue Jays. The club continued their affiliation with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Teams
Map of teams
AlexandriaHagerstownLynchburgSalem
DurhamKinstonPeninsulaWinston-Salem
North division 
South division
Regular season
Summary
- The Peninsula Pilots finished with the best record in the league for the third consecutive season.
Standings
| North division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Alexandria Dukes | 80 | 54 | .597 | – |
| Hagerstown Suns | 71 | 65 | .522 | 10 |
| Lynchburg Mets | 65 | 71 | .478 | 16 |
| Salem Redbirds | 39 | 101 | .279 | 44 |
| South division | ||||
| Peninsula Pilots | 90 | 47 | .657 | – |
| Durham Bulls | 80 | 56 | .588 | 9.5 |
| Kinston Blue Jays | 76 | 59 | .563 | 13 |
| Winston-Salem Red Sox | 45 | 93 | .326 | 45.5 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Rick Renteria, Alexandria Dukes | .331 |
| H | Rick Renteria, Alexandria Dukes | 168 |
| R | Juan Samuel, Peninsula Pilots | 111 |
| 2B | Francisco Meléndez, Peninsula Pilots | 33 |
| 3B | Jeff Stone, Peninsula Pilots | 13 |
| HR | Dave Malpeso, Winston-Salem Red Sox | 29 |
| RBI | Rick Renteria, Alexandria Dukes | 100 |
| SB | Jeff Stone, Peninsula Pilots | 94 |
Pitching leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Charles Hudson, Peninsula Pilots Jack McKnight, Kinston Blue Jays |
15 |
| ERA | Charles Hudson, Peninsula Pilots | 1.85 |
| CG | Bill Fultz, Lynchburg Mets | 12 |
| SV | Dave Shipanoff, Kinston Blue Jays | 30 |
| SO | Tony Ghelfi, Peninsula Pilots | 162 |
| IP | Bill Fultz, Lynchburg Mets | 188.1 |
Playoffs
- The Alexandria Dukes won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in three games.
Playoff bracket
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||
| N1 | Alexandria | 1 | |||||||
| N2 | Lynchburg | 0 | |||||||
| N1 | Alexandria | 3 | |||||||
| S2 | Durham | 0 | |||||||
| S1 | Peninsula | 0 | |||||||
| S2 | Durham | 1 | |||||||
Awards
| Carolina League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Juan Samuel, Peninsula Pilots |
| Pitcher of the Year | Charles Hudson, Peninsula Pilots |
| Manager of the Year | Bill Dancy, Peninsula Pilots |
See also
References
- 1982 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 16, 2024
- 1982 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 16, 2024
- 1982 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 16, 2024
- "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 16 December 2024.