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Sports season
1989 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 7 – August 30
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPPhil Plantier, Lynchburg Red Sox
Playoffs
League championsPrince William Cannons
  Runners-upDurham Bulls
CL seasons
← 19881990 →

The 1989 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 7 and August 30. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.

The Prince William Cannons won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

1989 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
North Frederick Keys Frederick, Maryland Baltimore Orioles McCurdy Field
Lynchburg Red Sox Lynchburg, Virginia Boston Red Sox City Stadium
Prince William Cannons Woodbridge, Virginia New York Yankees Prince William County Stadium
Salem Buccaneers Salem, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Salem Municipal Field
South Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Atlanta Braves Durham Athletic Park
Kinston Indians Kinston, North Carolina Cleveland Indians Grainger Stadium
Peninsula Pilots Hampton, Virginia None War Memorial Stadium
Winston-Salem Spirits Winston-Salem, North Carolina Chicago Cubs Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

1989 Carolina League season is located in the United StatesFrederickFrederickLynchburgLynchburgPrince WilliamPrince WilliamSalemSalemDurhamDurhamKinstonKinstonPeninsulaPeninsulaWinston-SalemWinston-Salem North division South division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Durham Bulls finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1962.
  • The Frederick Keys failed to qualify for the post-season despite finishing with the best record in the North Division, as the team did not finish in first place in either half of the season.

Standings

North division
Team Win Loss % GB
Frederick Keys 73 65 .529 –
Prince William Cannons 72 66 .522 1
Lynchburg Red Sox 70 66 .515 2
Salem Buccaneers 63 75 .457 10
South division
Durham Bulls 84 54 .609 –
Kinston Indians 76 60 .559 7
Winston-Salem Spirits 64 71 .474 18.5
Peninsula Pilots 44 89 .331 37.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat Player Total
AVG David Segui, Frederick Keys .317
H John Wehner, Salem Buccaneers 155
R Al Martin, Durham Bulls 84
2B Ken Pennington, Durham Bulls 34
3B Pat Kelly, Prince William Cannons 7
HR Phil Plantier, Lynchburg Red Sox 27
RBI Phil Plantier, Lynchburg Red Sox 105
SB Rod Lofton, Frederick Keys 62

Pitching leaders

Stat Player Total
W Mike Draper, Prince William Cannons 14
ERA Ray Mullino, Winston-Salem Spirits 2.32
CG Mike Aspray, Winston-Salem Spirits 10
SV Joe Ausanio, Salem Buccaneers 20
SO Derek Livernois, Lynchburg Red Sox 151
IP Mike Aspray, Winston-Salem Spirits 177.0

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Finals
      
N1 Prince William 2
N2 Lynchburg 1
N1 Prince William 3
S1 Durham 1
S1 Durham bye
 

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Phil Plantier, Lynchburg Red Sox
Pitcher of the Year Charles Nagy, Kinston Indians
Manager of the Year Grady Little, Durham Bulls

See also

References

  1. 1989 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
  2. 1989 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
  3. 1989 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024

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