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Sports season
1980 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 11 – August 31
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPJulio Franco, Peninsula Pilots
Playoffs
League championsPeninsula Pilots
  Runners-upDurham Bulls
CL seasons
← 19791981 →

The 1980 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 11 and August 31. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team from each division competing for the league championship.

The Peninsula Pilots won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in the final round of the playoffs.

League changes

  • With two new teams joining the league, the teams were split up into two four-team divisions.
  • The new divisions are the North Division and the South Division.

Team changes

Teams

1980 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
North Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Atlanta Braves Durham Athletic Park
Kinston Eagles Kinston, North Carolina Toronto Blue Jays Grainger Stadium
Rocky Mount Pines Rocky Mount, North Carolina None Municipal Stadium
Winston-Salem Red Sox Winston-Salem, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Ernie Shore Field
South Alexandria Dukes Alexandria, Virginia None Municipal Stadium at Four Mile Run
Lynchburg Mets Lynchburg, Virginia New York Mets City Stadium
Peninsula Pilots Hampton, Virginia Philadelphia Phillies War Memorial Stadium
Salem Pirates Salem, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Salem Municipal Field

Map of teams

1980 Carolina League season is located in the United StatesDurhamDurhamKinstonKinstonRocky MountRocky MountWinston-SalemWinston-SalemAlexandriaAlexandriaLynchburgLynchburgPeninsulaPeninsulaSalemSalem North division South division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Peninsula Pilots finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1978.
  • The Rocky Mount Pines set a league record for losses in a season (114) and lowest winning percentage (.174)
  • Playoff berths are based off the winner of each half of the season in each division.

Standings

North division
Team Win Loss % GB
Durham Bulls 84 56 .600 –
Winston-Salem Red Sox 76 64 .543 8
Kinston Eagles 69 69 .500 14
Rocky Mount Pines 24 114 .174 59
South division
Peninsula Pilots 100 40 .714 –
Salem Pirates 79 60 .568 20.5
Lynchburg Mets 71 68 .511 28.5
Alexandria Dukes 54 86 .386 46

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat Player Total
AVG Wil Culmer, Peninsula Pilots .370
H Wil Culmer, Peninsula Pilots 184
R Wil Culmer, Peninsula Pilots 112
2B John Csyfalvay, Lynchburg Mets 30
3B Bienvenido DeLaRosa, Salem Pirates 15
HR Craig Brooks, Winston-Salem Red Sox 24
RBI Julio Franco, Peninsula Pilots 99
SB Albert Hall, Durham Bulls 100

Pitching leaders

Stat Player Total
W Roy Smith, Peninsula Pilots 17
ERA James Wright, Peninsula Pilots 1.85
CG Tim Lewis, Alexandria Dukes 10
SV Martin Rivas, Winston-Salem Red Sox 21
SO Don Carman, Peninsula Pilots 141
IP Jay Fredlund, Winston-Salem Red Sox 211.0

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Finals
   
N1 Durham 1
S1 Peninsula 3

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Julio Franco, Peninsula Pilots
Pitcher of the Year Roy Smith, Peninsula Pilots
Manager of the Year Johnny Lipon, Peninsula Pilots

See also

References

  1. 1980 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 12, 2024
  2. 1980 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 12, 2024
  3. 1980 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 11, 2024

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