1983 Carolina League season
Appearance
1983 Carolina League season | |
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League | Carolina League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 12 – September 3 |
Number of games | 140 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Lenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets |
Playoffs | |
League champions | Lynchburg Mets |
Runners-up | Winston-Salem Red Sox |
The 1983 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 12 and September 3. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.
The Lynchburg Mets won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Winston-Salem Red Sox in the final round of the playoffs.
Teams
[edit]Map of teams
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Summary
[edit]- The Lynchburg Mets finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1977.
Standings
[edit]North division | ||||
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Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
Lynchburg Mets | 96 | 43 | .691 | – |
Hagerstown Suns | 84 | 52 | .618 | 10.5 |
Alexandria Dukes | 69 | 68 | .504 | 26 |
Salem Redbirds | 50 | 89 | .360 | 46 |
South division | ||||
Winston-Salem Red Sox | 74 | 66 | .529 | – |
Kinston Blue Jays | 62 | 76 | .449 | 11 |
Durham Bulls | 59 | 78 | .431 | 13.5 |
Peninsula Pilots | 58 | 80 | .420 | 15 |
League Leaders
[edit]Batting leaders
[edit]Stat | Player | Total |
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AVG | Lenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets | .358 |
H | Lenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets | 188 |
R | Lenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets | 132 |
2B | Ron Salcedo, Hagerstown Suns | 39 |
3B | Lenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets | 14 |
HR | Ken Gerhart, Hagerstown Suns | 31 |
RBI | Dave Cochrane, Lynchburg Mets | 102 |
SB | Lenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets | 105 |
Pitching leaders
[edit]Stat | Player | Total |
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W | Dwight Gooden, Lynchburg Mets | 19 |
ERA | Dwight Gooden, Lynchburg Mets | 2.50 |
CG | Mitch Johnson, Winston-Salem Red Sox | 14 |
SV | Rocky Childress, Peninsula Pilots | 16 |
SO | Dwight Gooden, Lynchburg Mets | 300 |
IP | Mitch Johnson, Winston-Salem Red Sox | 214.0 |
Playoffs
[edit]- The Lynchburg Mets won their second Carolina League championship, defeating the Winston-Salem Red Sox in three games.
Playoff bracket
[edit]Finals | ||||
N1 | Lynchburg | 3 | ||
S1 | Winston-Salem | 0 |
Awards
[edit]Carolina League awards[4] | |
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Award name | Recipient |
Most Valuable Player | Lenny Dykstra, Lynchburg Mets |
Pitcher of the Year | Dwight Gooden, Lynchburg Mets |
Manager of the Year | Sam Perlozzo, Lynchburg Mets |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 1983 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 17, 2024
- ^ 1983 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 17, 2024
- ^ 1983 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 17, 2024
- ^ "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 16 December 2024.