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1988 Carolina League season

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1988 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 8 – August 31
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPMickey Pina, Lynchburg Red Sox
Playoffs
League championsKinston Indians
  Runners-upLynchburg Red Sox
CL seasons

The 1988 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 8 and August 31. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.

The Kinston Indians won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Lynchburg Red Sox in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

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Teams

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1988 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
North Hagerstown Suns Hagerstown, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Municipal Stadium
Lynchburg Red Sox Lynchburg, Virginia Boston Red Sox City Stadium
Prince William Yankees 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
Virginia Generals Hampton, Virginia None War Memorial Stadium
Winston-Salem Spirits Winston-Salem, North Carolina Chicago Cubs Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

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North division South division

Regular season

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Summary

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  • The Kinston Indians finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.
  • The Hagerstown Suns 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

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North division
Team Win Loss % GB
Hagerstown Suns 79 61 .564
Salem Buccaneers 73 66 .525 5.5
Lynchburg Red Sox 68 72 .486 11
Prince William Yankees 55 84 .396 23.5
South division
Kinston Indians 88 52 .629
Durham Bulls 82 58 .586 6
Winston-Salem Spirits 73 67 .521 15
Virginia Generals 41 99 .293 47

League Leaders

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Batting leaders

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Stat Player Total
AVG Bernie Williams, Prince William Yankees .335
H Scott Cooper, Lynchburg Red Sox
Derrick May, Winston-Salem Spirits
148
R Don Buford, Hagerstown Suns
Jim Orsag, Lynchburg Red Sox
Mickey Pina, Lynchburg Red Sox
91
2B Scott Cooper, Lynchburg Red Sox 45
3B Derrick May, Winston-Salem Spirits 9
HR Mickey Pina, Lynchburg Red Sox 21
RBI Mickey Pina, Lynchburg Red Sox 108
SB Don Buford, Hagerstown Suns 77

Pitching leaders

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Stat Player Total
W Brian DuBois, Virginia / Hagerstown
Phil Harrison, Winston-Salem Spirits
Mike Sander, Hagerstown Suns
14
ERA Kevin Bearse, Kinston Indians 1.31
CG Stacey Burdick, Hagerstown Suns
Brian DuBois, Virginia / Hagerstown
Scott Kamieniecki, Prince William Yankees
Bill Kazmierczak, Winston-Salem Spirits
7
SV Kevin Bearse, Kinston Indians 22
SO Phil Harrison, Winston-Salem Spirits 169
IP Danny Weems, Durham Bulls 191.1

Playoffs

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Playoff bracket

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Semi-finals Finals
      
N1 Salem 0
N2 Lynchburg 2
N2 Lynchburg 2
S1 Kinston 3
S1 Kinston bye
 

Awards

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Carolina League awards[4]
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Mickey Pina, Lynchburg Red Sox
Pitcher of the Year Kevin Bearse, Kinston Indians
Kent Mercker, Durham Bulls
Manager of the Year Dick Berardino, Lynchburg Red Sox

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 1988 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
  2. ^ 1988 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
  3. ^ 1988 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
  4. ^ "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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