1985 Carolina League season

1985 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 11 – August 31
Games140
Teams8
Regular season
Season MVPShawn Abner, Lynchburg Mets
Playoffs
League championsWinston-Salem Spirits
  Runners-upLynchburg Mets

The 1985 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 11 and August 31. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.

The Winston-Salem Spirits won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Lynchburg Mets in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

1985 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
North Hagerstown Suns Hagerstown, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Municipal Stadium
Lynchburg Mets Lynchburg, Virginia New York Mets City Stadium
Prince William Pirates Woodbridge, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Davis Ford Park
Salem Redbirds Salem, Virginia Texas Rangers Salem Municipal Field
South Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Atlanta Braves Durham Athletic Park
Kinston Blue Jays Kinston, North Carolina Toronto Blue Jays Grainger Stadium
Peninsula Pilots Hampton, Virginia Philadelphia Phillies War Memorial Stadium
Winston-Salem Spirits Winston-Salem, North Carolina Chicago Cubs Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

North division South division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Lynchburg Mets finished with the best record in the league for the third consecutive season.
  • Despite finishing with the best record in the South Division, the Peninsula Pilots failed to qualify for the post-season as they did not have the best record in the division in either half of the season.

Standings

[1]

North division
Team Win Loss % GB
Lynchburg Mets 95 45 .679 –
Salem Redbirds 72 65 .526 21.5
Hagerstown Suns 65 72 .474 28.5
Prince William Pirates 65 74 .468 29.5
South division
Peninsula Pilots 67 68 .496 –
Durham Bulls 66 74 .471 3.5
Kinston Blue Jays 64 73 .467 4
Winston-Salem Spirits 58 81 .417 11

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVG Dave Martinez, Winston-Salem Spirits .342
H Shawn Abner, Lynchburg Mets 163
R Kevin Bootay, Salem Redbirds
Jose Leiva, Peninsula Pilots		 73
2B Shawn Abner, Lynchburg Mets 30
3B Shawn Abner, Lynchburg Mets 11
HR Jim Dickerson, Winston-Salem Spirits 28
RBI Shawn Abner, Lynchburg Mets 89
SB Eric Yelding, Kinston Blue Jays 62

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
W Kyle Hartshorn, Lynchburg Mets 17
ERA Kyle Hartshorn, Lynchburg Mets 1.69
CG Carl Hamilton, Winston-Salem Spirits 11
SV Todd Frohwirth, Peninsula Pilots 18
SO Eric Bell, Hagerstown Suns 162
IP Rick Knapp, Salem Redbirds 180.0

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Finals
      
N1 Lynchburg bye
 
N1 Lynchburg 1
S2 Winston-Salem 3
S1 Kinston 0
S2 Winston-Salem 2

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Shawn Abner, Lynchburg Mets
Pitcher of the Year Kyle Hartshorn, Lynchburg Mets
Manager of the Year Grady Little, Kinston Blue Jays

See also

References

  1. ^ 1985 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
  2. ^ 1985 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
  3. ^ 1985 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
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