1964 Carolina League season

1964 Carolina League season
League	Carolina League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 17 – September 3
Number of games	140
Number of teams	10
Regular season
Season MVP	Ed Stroud, Tidewater Tides
Playoffs
League champions	Winston-Salem Red Sox
Runners-up	Tidewater Tides

The 1964 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 17 and September 3. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top two teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.

The Winston-Salem Red Sox won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Tidewater Tides in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

• The Peninsula Senators ended their affiliation with the Washington Senators and began an affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds. The club was renamed the Peninsula Grays.
• The Raleigh Mets ended their affiliation with the New York Mets and began an affiliation with the St. Louis Cardinals. The club was renamed the Raleigh Cardinals.
• The Rocky Mount Leafs ended their affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds and began an affiliation with the Washington Senators. The club was renamed the Rocky Mount Senators.
• The Tidewater Tides began an affiliation with the Chicago White Sox.

Teams

1964 Carolina League
Division	Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
East	Kinston Eagles	Kinston, North Carolina	Pittsburgh Pirates	Grainger Stadium
	Peninsula Grays	Hampton, Virginia	Cincinnati Reds	War Memorial Stadium
	Rocky Mount Senators	Rocky Mount, North Carolina	Washington Senators	Municipal Stadium
	Tidewater Tides	Norfolk, Virginia	Chicago White Sox	Frank D. Lawrence Stadium
	Wilson Tobs	Wilson, North Carolina	Minnesota Twins	Fleming Stadium
West	Burlington Indians	Burlington, North Carolina	Cleveland Indians	Burlington Athletic Stadium
	Durham Bulls	Durham, North Carolina	Houston Colt .45s	Durham Athletic Park
	Greensboro Yankees	Greensboro, North Carolina	New York Yankees	World War Memorial Stadium
	Raleigh Cardinals	Raleigh, North Carolina	St. Louis Cardinals	Devereaux Meadow
	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Boston Red Sox	Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

Kinston

Peninsula

Rocky Mount

Tidewater

Wilson

Burlington

Durham

Greensboro

Raleigh

Winston-Salem

East division West division

Regular season

Summary

• The Winston-Salem Red Sox finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1950.
• The regular season schedule was reduced from 144-games to 140-games.

Standings

East division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Kinston Eagles	79	59	.572	–
Tidewater Tides	75	63	.543	4
Peninsula Grays	61	76	.445	17.5
Rocky Mount Senators	61	77	.442	18
Wilson Tobs	57	82	.410	22.5
West division
Winston-Salem Red Sox	82	57	.590	–
Greensboro Yankees	76	61	.555	5
Raleigh Cardinals	76	62	.551	5.5
Burlington Indians	68	70	.493	13.5
Durham Bulls	54	82	.397	26.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Mike Page, Winston-Salem Red Sox	.344
H	Ed Stroud, Tidewater Tides	167
R	Ed Stroud, Tidewater Tides	108
2B	Chris Coletta, Winston-Salem Red Sox	32
3B	Sam Parrilla, Burlington Indians	14
HR	Edwin Chasteen, Raleigh Cardinals	28
RBI	Steve Whitaker, Greensboro Yankees	100
SB	Ed Stroud, Tidewater Tides	72

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Donald Hagen, Raleigh Cardinals	16
ERA	Gary Waslewski, Kinston Eagles	1.64
CG	Pete Craig, Rocky Mount Senators	20
SHO	Donald Hagen, Raleigh Cardinals Rudy May, Tidewater Tides John Thibdeau, Winston-Salem Red Sox Gary Waslewski, Kinston Eagles	4
SO	Donald Hagen, Raleigh Cardinals	202
IP	Pete Craig, Rocky Mount Senators	208.0

Playoffs

• The Winston-Salem Red Sox won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Tidewater Tides in three games.
• The semi-finals was reduced from a best-of-five series to a best-of-three series.

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	E1	Kinston	0
	E2	Tidewater	2
						E2	Tidewater	0
						W1	Winston-Salem	2
	W1	Winston-Salem	2
	W2	Greensboro	0

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Ed Stroud, Tidewater Tides
Manager of the Year	Bill Slack, Winston-Salem Red Sox

See also

• 1964 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website