1966 Carolina League season

1966 Carolina League season
League	Carolina League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 15 – September 5
Number of games	140
Number of teams	11
Regular season
Season MVP	Robbie Snow, Winston-Salem Red Sox
Playoffs
League champions	Rocky Mount Leafs
Runners-up	Winston-Salem Red Sox

The 1966 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 15 and September 5. Eleven teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top two teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.

The Rocky Mount Leafs won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Winston-Salem Red Sox in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

• The Lynchburg White Sox join the Carolina League from the Southern League. The club is affiliated with the Chicago White Sox.
• The Kinston Eagles ended their affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates and began an affiliation with the Atlanta Braves.
• The Raleigh Cardinals ended their affiliation with the St. Louis Cardinals and began an affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The club was renamed the Raleigh Pirates.
• The Tidewater Tides ended their affiliation with the Chicago White Sox and began an affiliation with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Teams

1966 Carolina League
Division	Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
East	Kinston Eagles	Kinston, North Carolina	Atlanta Braves	Grainger Stadium
	Peninsula Grays	Hampton, Virginia	Cincinnati Reds	War Memorial Stadium
	Rocky Mount Leafs	Rocky Mount, North Carolina	Detroit Tigers	Municipal Stadium
	Tidewater Tides	Norfolk, Virginia	Philadelphia Phillies	Frank D. Lawrence Stadium
	Wilson Tobs	Wilson, North Carolina	Minnesota Twins	Fleming Stadium
West	Burlington Senators	Burlington, North Carolina	Washington Senators	Burlington Athletic Stadium
	Durham Bulls	Durham, North Carolina	Houston Astros	Durham Athletic Park
	Greensboro Yankees	Greensboro, North Carolina	New York Yankees	World War Memorial Stadium
	Lynchburg White Sox	Lynchburg, Virginia	Chicago White Sox	City Stadium
	Raleigh Pirates	Raleigh, North Carolina	Pittsburgh Pirates	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

Lynchburg

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 1964.
• The regular season schedule was shortened from 144-games to 140-games.

Standings

East division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Kinston Eagles	76	63	.547	–
Rocky Mount Leafs	72	63	.533	2
Wilson Tobs	72	65	.526	3
Peninsula Grays	63	75	.457	12.5
Tidewater Tides	58	81	.417	18
West division
Winston-Salem Red Sox	82	58	.586	–
Burlington Senators	76	62	.551	5
Raleigh Pirates	71	66	.518	9.5
Lynchburg White Sox	64	75	.460	17.5
Greensboro Yankees	64	76	.457	18
Durham Bulls	62	76	.449	19

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Jose Calero, Winston-Salem Red Sox	.330
H	Alberto Cambero, Kinston Eagles	170
R	Alberto Cambero, Kinston Eagles	115
2B	Bernie Carbo, Peninsula Grays	30
3B	Harvey Yancey, Peninsula Grays	11
HR	Barry Morgan, Kinston Eagles	28
RBI	Barry Morgan, Kinston Eagles	104
SB	Edward Griffiths, Burlington Senators	40

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Robbie Snow, Winston-Salem Red Sox	20
ERA	Robbie Snow, Winston-Salem Red Sox	1.75
CG	Ron Klimkowski, Winston-Salem Red Sox	20
SHO	Dick Drago, Rocky Mount Leafs	7
SO	Wally Wolf, Peninsula Grays	185
IP	Ron Klimkowski, Winston-Salem Red Sox	221.0

Playoffs

• The Rocky Mount Leafs won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Winston-Salem Red Sox in two games.

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	E1	Kinston	0
	E2	Rocky Mount	2
						E2	Rocky Mount	2
						W1	Winston-Salem	0
	W1	Winston-Salem	2
	W2	Burlington	0

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Robbie Snow, Winston-Salem Red Sox
Manager of the Year	Joe Morgan, Raleigh Pirates

See also

• 1966 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website