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1969 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 16 – September 1
Number of games144
Number of teams10
Regular season
Season MVPLou Quinn, Salem Rebels
Playoffs
League championsRaleigh-Durham Phillies
  Runners-upBurlington Senators
CL seasons

The 1969 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 16 and September 1. Ten teams played a 144-game schedule, with the top four teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.

The Raleigh-Durham Phillies won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Burlington Senators in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

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Teams

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1969 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
East Kinston Eagles Kinston, North Carolina New York Yankees Grainger Stadium
Peninsula Astros Hampton, Virginia Houston Astros War Memorial Stadium
Raleigh-Durham Phillies Raleigh, North Carolina Philadelphia Phillies Devereaux Meadow
Red Springs Twins Red Springs, North Carolina Minnesota Twins Robbins Park
Rocky Mount Leafs Rocky Mount, North Carolina Detroit Tigers Municipal Stadium
West Burlington Senators Burlington, North Carolina Washington Senators Burlington Athletic Stadium
High Point-Thomasville Royals Thomasville, North Carolina Kansas City Royals Finch Field
Lynchburg White Sox Lynchburg, Virginia Chicago White Sox City Stadium
Salem Rebels Salem, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Kiwanis Field
Winston-Salem Red Sox Winston-Salem, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

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East division West division

Regular season

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Summary

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  • The Rocky Mount Leafs finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.

Standings

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East division
Team Win Loss % GB
Rocky Mount Leafs 82 62 .569 –
Raleigh-Durham Phillies 79 62 .560 1.5
Kinston Eagles 74 68 .521 7
Peninsula Astros 67 76 .469 14.5
Red Springs Twins 57 84 .404 23.5
West division
Salem Rebels 78 66 .542 –
Winston-Salem Red Sox 77 67 .535 1
Burlington Senators 71 71 .500 6
High Point-Thomasville Royals 69 74 .483 8.5
Lynchburg White Sox 60 84 .417 18

League Leaders

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Batting leaders

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Stat Player Total
AVG Sam Parrilla, Raleigh-Durham Phillies .383
H Mel Civil, Salem Rebels 166
R Rusty Torres, Kinston Eagles 96
2B César Cedeño, Peninsula Astros 32
3B Howard Wood, Lynchburg White Sox 13
HR Greg Luzinski, Raleigh-Durham Phillies 31
RBI Greg Luzinski, Raleigh-Durham Phillies 92
SB Mel Civil, Salem Rebels 36

Pitching leaders

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Stat Player Total
W John Penn, Raleigh-Durham Phillies 15
ERA Buddy Harris, Peninsula Astros 1.84
CG Jerry Lyscio, High Point-Thomasville Royals
John Penn, Raleigh-Durham Phillies		 15
SV Phil Meeler, Rocky Mount Leafs 28
SO Mike Garman, Winston-Salem Red Sox
John Penn, Raleigh-Durham Phillies		 183
IP John Penn, Raleigh-Durham Phillies 202.0

Playoffs

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Playoff bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
E1 Rocky Mount 0
E4 Peninsula 2
E4 Peninsula 1
E2 Raleigh-Durham 2
E2 Raleigh-Durham 2
E3 Kinston 0
E2 Raleigh-Durham 2
W3 Burlington 1
W1 Salem 2
W4 High Point-Thomasville 0
W1 Salem 0
W3 Burlington 2
W2 Winston-Salem 1
W3 Burlington 2

Awards

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Carolina League awards[4]
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Luther Quinn, Salem Rebels
Manager of the Year Al Federoff, Rocky Mount Leafs

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 1969 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024
  2. ^ 1969 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024
  3. ^ 1969 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024
  4. ^ "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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