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Sports season
1963 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 19 – September 7
Number of games144
Number of teams10
Regular season
Season MVPJim Price, Kinston Eagles
Playoffs
League championsWilson Tobs
  Runners-upGreensboro Yankees
CL seasons
← 19621964 →

The 1963 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 19 and September 7. Ten teams played a 144-game schedule, with the top two teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.

The Wilson Tobs won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Greensboro Yankees in the final round of the playoffs.

League changes

  • The Carolina League was reclassified from Class B to Class A beginning in the 1963 season.
  • The league split into two five-team divisions, the East Division and the West Division.

Team changes

Teams

1963 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
East Kinston Eagles Kinston, North Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates Grainger Stadium
Peninsula Senators Hampton, Virginia Washington Senators War Memorial Stadium
Rocky Mount Leafs Rocky Mount, North Carolina Cincinnati Reds Municipal Stadium
Tidewater Tides Norfolk, Virginia None 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 Mets Raleigh, North Carolina New York Mets Devereaux Meadow
Winston-Salem Red Sox Winston-Salem, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

1963 Carolina League season is located in North CarolinaKinstonKinstonPeninsulaPeninsulaRocky MountRocky MountTidewaterTidewaterWilsonWilsonBurlingtonBurlingtonDurhamDurhamGreensboroGreensboroRaleighRaleighWinston-SalemWinston-Salem East division West division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Greensboro Yankees finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1960.
  • The regular season schedule was extended from 140-games to 144-games.

Standings

East division
Team Win Loss % GB
Kinston Eagles 77 66 .538 –
Wilson Tobs 77 67 .535 0.5
Rocky Mount Leafs 72 72 .500 5.5
Tidewater Tides 65 79 .451 12.5
Peninsula Senators 58 86 .403 19.5
West division
Greensboro Yankees 85 59 .590 –
Durham Bulls 78 65 .545 6.5
Burlington Indians 77 66 .538 7.5
Winston-Salem Red Sox 67 76 .469 17.5
Raleigh Mets 62 82 .431 23

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat Player Total
AVG Art López, Greensboro Yankees .338
H Don Bosch, Kinston Eagles 189
R Roy White, Greensboro Yankees 117
2B Ron Durham, Burlington Indians 38
3B Art López, Greensboro Yankees 12
HR Walt Matthews, Durham Bulls 30
RBI Jim Price, Kinston Eagles 109
SB Johnny Parker, Burlington Indians 41

Pitching leaders

Stat Player Total
W Chuck Kovach, Burlington Indians
Jerry Merz, Rocky Mount Leafs		 17
ERA James Horsford, Greensboro Yankees 1.41
CG Luis Tiant, Burlington Indians 17
SHO Luis Tiant, Burlington Indians 6
SO Luis Tiant, Burlington Indians 207
IP Don Flynn, Rocky Mount Leafs 211.0

Playoffs

  • The Wilson Tobs won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Greensboro Yankees in three games.
  • The final series was reduced from a best-of-seven series to a best-of-three series. The semi-finals remained a best-of-five series.

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Finals
      
E1 Kinston 0
E2 Wilson 3
E2 Wilson 2
W1 Greensboro 1
W1 Greensboro 3
W2 Durham 2

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Jim Price, Kinston Eagles
Manager of the Year Pat Colgan, Burlington Indians

See also

References

  1. 1963 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024
  2. 1963 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024
  3. 1963 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024

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