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|---|---|
| League | Carolina League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 14 – September 2 |
| Number of games | 140 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Tony Solaita, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms |
| Runners-up | Raleigh-Durham Mets |
| CL seasons | |
| ← 19671969 → | |
The 1968 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 14 and September 2. Twelve teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.
The High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Raleigh-Durham Mets in the final round of the playoffs.
Team changes
- The Asheville Tourists leave the league and rejoin the Southern League.
- The Durham Bulls merge with the Raleigh Pirates and are renamed the Raleigh-Durham Mets. The club is affiliated with the New York Mets.
- The High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms join the league from the Western Carolinas League.
- The Salem Rebels join the league from the Appalachian League. The team was affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- The Greensboro Yankees ended their affiliation with the New York Yankees and began a new affiliation with the Houston Astros. The club was renamed the Greensboro Patriots.
- The Kinston Eagles ended their affiliation with the Atlanta Braves and began a new affiliation with the New York Yankees.
Teams
Map of teams
KinstonPeninsulaRaleigh-DurhamRocky MountTidewaterWilson
BurlingtonGreensboroHigh Point-ThomasvilleLynchburgSalemWinston-Salem
East division 
West division
Regular season
Summary
- The Salem Rebels finished with the best record in the league in their first season.
Standings
| East division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Raleigh-Durham Mets | 83 | 56 | .597 | – |
| Tidewater Tides | 80 | 60 | .571 | 3.5 |
| Peninsula Grays | 75 | 65 | .536 | 8.5 |
| Wilson Tobs | 71 | 68 | .511 | 12 |
| Rocky Mount Leafs | 70 | 70 | .500 | 13.5 |
| Kinston Eagles | 62 | 75 | .453 | 20 |
| West division | ||||
| Salem Rebels | 85 | 55 | .607 | – |
| High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 69 | 71 | .493 | 16 |
| Lynchburg White Sox | 68 | 72 | .486 | 17 |
| Greensboro Patriots | 61 | 79 | .436 | 24 |
| Winston-Salem Red Sox | 56 | 81 | .409 | 27.5 |
| Burlington Senators | 56 | 84 | .400 | 29 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Carlos May, Lynchburg White Sox | .330 |
| H | Johnny Jeter, Salem Rebels | 156 |
| R | Lee Green, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Tony Solaita, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms |
106 |
| 2B | John Mason, Winston-Salem Red Sox | 25 |
| 3B | Dave Arrington, Salem Rebels | 17 |
| HR | Tony Solaita, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 49 |
| RBI | Tony Solaita, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 122 |
| SB | Wilbert Hammond, Salem Rebels | 39 |
Pitching leaders
Playoffs
- The High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Raleigh-Durham Mets in two games.
Playoff bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Raleigh-Durham | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Peninsula | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Raleigh-Durham | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Wilson | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Tidewater | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Wilson | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Raleigh-Durham | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | High Point-Thomasville | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Salem | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Lynchburg | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Lynchburg | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | High Point-Thomasville | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | High Point-Thomasville | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Greensboro | 0 | ||||||||||||
Awards
| Carolina League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Tony Solaita, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms |
| Manager of the Year | Don Hoak, Salem Rebels |
See also
References
- 1968 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024
- 1968 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024
- 1968 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024
- "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 7 December 2024.