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Sports season
1986 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 10 – August 31
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVPGregg Jefferies, Lynchburg Mets
Playoffs
League championsWinston-Salem Spirits
  Runners-upHagerstown Suns
CL seasons
← 19851987 →

The 1986 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 10 and August 31. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.

The Winston-Salem Spirits won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Hagerstown Suns in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

1986 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
North Hagerstown Suns Hagerstown, Maryland Baltimore Orioles Municipal Stadium
Lynchburg Mets Lynchburg, Virginia New York Mets City Stadium
Prince William Pirates Woodbridge, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Prince William County Stadium
Salem Redbirds Salem, Virginia Texas Rangers Salem Municipal Field
South Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Atlanta Braves Durham Athletic Park
Kinston Eagles Kinston, North Carolina None Grainger Stadium
Peninsula White Sox Hampton, Virginia Chicago White Sox War Memorial Stadium
Winston-Salem Spirits Winston-Salem, North Carolina Chicago Cubs Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

1986 Carolina League season is located in the United StatesHagerstownHagerstownLynchburgLynchburgPrince WilliamPrince WilliamSalemSalemDurhamDurhamKinstonKinstonPeninsulaPeninsulaWinston-SalemWinston-Salem North division South division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Hagerstown Suns finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.

Standings

North division
Team Win Loss % GB
Hagerstown Suns 91 48 .655 –
Lynchburg Mets 75 65 .536 16.5
Prince William Pirates 67 72 .482 24
Salem Redbirds 45 93 .326 45.5
South division
Winston-Salem Spirits 82 56 .594 –
Durham Bulls 72 68 .514 11
Peninsula White Sox 60 74 .448 20
Kinston Eagles 60 76 .441 21

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat Player Total
AVG Gregg Jefferies, Lynchburg Mets .354
H Doug Dascenzo, Winston-Salem Spirits 178
R Marcus Lawton, Lynchburg Mets 118
2B Bob Bafia, Winston-Salem Spirits 36
3B Marcus Lawton, Lynchburg Mets 16
HR Ron Gant, Durham Bulls 26
RBI Craig Worthington, Hagerstown Suns 105
SB Pete Stanicek, Hagerstown Suns 77

Pitching leaders

Stat Player Total
W Marty Reed, Kinston Eagles 16
ERA Jeff Ballard, Hagerstown Suns 1.85
CG Marty Reed, Kinston Eagles 9
SV Laddie Renfroe, Winston-Salem Spirits 21
SO Chris Ritter, Prince William Pirates 149
IP Marty Reed, Kinston Eagles 196.2

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Finals
   
N1 Hagerstown 1
S1 Winston-Salem 3

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Gregg Jefferies, Lynchburg Mets
Pitcher of the Year Dave Pavlas, Winston-Salem Spirits
Manager of the Year Jim Essian, Winston-Salem Spirits

See also

References

  1. 1986 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
  2. 1986 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024
  3. 1986 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 18, 2024

External links

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