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1965 Carolina League season

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1965 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 16 – September 4
Number of games144
Number of teams10
Regular season
Season MVPBobby Murcer, Greensboro Yankees
Playoffs
League championsTidewater Tides
  Runners-upDurham Bulls
CL seasons

The 1965 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 16 and September 4. Ten teams played a 144-game schedule, with the top two teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.

The Tidewater Tides won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

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Teams

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1965 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
East Kinston Eagles Kinston, North Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates 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 Chicago White Sox 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
Raleigh Cardinals Raleigh, North Carolina St. Louis Cardinals Devereaux Meadow
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 Peninsula Grays finished with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.
  • The regular season schedule was expanded from 140-games to 144-games.

Standings

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East division
Team Win Loss % GB
Peninsula Grays 86 58 .597 –
Tidewater Tides 76 68 .528 10
Kinston Eagles 72 71 .503 13.5
Wilson Tobs 68 75 .476 17.5
Rocky Mount Leafs 62 82 .431 24
West division
Durham Bulls 83 60 .580 –
Greensboro Yankees 79 65 .549 4.5
Winston-Salem Red Sox 65 79 .451 18.5
Raleigh Cardinals 64 79 .448 19
Burlington Senators 63 81 .438 20.5

League Leaders

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Batting leaders

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Stat Player Total
AVG Ed Stroud, Tidewater Tides .341
H Teolindo Acosta, Peninsula Grays 167
R Sam Thompson, Peninsula Grays 121
2B Tony Torchia, Winston-Salem Red Sox 31
3B Frank Coggins, Burlington Senators 11
HR Mike Derrick, Kinston Eagles 28
RBI Mike Derrick, Kinston Eagles 103
SB Sam Thompson, Peninsula Grays 64

Pitching leaders

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Stat Player Total
W Wayne McAlpin, Wilson Tobs
Jim Morio, Peninsula Grays		 16
ERA Jimmie Brown, Rocky Mount Leafs 1.81
CG Marvin Dutt, Durham Bulls
Dock Ellis, Kinston Eagles
Jim Morio, Peninsula Grays		 15
SHO Jimmie Brown, Rocky Mount Leafs
Wayne McAlpin, Wilson Tobs
Norbert Rodgers, Tidewater Tides		 6
SO Ernest Barron, Wilson Tobs 202
IP Wayne McAlpin, Wilson Tobs 205.0

Playoffs

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Playoff bracket

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Semi-finals Finals
      
E1 Peninsula 1
E2 Tidewater 2
E2 Tidewater 2
W1 Durham 0
W1 Durham 2
W2 Greensboro 1

Awards

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Carolina League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Bobby Murcer, Greensboro Yankees
Manager of the Year Pinky May, Peninsula Grays

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 1965 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024
  2. ^ 1965 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024
  3. ^ 1965 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 6, 2024
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