1965 Carolina League season

Sports season

1965 Carolina League season

League| Carolina League
Sport| Baseball
Duration| April 16 - September 4
Number of games| 144
Number of teams| 10
Regular season
Season MVP| Bobby Murcer, Greensboro Yankees
Playoffs
League champions| Tidewater Tides
Runners-up| Durham Bulls
CL seasons

← 1964

1966 →

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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* The Burlington Indians ended their affiliation with the Cleveland Indians and began an affiliation with the Washington Senators. The club was renamed the Burlington Senators.
* The Rocky Mount Senators ended their affiliation with the Washington Senators and began an affiliation with the Detroit Tigers. The club was renamed the Rocky Mount Leafs.

## 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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Kinston

Peninsula

Rocky Mount

Tidewater

Wilson

Burlington

Durham

Greensboro

Raleigh

Winston-Salem

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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[1]

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

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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

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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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* The Tidewater Tides won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in two games.

### Playoff bracket

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| Semi-finals | | | Finals |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| E1 | Peninsula | 1 | |
| E2 | Tidewater | 2 |
| | E2 | Tidewater | 2 |
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| | | W1 | Durham | 0 |
| W1 | Durham | 2 |

| W2 | Greensboro | 1 |

## Awards

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Carolina League awards[4]

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

## See also

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* 1965 Major League Baseball season

## 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
4. ^ "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

## External links

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* Minor League Baseball official website