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1967 Carolina League season

The 1967 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 14 and September 4. Twelve teams played a 144-game schedule, with the top four teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.

1967 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 14 – September 4
Number of games144
Number of teams12
Regular season
Season MVPDon Money, Raleigh Pirates
Playoffs
League championsDurham Bulls
  Runners-upTidewater Tides
CL seasons

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

Team changes

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Teams

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1967 Carolina League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
East Kinston Eagles Kinston, North Carolina Atlanta Braves Grainger Stadium
Peninsula Grays Hampton, Virginia Kansas City Athletics War Memorial Stadium
Raleigh Pirates Raleigh, North Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates Devereaux Meadow
Rocky Mount Leafs Rocky Mount, North Carolina Detroit Tigers Municipal Stadium
Tidewater Tides Norfolk, Virginia Philadelphia Phillies Frank D. Lawrence Stadium
Wilson Tobs Wilson, North Carolina Minnesota Twins Fleming Stadium
West Asheville Tourists Asheville, North Carolina Houston Astros McCormick Field
Burlington Senators Burlington, North Carolina Washington Senators Burlington Athletic Stadium
Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina New York Mets Durham Athletic Park
Greensboro Yankees Greensboro, North Carolina New York Yankees World War Memorial Stadium
Lynchburg White Sox Lynchburg, Virginia Chicago White Sox City Stadium
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 Raleigh Pirates finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1959.
  • The playoffs are expanded to the top four teams in each division.

Standings

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[1]

East division
Team Win Loss % GB
Raleigh Pirates 77 65 .542 –
Peninsula Grays 74 64 .536 1
Rocky Mount Leafs 74 68 .521 3
Tidewater Tides 70 68 .507 5
Wilson Tobs 61 72 .459 11.5
Kinston Eagles 60 75 .444 13.5
West division
Durham Bulls 74 64 .536 –
Winston-Salem Red Sox 69 68 .504 4.5
Burlington Senators 70 69 .504 4.5
Lynchburg White Sox 68 68 .500 5
Greensboro Yankees 66 72 .478 8
Asheville Tourists 64 74 .464 10

League Leaders

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Batting leaders

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Stat Player Total
AVG Duncan Campbell, Raleigh Pirates .331
H Van Kelly, Kinston Eagles 161
R Danny Greenfield, Peninsula Grays 93
2B Don Money, Raleigh Pirates 37
3B Joe Sparks, Lynchburg White Sox 9
HR Hal King, Asheville Tourists 30
RBI Ron Allen, Tidewater Tides 100
SB Fred Wolcott, Winston-Salem Red Sox 49

Pitching leaders

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Stat Player Total
W Harold Clem, Raleigh Pirates
Mike Daniel, Asheville Tourists
Gary Jones, Greensboro Yankees
Jon Warden, Rocky Mount Leafs		 15
ERA Harold Clem, Raleigh Pirates 1.64
CG Luis Penalver, Burlington Senators 15
SHO Bill Butler, Rocky Mount Leafs
Gary Jones, Greensboro Yankees
Jerry Wild, Durham Bulls		 6
SO Mark Schaeffer, Winston-Salem Red Sox 226
IP Jon Warden, Rocky Mount Leafs 219.0

Playoffs

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  • The Durham Bulls won their second Carolina League championship, defeating the Tidewater Tides in three games.
  • The quarter-finals was a single knockout game, followed by a best-of-three in each the semi-finals and finals.

Playoff bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
E1 Raleigh 1
E3 Rocky Mount 0
E1 Raleigh 0
E4 Tidewater 2
E2 Peninsula 0
E4 Tidewater 1
E4 Tidewater 1
W1 Durham 2
W1 Durham 1
W3 Burlington 0
W1 Durham 2
W4 Lynchburg 0
W2 Winston-Salem 0
W4 Lynchburg 1

Awards

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Carolina League awards[4]
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Don Money, Raleigh Pirates
Manager of the Year Clyde McCullough, Durham Bulls

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 1967 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024
  2. ^ 1967 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024
  3. ^ 1967 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2024
  4. ^ "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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