1973 Carolina League season

The 1973 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 13 and August 29. Six teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team in each half of the season competing for the championship.

1973 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 13 – August 29
Number of games140
Number of teams6
Regular season
Season MVPTerry Whitfield, Kinston Eagles
Playoffs
League championsWinston-Salem Red Sox
  Runners-upLynchburg Twins
CL seasons

The Winston-Salem Red Sox won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Lynchburg Twins in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

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Teams

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1973 Carolina League
Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
Kinston Eagles Kinston, North Carolina None Grainger Stadium
Lynchburg Twins Lynchburg, Virginia Minnesota Twins City Stadium
Rocky Mount Phillies Rocky Mount, North Carolina Philadelphia Phillies Municipal Stadium
Salem Pirates Salem, Virginia Pittsburgh Pirates Salem Municipal Field
Wilson Pennants Wilson, North Carolina None Fleming Stadium
Winston-Salem Red Sox Winston-Salem, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

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  Carolina League teams

Regular season

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Summary

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  • The Lynchburg Twins finished with the best record in the league for the first time in franchise history.

Standings

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[1]

Carolina League
Team Win Loss % GB
Lynchburg Twins 78 60 .565
Winston-Salem Red Sox 77 62 .554 1.5
Rocky Mount Phillies 75 65 .536 4
Kinston Eagles 68 69 .496 9.5
Salem Pirates 66 72 .478 12
Wilson Pennants 52 88 .371 27

League Leaders

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Batting leaders

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[2]

Stat Player Total
AVG Terry Whitfield, Kinston Eagles .335
H Craig Reynolds, Salem Pirates 160
R Omar Moreno, Salem Pirates 112
2B Jeffrey Geach, Kinston Eagles 34
3B Dale Soderholm, Lynchburg Twins 12
HR Jim Obradovich, Lynchburg Twins
Terry Whitfield, Kinston Eagles
18
RBI Chuck Erickson, Winston-Salem Red Sox 101
SB Omar Moreno, Salem Pirates 77

Pitching leaders

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Stat Player Total
W Bill Stiegemeier, Lynchburg Twins
Roy Thomas, Rocky Mount Phillies
15
ERA Roy Thomas, Rocky Mount Phillies 2.24
CG Larry Demery, Salem Pirates 14
SV Tippy Martinez, Kinston Eagles
Barry Sbragia, Winston-Salem Red Sox
15
SO Roy Thomas, Rocky Mount Phillies 193
IP Quencey Hill, Rocky Mount Phillies 203.0

Playoffs

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Playoff bracket

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Finals
   
1 Lynchburg 2
2 Winston-Salem 3

Awards

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Carolina League awards[4]
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Terry Whitfield, Kinston Eagles
Manager of the Year Dick Phillips, Lynchburg Twins

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 1973 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 9, 2024
  2. ^ 1973 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 9, 2024
  3. ^ 1973 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 9, 2024
  4. ^ "Carolina League". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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