1984 Carolina League season

The 1984 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.

1984 Carolina League season
League	Carolina League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 10 – August 31
Number of games	140
Number of teams	8
Regular season
Season MVP	Barry Lyons, Lynchburg Mets
Playoffs
League champions	Lynchburg Mets
Runners-up	Durham Bulls

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

Team changes

• The Alexandria Dukes relocated to Woodbridge, Virginia, and were renamed the Prince William Pirates. The club remained affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• The Salem Redbirds ended their affiliation with the San Diego Padres and began a new affiliation with the Texas Rangers.
• The Winston-Salem Red Sox are renamed to the Winston-Salem Spirits. The club remains affiliated with the Boston Red Sox.

Teams

1984 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	Davis Ford Park
	Salem Redbirds	Salem, Virginia	Texas Rangers	Salem Municipal Field
South	Durham Bulls	Durham, North Carolina	Atlanta Braves	Durham Athletic Park
	Kinston Blue Jays	Kinston, North Carolina	Toronto Blue Jays	Grainger Stadium
	Peninsula Pilots	Hampton, Virginia	Philadelphia Phillies	War Memorial Stadium
	Winston-Salem Spirits	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Boston Red Sox	Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

Hagerstown

Lynchburg

Prince William

Salem

Durham

Kinston

Peninsula

Winston-Salem

North division South division

Regular season

Summary

• The Lynchburg Mets finished with the best record in the league for the second consecutive season.

Standings

North division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Lynchburg Mets	89	49	.645	–
Prince William Pirates	75	65	.536	15
Salem Redbirds	64	74	.464	25
Hagerstown Suns	60	80	.429	30
South division
Peninsula Pilots	73	67	.521	–
Kinston Blue Jays	71	69	.507	2
Durham Bulls	68	72	.486	5
Winston-Salem Spirits	58	82	.414	15

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Dave Magadan, Lynchburg Mets	.350
H	Bip Roberts, Prince William Pirates	150
R	Stan Jefferson, Lynchburg Mets	113
2B	Rey Quiñones, Winston-Salem Spirits	30
3B	Kash Beauchamp, Kinston Blue Jays Stan Jefferson, Lynchburg Mets	9
HR	Randy Day, Peninsula Pilots	29
RBI	Randy Day, Peninsula Pilots	103
SB	George Crum, Salem Redbirds	61

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Mitch Cook, Lynchburg Mets	16
ERA	Randy Myers, Lynchburg Mets	2.06
CG	Steve Ellsworth, Winston-Salem Spirits Kurt Leiter, Hagerstown Suns Randy Myers, Lynchburg Mets	7
SV	Dorley Downs, Prince William Pirates	21
SO	Mitch Cook, Lynchburg Mets	178
IP	Mitch Cook, Lynchburg Mets	184.2

Playoffs

• The Lynchburg Mets won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in four games.
• The semi-finals was changed from a single game elimination to a best-of-three series.

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	N1	Lynchburg	bye
						N1	Lynchburg	3
						S2	Durham	1
	S1	Peninsula	0
	S2	Durham	2

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Barry Lyons, Lynchburg Mets
Pitcher of the Year	Randy Myers, Lynchburg Mets
Manager of the Year	Mike Cubbage, Lynchburg Mets

See also

• 1984 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website