1953 Carolina League season

1953 Carolina League season
LeagueCarolina League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 22 – September 7
Games140
Teams8
Regular season
Season MVPRamón Monzant, Danville Leafs
Playoffs
League championsDanville Leafs
  Runners-upReidsville Luckies

The 1953 Carolina League was a Class B baseball season played between April 22 and September 7. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.

The Danville Leafs won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Reidsville Luckies in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

1953 Carolina League
TeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
Burlington-Graham Pirates Graham, North Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates Graham High School
Danville Leafs Danville, Virginia New York Giants League Park
Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Detroit Tigers Durham Athletic Park
Fayetteville Highlanders Fayetteville, North Carolina Philadelphia Athletics Pittman Stadium
Greensboro Patriots Greensboro, North Carolina Boston Red Sox World War Memorial Stadium
Raleigh Capitals Raleigh, North Carolina None Devereaux Meadow
Reidsville Luckies Reidsville, North Carolina None Kiker Stadium
Winston-Salem Cardinals Winston-Salem, North Carolina St. Louis Cardinals South Side Park

Map of teams

Carolina League Teams

Regular season

Summary

  • The Raleigh Capitals finished with the best record in the regular season for the second consecutive season.

Standings

[1]

Carolina League
TeamWinLoss%GB
Raleigh Capitals8357.593–
Danville Leafs7959.5723
Burlington-Graham Pirates7565.5368
Reidsville Luckies7366.5259.5
Greensboro Patriots7070.50013
Winston-Salem Cardinals6970.49613.5
Durham Bulls6475.46018.5
Fayetteville Highlanders4495.31738.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVGJohn Radulovich, Durham Bulls.349
HJack Mitchell, Reidsville Luckies184
RGeorge Hott, Burlington-Graham Pirates104
2BRobert Caldwell, Danville Leafs43
3BJim Edwards, Raleigh Capitals13
HRJack Hussey, Raleigh Capitals29
RBIDon Buddin, Greensboro Patriots123
SBJack Mitchell, Reidsville Luckies52


Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
WRamón Monzant, Danville Leafs23
ERADuane Wilson, Greensboro Patriots2.21
CGJoseph Micich, Reidsville Luckies
Eddie Neville, Durham Bulls		23
SHOAlbert Cleary, Raleigh Capitals
Duane Wilson, Greensboro Patriots		5
SORamón Monzant, Danville Leafs232
IPEddie Neville, Durham Bulls264.0

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Finals
      
1 Raleigh 2
4 Reidsville 3
4 Reidsville 2
2 Danville 4
2 Danville 3
3 Burlington-Graham 1

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award nameRecipient
Most Valuable PlayerRamón Monzant, Danville Leafs
Manager of the YearHerb Brett, Raleigh Capitals

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1953 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 3, 2024
  2. ↑ 1953 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 3, 2024
  3. ↑ 1953 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 3, 2024
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