The 1948 Carolina League was a Class C baseball season played between April 20 and September 7. Eight teams played a 142-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Martinsville Athletics won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Burlington Bees in the final round of the playoffs.
Team changes The Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets left the league and joined the Blue Ridge League. The Reidsville Luckies join the league from the Tri-State League. The Danville Leafs ended their affiliation with the New York Giants. The Durham Bulls begin an affiliation with the Detroit Tigers.
Teams 1948 Carolina League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Burlington Bees Burlington, North Carolina None Elon College Park Danville Leafs Danville, Virginia None League Park Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Detroit Tigers Durham Athletic Park Greensboro Patriots Greensboro, North Carolina None World War Memorial Stadium Martinsville Athletics Martinsville, Virginia Philadelphia Athletics Doug English Field 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
Regular season Summary The Raleigh Capitals finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time in franchise history. The Danville Leafs defeated the Winston-Salem Cardinals in a tie-breaking game to clinch the final playoff berth.
Standings 1948 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024 Carolina League Team Win Loss % GB Raleigh Capitals 84 58 – Martinsville Athletics 81 61 3 Burlington Bees 80 62 4 Danville Leafs 77 64 6.5 Winston-Salem Cardinals 76 65 7.5 Durham Bulls 63 79 21 Reidsville Luckies 57 85 27 Greensboro Patriots 49 93 35
League Leaders
Batting leaders 1948 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Eddie Morgan, Martinsville Athletics .373 H Emo Showfety, Greensboro Patriots 191 R George Wright, Martinsville Athletics 145 2B Crash Davis, Durham Bulls 50 3B James Lamb, Greensboro Patriots George Wright, Martinsville Athletics 16 HR Russ Sullivan, Danville Leafs 35 RBI Russ Sullivan, Danville Leafs 129 SB Thomas Martin, Raleigh Capitals 39
Pitching leaders 1948 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 30, 2024 Stat Player Total W Lewis Hester, Reidsville Luckies 25 ERA Alvin Henencheck, Raleigh Capitals 2.24 CG Lewis Hester, Reidsville Luckies 27 SHO Alvin Henencheck, Raleigh Capitals Oswald Kolwe, Durham Bulls Herbert Whitcomb, Martinsville Athletics 4 SO Jack Frisinger, Winston-Salem Cardinals 234 IP Lewis Hester, Reidsville Luckies 301.0
Playoffs The Martinsville Athletics won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Burlington Bees in six games.
Playoff bracket
Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Lewis Hester, Reidsville Luckies Manager of the Year Bud Bates, Burlington Bees
See also 1948 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website