The 1958 Carolina League was a Class B baseball season played between April 17 and September 2. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Burlington Indians won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Greensboro Yankees in the final round of the playoffs.
Team changes The Burlington Indians join the league as an expansion team and begin an affiliation with the Cleveland Indians. The Greensboro Patriots ended their affiliation with the Boston Red Sox and began a new affiliation with the New York Yankees. The team is renamed the Greensboro Yankees. The Raleigh Capitals franchise is reactivated and begin an affiliation with the Boston Red Sox. The Wilson Tobs ended their affiliation with the Washington Senators and began a new affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles.
Teams 1958 Carolina League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Burlington Indians Burlington, North Carolina Cleveland Indians Graham High School Danville Leafs Danville, Virginia San Francisco Giants League Park Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina Detroit Tigers Durham Athletic Park Greensboro Yankees Greensboro, North Carolina New York Yankees World War Memorial Stadium High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms Thomasville, North Carolina Philadelphia Phillies Finch Field Raleigh Capitals Raleigh, North Carolina Boston Red Sox Devereaux Meadow Wilson Tobs Wilson, North Carolina Baltimore Orioles Fleming Stadium Winston-Salem Red Birds Winston-Salem, North Carolina St. Louis Cardinals Ernie Shore Field
Map of teams
Regular season Summary The Danville Leafs finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1949.
Standings 1958 CL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024 Carolina League Team Win Loss % GB Danville Leafs 80 59 – High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 76 63 4 Greensboro Yankees 75 64 5 Burlington Indians 70 67 9 Winston-Salem Red Birds 69 68 10 Raleigh Capitals 63 73 15.5 Wilson Tobs 60 78 19.5 Durham Bulls 58 79 21
League Leaders Batting leaders 1958 CL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024 Stat Player Total AVG Fred Valentine, Wilson Tobs .319 H Tony Curry, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 168 R Tony Curry, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 106 2B Phil Jantze, Winston-Salem Red Birds 36 3B Ralph Alomar, Danville Leafs Tony Curry, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 9 HR Bert Barth, Winston-Salem Red Birds Jacke Davis, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 25 RBI Allan Milley, Danville Leafs 97 SB Fred Valentine, Wilson Tobs 27
Pitching leaders 1958 CL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 5, 2024 Stat Player Total W Jack Taylor, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 19 ERA John Aehl, Durham Bulls 1.86 CG Jack Taylor, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 21 SHO Marshall Renfroe, Danville Leafs Jack Taylor, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 5 SO Gene Snyder, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 234 IP Jack Taylor, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms 264.0
Playoffs The Burlington Indians won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Greensboro Yankees in three games. The semi-finals and finals were each a best-of-three series.
Playoff bracket
Awards Carolina League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Fred Valentine, Wilson Tobs Manager of the Year Vern Hoscheit, Greensboro Yankees Pinky May, Burlington Indians
See also 1958 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website