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1966 Carolina League

1966 > Class A > League History
Overall: 760 games, 11 teams, approx. 138 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1965 / 1967
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1965 / 1967

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1965 / 1967

League Standings

Regular Season

April 15, 1966 to September 5, 1966 · 140 games

East Division

Tm Aff W L Ties W-L% GB
Kinston Eagles ATL 76 63 0 .547 --
Rocky Mount Leafs DET 72 63 1 .533 2
Wilson Tobs MIN 72 65 0 .526 3
Peninsula Grays CIN 63 75 0 .457 12.5
Tidewater Tides PHI 58 81 0 .417 18

West Division

Tm Aff W L Ties W-L% GB
Winston-Salem Red Sox BOS 82 58 0 .586 --
Burlington Senators WSA 76 62 0 .551 5
Raleigh Pirates PIT 71 66 0 .518 9.5
Lynchburg White Sox CHW 64 75 0 .460 17.5
Greensboro Yankees NYY 64 76 0 .457 18
Durham Bulls HOU 62 76 1 .449 19

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Winston-Salem Red Sox BOS 22.6 4.62 140 5092 4430 647 1136 146 41 122 574 71 30 548 1003 .256 .341 .391 .731 1730 37 44 33 21
Kinston Eagles ATL 23.5 4.58 139 5092 4381 637 1112 153 22 85 545 25 16 555 803 .254 .340 .357 .697 1564 42 70 44 20
Burlington Senators WSA 23.3 4.17 138 4890 4270 575 1080 199 25 81 491 87 40 489 810 .253 .332 .368 .700 1572 39 50 42 26
Raleigh Pirates PIT 23.0 4.15 137 4957 4375 569 1106 173 29 63 489 92 39 459 784 .253 .326 .349 .675 1526 36 53 34 28
Durham Bulls HOU 22.2 4.11 138 5004 4368 567 1013 172 22 94 496 63 20 533 1061 .232 .321 .346 .667 1511 49 35 19 15
Wilson Tobs MIN 23.6 4.07 137 4930 4261 557 1069 173 38 63 478 86 37 501 742 .251 .333 .354 .686 1507 38 94 36 37
Rocky Mount Leafs DET 21.8 3.99 135 4805 4139 538 955 149 28 90 481 68 35 553 938 .231 .322 .345 .668 1430 21 58 34 34
Peninsula Grays CIN 21.9 3.91 138 5003 4324 539 983 160 32 95 466 81 33 556 1032 .227 .321 .345 .666 1492 55 42 26 23
Lynchburg White Sox CHW 23.4 3.66 139 5037 4476 509 1037 158 36 63 450 67 51 451 903 .232 .305 .325 .630 1456 26 68 16 31
Tidewater Tides PHI 23.8 3.40 139 4978 4344 473 1007 135 21 73 424 64 37 516 859 .232 .315 .323 .638 1403 28 55 35 30
Greensboro Yankees NYY 21.9 3.17 140 4936 4313 444 895 136 19 88 402 89 41 494 977 .208 .293 .309 .602 1333 38 63 28 40
League Totals 22.8 3.98 1520 54724 47681 6055 11393 1754 313 917 5296 793 379 5655 9912 .239 .323 .347 .669 16524 409 632 347 305

League Pitching

Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Greensboro Yankees NYY 21.1 3.61 64 76 .457 2.61 140 140 101 39 8 1180.2 981 505 343 82 521 19 958 32 8 72 5013 1.272 7.5 0.6 4.0 7.3 1.84
Rocky Mount Leafs DET 21.3 3.67 72 63 .533 3.38 135 135 82 53 18 1121.0 978 496 421 76 505 13 800 38 2 61 4768 1.323 7.9 0.6 4.1 6.4 1.58
Kinston Eagles ATL 22.4 3.77 76 63 .547 3.45 139 139 88 51 16 1151.0 1062 524 441 62 478 13 878 36 3 76 4910 1.338 8.3 0.5 3.7 6.9 1.84
Winston-Salem Red Sox BOS 22.1 3.77 82 58 .586 3.36 140 140 75 65 16 1169.1 906 528 436 80 638 26 1067 45 2 76 5009 1.320 7.0 0.6 4.9 8.2 1.67
Wilson Tobs MIN 22.7 3.78 72 65 .526 3.34 137 137 87 50 10 1138.2 1032 518 423 88 445 16 812 30 2 71 4827 1.297 8.2 0.7 3.5 6.4 1.82
Burlington Senators WSA 22.8 3.85 76 62 .551 3.43 138 138 84 54 10 1134.2 959 531 433 82 582 64 948 33 4 74 4875 1.358 7.6 0.7 4.6 7.5 1.63
Lynchburg White Sox CHW 22.2 4.06 64 75 .460 3.37 139 139 93 46 9 1196.2 1051 565 448 78 520 40 828 44 7 68 5072 1.313 7.9 0.6 3.9 6.2 1.59
Durham Bulls HOU 21.5 4.09 62 76 .449 3.29 138 138 101 37 14 1164.1 1071 564 426 94 482 15 992 49 5 74 5083 1.334 8.3 0.7 3.7 7.7 2.06
Tidewater Tides PHI 23.0 4.32 58 81 .417 3.78 139 139 104 35 10 1163.0 1119 600 488 114 442 39 898 39 4 61 5036 1.342 8.7 0.9 3.4 6.9 2.03
Raleigh Pirates PIT 21.0 4.34 71 66 .518 3.92 137 137 102 35 12 1151.2 1095 594 501 87 532 34 819 29 5 64 4975 1.413 8.6 0.7 4.2 6.4 1.54
Peninsula Grays CIN 22.7 4.57 63 75 .457 3.36 138 138 96 42 8 1164.1 1139 630 435 74 510 26 912 34 4 75 5160 1.416 8.8 0.6 3.9 7.0 1.79
League Totals 22.1 3.98 760 760 .500 3.39 1520 1520 1013 507 131 12735.1 11393 6055 4795 917 5655 305 9912 409 46 772 54728 1.339 8.1 0.6 4.0 7.0 1.75

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Kinston Eagles ATL 139 3453 1357 137 129 .972 23 Andy Pafko
Raleigh Pirates PIT 137 3455 1437 152 130 .970 23 Joe Morgan
Winston-Salem Red Sox BOS 140 3508 1412 154 112 .970 21 Bill Slack
Burlington Senators WSA 138 3404 1295 149 117 .969 22 Wayne Terwilliger
Rocky Mount Leafs DET 135 3363 1336 166 147 .966 19 Bob Mavis and Al Federoff
Lynchburg White Sox CHW 139 3590 1549 182 159 .966 23 Ira Hutchinson
Wilson Tobs MIN 137 3416 1379 176 131 .965 20 Vern Morgan
Tidewater Tides PHI 139 3489 1295 188 100 .962 23 Bobby Morgan
Greensboro Yankees NYY 140 3542 1481 231 119 .956 24 Gary Blaylock
Durham Bulls HOU 138 3493 1362 240 98 .953 18 Chuck Churn
Peninsula Grays CIN 138 3493 1375 269 105 .948 23 Pinky May and Lou Kahn
League Totals 1520 38206 15278 2044 1347 .963 239