1987 Carolina League season

The 1987 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 9 and August 30. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.

1987 Carolina League season
League	Carolina League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 9 – August 30
Games	140
Teams	8
Regular season
Season MVP	Casey Webster, Kinston Indians
Playoffs
League champions	Salem Buccaneers
Runners-up	Kinston Indians

The Salem Buccaneers won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Kinston Indians in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

• The Kinston Eagles began an affiliation with the Cleveland Indians. The club was renamed the Kinston Indians.
• The Prince William Pirates ended their affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates and began a new affiliation with the New York Yankees. The club was renamed the Prince William Yankees.
• The Salem Redbirds ended their affiliation with the Texas Rangers and began a new affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The club was renamed the Salem Buccaneers.

Teams

1987 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 Yankees	Woodbridge, Virginia	New York Yankees	Prince William County Stadium
	Salem Buccaneers	Salem, Virginia	Pittsburgh Pirates	Salem Municipal Field
South	Durham Bulls	Durham, North Carolina	Atlanta Braves	Durham Athletic Park
	Kinston Indians	Kinston, North Carolina	Cleveland Indians	Grainger Stadium
	Peninsula White Sox	Hampton, Virginia	Chicago White Sox	War Memorial Stadium
	Winston-Salem Spirits	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Chicago Cubs	Ernie Shore Field

Map of teams

Hagerstown

Lynchburg

Prince William

Salem

Durham

Kinston

Peninsula

Winston-Salem

North division South division

Regular season

Summary

• The Salem Buccaneers finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1974.

Standings

North division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Salem Buccaneers	80	59	.576	–
Hagerstown Suns	72	68	.514	8.5
Prince William Yankees	66	74	.471	14.5
Lynchburg Mets	63	76	.453	17
South division
Kinston Indians	75	65	.536	–
Winston-Salem Spirits	72	68	.514	3
Peninsula White Sox	66	74	.471	9
Durham Bulls	65	75	.464	10

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Jeff Cook, Salem Buccaneers	.339
H	Tony Chance, Salem Buccaneers	167
R	Milt Harper, Kinston Indians	100
2B	Leo Gómez, Hagerstown Suns	38
3B	Tim Richardson, Hagerstown Suns	9
HR	Hensley Meulens, Prince William Yankees	28
RBI	Casey Webster, Kinston Indians	111
SB	Ced Landrum, Winston-Salem Spirits	79

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Dave Miller, Durham Bulls	15
ERA	Blaine Beatty, Hagerstown Suns	2.52
CG	Bill Copp, Salem Buccaneers Andy Ghelfi, Kinston Indians Dave Miller, Durham Bulls	8
SV	Kevin Renz, Peninsula White Sox	20
SO	Dave Miller, Durham Bulls	155
IP	Dave Miller, Durham Bulls	205.1

Playoffs

• The Salem Buccaneers won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Kinston Indians in four games.

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	N1	Salem	2
	N2	Hagerstown	0
						N1	Salem	3
						S1	Kinston	1
	S1	Kinston	2
	S2	Winston-Salem	0

Awards

Carolina League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Casey Webster, Kinston Indians
Pitcher of the Year	Blaine Beatty, Hagerstown Suns
Manager of the Year	Mike Hargrove, Kinston Indians

See also

• 1987 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website