2012 Media Guide & Record Book CAROLINA LEAGUE OFFICE SALEM RED SOX ....................................36-39 General Information ......................... 2–3 WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS....................40-43 Club Nicknames..................................... 4 WINSTON-SALEM DASH ............................44-47 Award Winners...................................... 5 2011 SEASON REVIEW SCHEDULES Summary ........................................48-49 Master League .................................. 6–7 Standings, Awards ................................50 Carolina Mudcats .................................. 8 Statistical Leaders ................................51 Frederick Keys ....................................... 9 Kinston Indians ....................................52 Lynchburg Hillcats ................................10 Complete Statistics .........................53-59 Myrtle Beach Pelicans ..........................11 LEAGUE RECORDS Potomac Nationals ...............................12 Individual Batting ...........................60-62 Salem Red Sox ......................................13 Single Season Performances .................63 Wilmington Blue Rocks .........................14 Yearly Batting Leaders ....................64-70 Winston-Salem Dash .............................15 Team Batting .................................71-72 TEAM INFORMATION ............................16-47 Individual Pitching ..........................73-74 Contact Information, Perfect Games, No-Hitters ...............75-76 Ownership, Management, Yearly Pitching Leaders ...................77-82 Field Staff, Stadiums, Ticket Individual Fielding ..........................83-85 Information, Records, Team Fielding ......................................86 Affiliate Information. Miscellaneous ......................................87 CAROLINA MUDCATS ............................16-19 Attendance Records ..............................88 FREDERICK KEYS ..................................20-23 ALL-STAR GAME RESULTS ......................89-90 LYNCHBURG HILLCATS ..........................24-27 CUMULATIVE STANDINGS ..........................90 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS .....................28-31 MAJOR LEAGUE AFFILIATIONS KEY .............90 POTOMAC NATIONALS ..........................32-35 SEASON-BY-SEASON CAPSULES ...............91-109 The 2012 Carolina League Guide and Record Book was produced by Sports Vue Interactive. PO Box 218, Atlantic, VA 23303 • 757-824-4880 • www.sportsvue.net • Charles Cuttone, Linda Cuttone, Editors. Statistics by Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Special thanks to Baseball America, Major League Baseball, MLB clubs, the Carolina League teams. CAROLINA LEAGUE 1 LEAGUE DIRECTORY LEAGUE INFORMATION Carolina League Office CarOLina LEaguE PrEsiDEnTs Office Address/Mailing Address name Hometown years served 1806 Pembroke Road, Suite 2-B, Dr. Thomas S. Wilson Draper, N.C. 1945-47 Greensboro, NC 27408 Carroll T. Brown Martinsville, Va. 1948 Telephone: (336) 691-9030 • Fax: (336) 464-2737 Herb J. Brett Danville, Va. 1949 Email: [email protected] Glen E. (Ted) Mann Durham, N.C. 1949-56 Website: www.carolinaleague.com Julian Clyde (Bill) Jessup Wilson, N.C. 1957-69 Wallace McKenna Lynchburg, Va. 1970-76 LEaguE OFFiCE Directory President/Treasurer ...............John Hopkins James B. Mills Apex, N.C. 1977-83 Vice President .........................Art Silber John E. Hopkins Greensboro, N.C. 1984-present Executive Vice President........Cam McRae FOrmEr CarOLina LEaguErs in THE HaLL OF FamE Secretary .................................Ken Young Accountant ................................John Schwarz Players Carolina League Team CL Year HOF Office Assistant .......................Marnee Larkins Earl Weaver Winston-Salem Cardinals 1950 1996 Computer/Internet Consultant: .....Michael J. Albrecht Willie McCovey Danville Leafs 1956 1986 Directors ...................................Dave Ziedelis (Frederick), Carl Yastrzemski Raleigh Capitals 1959 1989 Steve Bryant (Carolina), Rex Angel (Lynchburg), Chuck Greenberg (Myrtle Beach), Tony Perez Rocky Mount Leafs 1962 2000 Art Silber (Potomac), Tim Zue (Salem), Jack Minker (Wilmington), Billy Prim (Winston- Joe Morgan Durham Bulls 1963 1990 Salem) Johnny Bench Peninsula Grays 1966 1989 Rod Carew Wilson Tobs 1966 1991 Classification.........A-Advanced Wade Boggs Winston-Salem Red Sox 1977 2005 Years League Active.........1945-2012 Managers 2012 Opening Date.........April 6 Heinie Manush Martinsville Athletics 1945 1964 2012 Closing Date.........Sept 3 Joe Medwick Raleigh Capitals 1951 1968 First Half Ends.........June 17 Enos Slaughter Raleigh Capitals 1961 1985 Number of Games.........140 All-Star Game.........Carolina League vs. California League minOr LEAGUE aWarD WinnErs at Winston-Salem, NC– June 19 Year Award Winner, Team Roster Limit.........25 active, 35 under control 1992 Organization of the Year Cleveland Indians Statistician.........Major League Baseball Advanced Media 1994 Bob Freitas Award Kinston Indians 75 Ninth Ave., New York, NY 10011 1994 Organization of the Year (Topps) Kansas City Royals 212-485-3444 1995 Organization of the Year (Topps) Kansas City Royals 1996 Player of the Year Andruw Jones, Durham UMPIRES Hometown Pro Year 2011 League 1996 Organization of the Year Atlanta Braves John Bacon Sherrodsville, OH 4th Appalachian/Midwest 1998 Bob Freitas Award Wilmington Blue Rocks Garret Corl Port Matilda, PA 5th California 1998 John H. Johnson President’s Award Calvin Falwell, Lynchburg Rich Gonzalez Maryland Heights, MO 5th Midwest/Carolina 2000 Player of the Year Jon Rauch, Winston-Salem Aaron Larsen Tomah, WI 6th California 2000 Organization of the Year Chicago White Sox Ben Leake Roswell, GA 4th South Atlantic/Carolina 2002 Organization of the Year (Topps) Pittsburgh Pirates Lawrence Reeves Gastonia, NC 5th South Atlantic/California 2004 Executive of the Year Chris Kemple, Wilmington Jeremy Riggs Suffolk, VA 4th South Atlantic 2005 Organization of the Year Atlanta Braves Jansen Visconti Latrobe, PA 3rd South Atlantic 2005 King of Baseball Calvin Falwell, Lynchburg 2006 Organization of the Year (Topps) Cleveland Indians 2007 Rawlings Woman of the Year Shari Massengill, Kinston northern Division southern Division 2008 Manager of the Year Rocket Wheeler, Myrtle Beach Frederick Keys Baltimore Orioles Carolina Mudcats Cleveland Indians 2008 Player of the Year Matt Weiters, Frederick/Bowie Lynchburg Hillcats Atlanta Braves Myrtle Beach Pelicans Texas Rangers 2009 Player of the Year Jason Heyward, Myrtle Beach/Mississippi Potomac Nationals Washington Nationals Salem Red Sox Boston Red Sox 2010 Bob Freitas Award Lynchburg Hillcats Wilmington Blue Rocks Kansas City Royals Winston-Salem Dash Chicago White Sox OFFiCiaL miLEagE CHarT - sOurCE aaa Playoff Format First half division winners play second half division winners in best of three series. (Double half winners face Car FrE Lyn mB POT saL WiL Ws wild-card.) Division champions meet in best of five series. Zebulon, NC (CAR) C 298 169 210 242 189 376 130 Championship Trophy: Mills Cup Frederick, MD 298 A 217 483 69 228 121 334 FORMER CAROLINA LEAGUE UMPIRES IN THE MAJORS Lynchburg, VA 169 217 R 315 160 60 291 135 Umpire.......................................... CL YRS Umpire.......................................... CL YRS Scott Barry ......................................2002 Tom Hallion.................................1980-81 Myrtle Beach, SC 210 483 315 O 426 308 560 224 Angel Hernandez .........................1984-85 Wally Bell ........................................1985 Woodbridge, VA (POT) 242 69 160 426 L 226 146 319 CB Bucknor .................................1991-92 Sam Holbrook .............................1992-93 Derryl Cousins..................................1974 Dan Iassogna .............................1995-96 Salem, VA 189 228 60 308 226 I 348 110 Phil Cuzzi ....................................1986-87 Ron Kulpa ........................................1994 Bruce Dreckman ...............................1992 Jerry Meals ......................................1986 Wilmington, DE 376 121 291 560 146 348 N 453 Andy Fletcher ...................................1992 Tim Timmons ..............................1993-94 Winston-Salem, NC 130 334 135 224 319 110 453 A Joe West ..........................................1975 2 CAROLINA LEAGUE GUIDE & RECORD BOOK 3 CLUB NICKNAMES LEAGUELEAGUE AWARD DIRECTORY WINNERS Alexandria ................................................ Dukes 1978, 1980–83 ........................................................................... Mariners 1979 CaLVin FaLWELL CarOLina LEaguE ExECuTiVEs OF THE yEar Asheville .................................................................Tourists 1967 year Executive Team Burlington ............................................................ Bees 1945–51 1987 Jeff Mercer Prince William .......................................................... Bur-Gra Pirates 1952–55 1988 North Johnson Kinston .......................................................Alamance Indians 1958–64 1989 Sam Lazzaro Salem .............................................Senators 1965–71; Rangers 1972 Carolina ................................................................Mudcats 2012- 1990 Keith Lupton Frederick Danville .................................................................Leafs 1945–58 1991 Rob Dlugozima Durham ....................................................................................97s 1998 1992 Keith Lupton Frederick Durham ..................................................Bulls