Carolina League

The Carolina League is a minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic region of the United States. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth step between Rookie ball and the major leagues. Although Minor League Baseball, the umbrella organization for minor leagues that are affiliated with Major League Baseball, has eliminated the distinction between High-A and other full-season A leagues, most major-league teams still use such leagues as a standard promotion step. A few draftees, generally those taken in the early rounds of the draft and those with significant college experience, will be assigned to a High-A team upon signing a professional contract, but most players do not reach the High-A level until their third or fourth year of professional play.

Carolina League Champions

1945 Danville

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1946 Raleigh

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1947 Raleigh

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1948 Martinsville

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1949 Burlington

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1950 Winston-Salem

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1951 Winston-Salem

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1952 Reidsville

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1953 Danville

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1954 Fayetteville

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1955 Danville

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1956 Fayetteville

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1957 Durham

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1958 Burlington

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1959 Wilson

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1960 Greensboro

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1961 Wilson

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1962 Kinston

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1963 Wilson

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1964 Winston-Salem

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1965 Tidewater

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1966 Rocky Mount

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1967 Durham

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1968 High Point-Thomasville

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1969 Raleigh-Durham

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1970 Winston-Salem

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1971 Peninsula

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1972 Salem

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1973 Winston-Salem

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1974 Salem

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1975 Rocky Mount

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1976 Winston-Salem

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1977 Peninsula

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1978 Lynchburg

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1979 Peninsula

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1980 Peninsula

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1981 Hagerstown

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1982 Alexandria

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1983 Lynchburg

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1984 Lynchburg

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1985 Winston-Salem

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1986 Winston-Salem

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1987 Salem

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1988 Kinston

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1989 Prince William

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1990 Frederick

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1991 Kinston

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1992 Peninsula

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1993 Winston-Salem

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1994 Wilmington

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1995 Kinston

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1996 Wilmington

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1997 Lynchburg

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1998 Wilmington

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1999 Wilmington and Myrtle Beach

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2000 Myrtle Beach

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2001 Salem

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2002 Lynchburg

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2003 Winston-Salem

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2004 Kinston

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2005 Frederick

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