1949 Carolina League Leaders

1949 Carolina League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1949 Carolina League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
William Brown	Danville Leafs	.361	199	552
Muscle Shoals	Reidsville Luckies	.359	180	501
Emo Showfety	Greensboro Patriots	.347	182	525
William Evans	Burlington Bees	.326	126	386
Woody Fair	Danville Leafs	.325	170	523
Pat Cooper	Burlington Bees	.323	158	489
Dick Sipek	Reidsville Luckies	.321	182	567
James Millar	Reidsville Luckies	.319	172	540
Gray Hampton	Martinsville Athletics	.317	133	419
James Halkard	Greensboro Patriots	.313	161	515
Hugh Taylor	Danville Leafs	.312	135	432
Carl Linhart	Durham Bulls	.311	158	508
Michael Hafenecker	Burlington Bees	.306	136	444
Donald MacLean	Burlington Bees	.306	163	533
Pat Haggerty	Durham Bulls	.301	159	528
George Staller	Martinsville Athletics	.301	123	408
Rip Repulski	Winston-Salem Cardinals	.300	151	504
Crash Davis	Raleigh Capitals	.296	134	453
Harry Ashworth	Danville Leafs	.293	149	508
Don Siegert	Raleigh Capitals	.292	145	497

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
William Brown	Danville Leafs	199	45	9	18
Emo Showfety	Greensboro Patriots	182	28	0	35
Dick Sipek	Reidsville Luckies	182	34	3	14
Muscle Shoals	Reidsville Luckies	180	18	1	55
James Millar	Reidsville Luckies	172	39	1	4
Woody Fair	Danville Leafs	170	32	4	38
Donald MacLean	Burlington Bees	163	34	8	1
Joe Mangini	Martinsville Athletics	163	23	9	27
James Halkard	Greensboro Patriots	161	49	8	21
Pat Haggerty	Durham Bulls	159	28	14	4

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Muscle Shoals	Reidsville Luckies	55
Woody Fair	Danville Leafs	38
Emo Showfety	Greensboro Patriots	35
Joe Mangini	Martinsville Athletics	27
Pat Cooper	Burlington Bees	26
George Souter	Reidsville Luckies	25
Carl Linhart	Durham Bulls	23
Don Siegert	Raleigh Capitals	22
Fred Vaughn	Greensboro Patriots	22
James Halkard	Greensboro Patriots	21
Rip Repulski	Winston-Salem Cardinals	20
Earle Brucker	Martinsville Athletics	19
William Brown	Danville Leafs	18
Al Simononis	Greensboro Patriots	18
George Staller	Martinsville Athletics	18
Carl Musten	Martinsville Athletics	15
Bill Nagel	Danville Leafs	15
Dick Sipek	Reidsville Luckies	14
Jim Burns	Burlington Bees	12
John Morris	Reidsville Luckies	11

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
James Halkard	Greensboro Patriots	49
William Brown	Danville Leafs	45
James Millar	Reidsville Luckies	39
Crash Davis	Raleigh Capitals	34
Donald MacLean	Burlington Bees	34
Dick Sipek	Reidsville Luckies	34
Al Simononis	Greensboro Patriots	33
Fred Vaughn	Greensboro Patriots	33
Woody Fair	Danville Leafs	32
Ed Leip	Danville Leafs	32
Bill Nagel	Danville Leafs	32
Hugh Taylor	Danville Leafs	32
Earle Brucker	Martinsville Athletics	31
Rip Repulski	Winston-Salem Cardinals	30
Don Siegert	Raleigh Capitals	30
Harry Ashworth	Danville Leafs	28
Ralph Caldwell	Durham Bulls	28
Charles Ferrell	Reidsville Luckies	28
Pat Haggerty	Durham Bulls	28
Carl Linhart	Durham Bulls	28

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Thomas Martin	Raleigh Capitals	15
Pat Haggerty	Durham Bulls	14
Don Siegert	Raleigh Capitals	10
William Brown	Danville Leafs	9
Carl Linhart	Durham Bulls	9
Joe Mangini	Martinsville Athletics	9
Pat Cooper	Burlington Bees	8
William Evans	Burlington Bees	8
James Halkard	Greensboro Patriots	8
Donald MacLean	Burlington Bees	8
Glenn Rawlinson	Reidsville Luckies	7
Robert Denson	Reidsville Luckies	6
Jack Graham	Durham Bulls	6
George Lebedz	Winston-Salem Cardinals	6
Ed Leip	Danville Leafs	6
Thomas Ellis	Greensboro Patriots	5
Gray Hampton	Martinsville Athletics	5
Pete Howard	Burlington Bees	5
Rip Repulski	Winston-Salem Cardinals	5
Theodore Zakrzewski	Martinsville Athletics	5

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Muscle Shoals	Reidsville Luckies	137
Emo Showfety	Greensboro Patriots	120
Woody Fair	Danville Leafs	117
Carl Linhart	Durham Bulls	114
Pat Cooper	Burlington Bees	110
Don Siegert	Raleigh Capitals	102
Joe Mangini	Martinsville Athletics	99
George Souter	Reidsville Luckies	99
William Brown	Danville Leafs	98
James Halkard	Greensboro Patriots	96
Earle Brucker	Martinsville Athletics	92
Rip Repulski	Winston-Salem Cardinals	88
Bill Nagel	Danville Leafs	85
Fred Vaughn	Greensboro Patriots	85
Earl Richmond	Durham Bulls	83
George Staller	Martinsville Athletics	83
Michael Hafenecker	Burlington Bees	82
Ralph Caldwell	Durham Bulls	75
Harry Ashworth	Danville Leafs	74
Hugh Taylor	Danville Leafs	72

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Eddie Neville	Durham Bulls	25	10
Adam Twarkins	Danville Leafs	22	9
Luis Arroyo	Greensboro Patriots	21	10
Peter Angell	Danville Leafs	20	9
Mike Forline	Reidsville Luckies	19	9
Lee Peterson	Winston-Salem Cardinals	19	10
Charley Miller	Raleigh Capitals	18	11
Eugene Pereyra	Greensboro Patriots	17	7
Fred Giuliani	Danville Leafs	16	6
Eugene Kelly	Raleigh Capitals	16	11
Ross Grimsley	Winston-Salem Cardinals	14	9
Olen Hancock	Burlington Bees	13	9
Lawrence Hartley	Burlington Bees	13	6
Mike Kash	Raleigh Capitals	13	12
Byron Cook	Durham Bulls	12	10
Bob Davis	Martinsville Athletics	12	15
Nick Lamastra	Greensboro Patriots	12	11
Robert Bills	Winston-Salem Cardinals	11	9
Louis Bush	Burlington Bees	11	11
Richard Gosselin	Winston-Salem Cardinals	11	9

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Adam Twarkins	Danville Leafs	2.07	22	9
Lee Peterson	Winston-Salem Cardinals	2.22	19	10
Mike Forline	Reidsville Luckies	2.33	19	9
Eddie Neville	Durham Bulls	2.59	25	10
Lawrence Hartley	Burlington Bees	2.66	13	6
Hisel Patrick	Winston-Salem Cardinals	2.71	10	1
Charley Miller	Raleigh Capitals	2.91	18	11
Eugene Kelly	Raleigh Capitals	2.96	16	11
Mike Kash	Raleigh Capitals	3.01	13	12
Harold McKinley	Reidsville Luckies	3.14	8	7
Robert Bills	Winston-Salem Cardinals	3.16	11	9
Peter Angell	Danville Leafs	3.25	20	9
Ross Grimsley	Winston-Salem Cardinals	3.40	14	9
Richard Gosselin	Winston-Salem Cardinals	3.53	11	9
Fred Giuliani	Danville Leafs	3.55	16	6
Luis Arroyo	Greensboro Patriots	3.67	21	10
Charles Cronin	Raleigh Capitals	3.71	6	7
Michael Dattero	Reidsville Luckies	3.74	10	13
Eugene Pereyra	Greensboro Patriots	3.86	17	7
Thurman Lowe	Danville Leafs	4.04	10	14

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Nick Lamastra	Greensboro Patriots	11
Eddie Neville	Durham Bulls	8
Peter Angell	Danville Leafs	5
Mike Forline	Reidsville Luckies	5
Luis Arroyo	Greensboro Patriots	4
Lawrence Hartley	Burlington Bees	3
Eugene Pereyra	Greensboro Patriots	3
Lee Peterson	Winston-Salem Cardinals	3
Adam Twarkins	Danville Leafs	3
Robert Bills	Winston-Salem Cardinals	2
Byron Cook	Durham Bulls	2
Bob Curley	Winston-Salem Cardinals	2
Fred Giuliani	Danville Leafs	2
Ross Grimsley	Winston-Salem Cardinals	2
Mike Kash	Raleigh Capitals	2
Eugene Kelly	Raleigh Capitals	2
Thurman Lowe	Danville Leafs	2
Hisel Patrick	Winston-Salem Cardinals	2
Alois Zilian	Greensboro Patriots	2
Richard Brockwell	Burlington Bees	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Adam Twarkins	Danville Leafs	240
Luis Arroyo	Greensboro Patriots	228
Mike Forline	Reidsville Luckies	198
Ross Grimsley	Winston-Salem Cardinals	170
Thurman Lowe	Danville Leafs	161
Eddie Neville	Durham Bulls	154
Michael Dattero	Reidsville Luckies	146
Lee Peterson	Winston-Salem Cardinals	144
Bob Curley	Winston-Salem Cardinals	143
Fred Giuliani	Danville Leafs	137
Peter Angell	Danville Leafs	131
Lawrence Hartley	Burlington Bees	130
Eugene Kelly	Raleigh Capitals	129
Charley Miller	Raleigh Capitals	125
Patrick Pasquarella	Greensboro Patriots	121
Robert Bills	Winston-Salem Cardinals	120
Lacy James	Durham Bulls	120
Alois Zilian	Greensboro Patriots	120
Mike Kash	Raleigh Capitals	118
Bob Davis	Martinsville Athletics	105

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