1980 Carolina League Leaders

1980 Carolina League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1980 Carolina League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Wil Culmer	Peninsula Pilots	.369	184	498
Craig Brooks	Winston-Salem Red Sox	.327	146	447
Julio Franco	Peninsula Pilots	.321	178	555
Bienvenido DeLaRosa	Salem Pirates	.319	122	382
Rusty Tillman	Lynchburg Mets	.316	166	526
Joe Bruno	Peninsula Pilots	.305	150	492
William Ereu	Kinston Eagles	.299	125	418
Mark Riemer	Salem Pirates	.298	106	356
John Csefalvay	Lynchburg Mets	.289	139	481
Jose Rodriguez	Salem Pirates	.288	132	459
Terrell Salazar	Salem Pirates	.285	118	414
Albert Hall	Durham Bulls	.283	139	491
Benjamin Perez	Kinston Eagles	.282	116	412
Rick Colbert	Winston-Salem Red Sox	.277	117	423
Fred Manrique	Kinston Eagles	.277	108	390
Reggie Whittemore	Winston-Salem Red Sox	.277	122	441
Tony Merulla	Salem Pirates	.276	97	351
Mike Quade	Salem Pirates	.276	115	417
Ronald Rudd	Durham Bulls	.276	103	373
Roberto Dennis	Alexandria Dukes	.275	134	487

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

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Wil Culmer	Peninsula Pilots	184	28	5	18
Julio Franco	Peninsula Pilots	178	25	6	11
Rusty Tillman	Lynchburg Mets	166	27	11	8
Joe Bruno	Peninsula Pilots	150	17	11	5
Craig Brooks	Winston-Salem Red Sox	146	20	6	24
John Csefalvay	Lynchburg Mets	139	30	7	6
Albert Hall	Durham Bulls	139	16	7	4
Raymond Borucki	Peninsula Pilots	137	20	4	10
Roberto Dennis	Alexandria Dukes	134	17	7	6
Jose Rodriguez	Salem Pirates	132	24	12	13

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Craig Brooks	Winston-Salem Red Sox	24
Mike Anicich	Lynchburg Mets	22
Wil Culmer	Peninsula Pilots	18
Terrell Salazar	Salem Pirates	18
Glen Bockhorn	Durham Bulls	15
Gerald Perry	Durham Bulls	15
Reggie Whittemore	Winston-Salem Red Sox	15
Scott Kuvinka	Salem Pirates	13
Jose Rodriguez	Salem Pirates	13
Eddie Lee	Winston-Salem Red Sox	12
Julio Franco	Peninsula Pilots	11
Herbert Orensky	Peninsula Pilots	11
Ron Shepherd	Kinston Eagles	11
Raymond Borucki	Peninsula Pilots	10
Rick Colbert	Winston-Salem Red Sox	10
Jeffrey Ulrich	Peninsula Pilots	10
Mike Lebo	Kinston Eagles	9
Vernon Ramie	Kinston Eagles	9
Tommy Thompson	Durham Bulls	9
Randy Greer	Peninsula Pilots	8

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
John Csefalvay	Lynchburg Mets	30
Wil Culmer	Peninsula Pilots	28
Rusty Tillman	Lynchburg Mets	27
Rick Colbert	Winston-Salem Red Sox	26
Julio Franco	Peninsula Pilots	25
Jose Rodriguez	Salem Pirates	24
Gary Cicatiello	Rocky Mount Pines	22
Scott Kuvinka	Salem Pirates	22
Terrell Salazar	Salem Pirates	21
Mike Anicich	Lynchburg Mets	20
Raymond Borucki	Peninsula Pilots	20
Craig Brooks	Winston-Salem Red Sox	20
Gary Hardie	Lynchburg Mets	19
Tony Merulla	Salem Pirates	19
Juan Pautt	Winston-Salem Red Sox	19
Benjamin Perez	Kinston Eagles	19
Gerald Perry	Durham Bulls	19
Bill Rittweger	Lynchburg Mets	19
Steven Swain	Rocky Mount Pines	19
Eddie Lee	Winston-Salem Red Sox	18

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Bienvenido DeLaRosa	Salem Pirates	15
Jose Rodriguez	Salem Pirates	12
Joe Bruno	Peninsula Pilots	11
Rusty Tillman	Lynchburg Mets	11
William Ereu	Kinston Eagles	8
Reggie Whittemore	Winston-Salem Red Sox	8
John Csefalvay	Lynchburg Mets	7
Roberto Dennis	Alexandria Dukes	7
Albert Hall	Durham Bulls	7
Craig Brooks	Winston-Salem Red Sox	6
Brett Butler	Durham Bulls	6
Julio Franco	Peninsula Pilots	6
Wil Culmer	Peninsula Pilots	5
Randy Greer	Peninsula Pilots	5
Fred Manrique	Kinston Eagles	5
Gerald Perry	Durham Bulls	5
Carlos Rios	Salem Pirates	5
Raymond Borucki	Peninsula Pilots	4
Gary Cicatiello	Rocky Mount Pines	4
Elwood Holland	Alexandria Dukes	4

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Julio Franco	Peninsula Pilots	99
Wil Culmer	Peninsula Pilots	93
Gerald Perry	Durham Bulls	92
Raymond Borucki	Peninsula Pilots	86
Craig Brooks	Winston-Salem Red Sox	83
Terrell Salazar	Salem Pirates	83
Rusty Tillman	Lynchburg Mets	79
Jose Rodriguez	Salem Pirates	75
Mike Anicich	Lynchburg Mets	73
Brian Milner	Kinston Eagles	71
Juan Pautt	Winston-Salem Red Sox	71
Glen Bockhorn	Durham Bulls	69
Eddie Lee	Winston-Salem Red Sox	68
Herbert Orensky	Peninsula Pilots	68
Glenn Eddins	Winston-Salem Red Sox	64
Reggie Whittemore	Winston-Salem Red Sox	63
Rick Colbert	Winston-Salem Red Sox	62
Joe Bruno	Peninsula Pilots	61
Ron Shepherd	Kinston Eagles	61
Jeffrey Ulrich	Peninsula Pilots	61

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Roy Smith	Peninsula Pilots	17	6
Jay Fredlund	Winston-Salem Red Sox	15	6
Don Carman	Peninsula Pilots	14	5
Mark Eichhorn	Kinston Eagles	14	10
Wally Goff	Peninsula Pilots	14	4
Johnny Taylor	Salem Pirates	13	6
James Wright	Peninsula Pilots	13	1
Angel Barez	Salem Pirates	11	5
Ike Pettaway	Durham Bulls	11	4
Mike Smith	Durham Bulls	11	3
Miguel Alicea	Peninsula Pilots	10	6
Douglas Henley	Lynchburg Mets	10	11
Junior Phillips	Kinston Eagles	10	4
Ken Wright	Kinston Eagles	10	4
David Buttles	Lynchburg Mets	9	12
Jeff Cary	Alexandria Dukes	9	4
Ricky Coatney	Durham Bulls	9	2
Tex Pankratz	Winston-Salem Red Sox	9	11
Dave Tyler	Winston-Salem Red Sox	9	6
William Baltz	Rocky Mount Pines	8	13

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
James Wright	Peninsula Pilots	1.85	13	1
Dave Tyler	Winston-Salem Red Sox	2.36	9	6
Ken Wright	Kinston Eagles	2.59	10	4
Roy Smith	Peninsula Pilots	2.60	17	6
Wally Goff	Peninsula Pilots	2.86	14	4
Mark Eichhorn	Kinston Eagles	2.90	14	10
Junior Phillips	Kinston Eagles	3.05	10	4
David Thomas	Rocky Mount Pines	3.08	2	6
Dave Smith	Lynchburg Mets	3.35	8	7
Johnny Taylor	Salem Pirates	3.35	13	6
Jay Fredlund	Winston-Salem Red Sox	3.38	15	6
William Baltz	Rocky Mount Pines	3.40	8	13
Don Carman	Peninsula Pilots	3.42	14	5
Tim Lewis	Alexandria Dukes	3.45	8	9
Arthur Ray	Salem Pirates	3.46	7	9
Mike Smith	Durham Bulls	3.73	11	3
Al Hulbert	Winston-Salem Red Sox	3.77	8	8
Douglas Henley	Lynchburg Mets	3.97	10	11
Michael Brown	Rocky Mount Pines	4.07	3	9
Angel Barez	Salem Pirates	4.14	11	5

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Roy Smith	Peninsula Pilots	3
Mike Smith	Durham Bulls	3
Rick Behenna	Durham Bulls	2
Mark Eichhorn	Kinston Eagles	2
Jay Fredlund	Winston-Salem Red Sox	2
Douglas Henley	Lynchburg Mets	2
Craig Jones	Durham Bulls	2
Rick Ownbey	Lynchburg Mets	2
Oscar Acosta	Peninsula Pilots	1
Juan Alduey	Durham Bulls	1
Miguel Alicea	Peninsula Pilots	1
William Baltz	Rocky Mount Pines	1
David Buttles	Lynchburg Mets	1
Jeff Cary	Alexandria Dukes	1
Randy Ford	Kinston Eagles	1
John Gill	Kinston Eagles	1
Kevin Grubbs	Rocky Mount Pines	1
Al Hulbert	Winston-Salem Red Sox	1
Tim Lewis	Alexandria Dukes	1
Colin McLaughlin	Kinston Eagles	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Don Carman	Peninsula Pilots	141
Wally Goff	Peninsula Pilots	136
Roy Smith	Peninsula Pilots	134
Mark Eichhorn	Kinston Eagles	119
Rick Behenna	Durham Bulls	107
Tim Lewis	Alexandria Dukes	107
Jeff Zaske	Salem Pirates	103
Michael Brown	Rocky Mount Pines	102
Preston Shockley	Lynchburg Mets	102
Jay Fredlund	Winston-Salem Red Sox	101
Johnny Taylor	Salem Pirates	100
Ike Pettaway	Durham Bulls	95
Douglas Henley	Lynchburg Mets	94
Rick Ownbey	Lynchburg Mets	93
John Hobbs	Alexandria Dukes	92
Al Hulbert	Winston-Salem Red Sox	91
Randy Ford	Kinston Eagles	90
Pete Hamner	Alexandria Dukes	90
Colin McLaughlin	Kinston Eagles	90
James Wright	Peninsula Pilots	88

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Martin Rivas	Winston-Salem Red Sox	21
Ike Pettaway	Durham Bulls	20
Steve Senteney	Kinston Eagles	20
Dale Mohorcic	Salem Pirates	17
Kelly Faulk	Peninsula Pilots	13
Pete Hamner	Alexandria Dukes	10
Miguel Alicea	Peninsula Pilots	9
Carlos Cabassa	Peninsula Pilots	9
Richard Morgan	Kinston Eagles	7
Theodore Damiter	Lynchburg Mets	6
Luis Jimenez	Salem Pirates	6
Kenneth Stelly	Lynchburg Mets	6
Crucito Carvajal	Salem Pirates	5
Brian Stemberger	Kinston Eagles	5
Philip Teston	Peninsula Pilots	5
John Violette	Lynchburg Mets	5
Michael Brown	Rocky Mount Pines	4
Ron Graves	Lynchburg Mets	4
John Semprini	Lynchburg Mets	4
Daryl Adams	Peninsula Pilots	3

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