# 1984 Carolina League season

The 1984 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 10 and August 31. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.
The Lynchburg Mets won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Alexandria Dukes relocated to Woodbridge, Virginia, and were renamed the Prince William Pirates. The club remained affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* The Salem Redbirds ended their affiliation with the San Diego Padres and began a new affiliation with the Texas Rangers.
* The Winston-Salem Red Sox are renamed to the Winston-Salem Spirits. The club remains affiliated with the Boston Red Sox.

## Teams

1984 Carolina League :
| Division | Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| North | Hagerstown Suns | Hagerstown, Maryland | Baltimore Orioles | Municipal Stadium |
| North | Lynchburg Mets | Lynchburg, Virginia | New York Mets | City Stadium |
| North | Prince William Pirates | Woodbridge, Virginia | Pittsburgh Pirates | Davis Ford Park |
| North | Salem Redbirds | Salem, Virginia | Texas Rangers | Salem Municipal Field |
| South | Durham Bulls | Durham, North Carolina | Atlanta Braves | Durham Athletic Park |
| South | Kinston Blue Jays | Kinston, North Carolina | Toronto Blue Jays | Grainger Stadium |
| South | Peninsula Pilots | Hampton, Virginia | Philadelphia Phillies | War Memorial Stadium |
| South | Winston-Salem Spirits | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Boston Red Sox | Ernie Shore Field |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Lynchburg Mets finished with the best record in the league for the second consecutive season.

### Standings

North division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Lynchburg Mets | 89 | 49 | .645 | – |
| Prince William Pirates | 75 | 65 | .536 | 15 |
| Salem Redbirds | 64 | 74 | .464 | 25 |
| Hagerstown Suns | 60 | 80 | .429 | 30 |
| South division |||||
| Peninsula Pilots | 73 | 67 | .521 | – |
| Kinston Blue Jays | 71 | 69 | .507 | 2 |
| Durham Bulls | 68 | 72 | .486 | 5 |
| Winston-Salem Spirits | 58 | 82 | .414 | 15 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Dave Magadan, Lynchburg Mets | .350 |
| H | Bip Roberts, Prince William Pirates | 150 |
| R | Stan Jefferson, Lynchburg Mets | 113 |
| 2B | Rey Quiñones, Winston-Salem Spirits | 30 |
| 3B | Kash Beauchamp, Kinston Blue Jays Stan Jefferson, Lynchburg Mets | 9 |
| HR | Randy Day, Peninsula Pilots | 29 |
| RBI | Randy Day, Peninsula Pilots | 103 |
| SB | George Crum, Salem Redbirds | 61 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Mitch Cook, Lynchburg Mets | 16 |
| ERA | Randy Myers, Lynchburg Mets | 2.06 |
| CG | Steve Ellsworth, Winston-Salem Spirits Kurt Leiter, Hagerstown Suns Randy Myers, Lynchburg Mets | 7 |
| SV | Dorley Downs, Prince William Pirates | 21 |
| SO | Mitch Cook, Lynchburg Mets | 178 |
| IP | Mitch Cook, Lynchburg Mets | 184.2 |

## Playoffs

* The Lynchburg Mets won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in four games.
* The semi-finals was changed from a single game elimination to a best-of-three series.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| N1 | Lynchburg | bye | | | |
| | | | N1 | Lynchburg | 3 |
| | | | S2 | Durham | 1 |
| S1 | Peninsula | 0 | S2 | Durham | 1 |
| S2 | Durham | 2 | | | |

## Awards

Carolina League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Barry Lyons, Lynchburg Mets |
| Pitcher of the Year | Randy Myers, Lynchburg Mets |
| Manager of the Year | Mike Cubbage, Lynchburg Mets |