# 1955 Carolina League season

The 1955 Carolina League was a Class B baseball season played between April 20 and September 5. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Danville Leafs won the Carolina League championship, defeating the High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Fayetteville Highlanders begin an affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles.
* The Reidsville Luckies are renamed the Reidsville Phillies and begin an affiliation with the Philadelphia Phillies.
* The Winston-Salem Twins begin an affiliation with the New York Yankees.

## Teams

1955 Carolina League :
| Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Burlington-Graham Pirates | Graham, North Carolina | Pittsburgh Pirates | Graham High School |
| Danville Leafs | Danville, Virginia | New York Giants | League Park |
| Durham Bulls | Durham, North Carolina | Detroit Tigers | Durham Athletic Park |
| Fayetteville Highlanders | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Baltimore Orioles | Pittman Stadium |
| Greensboro Patriots | Greensboro, North Carolina | Boston Red Sox | World War Memorial Stadium |
| High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | Thomasville, North Carolina | Cincinnati Redlegs | Finch Field |
| Reidsville Phillies | Reidsville, North Carolina | Philadelphia Phillies | Kiker Stadium |
| Winston-Salem Twins | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | New York Yankees | South Side Park |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time in team history.

### Standings

Carolina League :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 80 | 58 | .580 | – |
| Danville Leafs | 73 | 64 | .533 | 6.5 |
| Fayetteville Highlanders | 70 | 67 | .511 | 9.5 |
| Durham Bulls | 69 | 69 | .500 | 11 |
| Reidsville Phillies | 68 | 70 | .493 | 12 |
| Greensboro Patriots | 66 | 72 | .478 | 14 |
| Winston-Salem Twins | 65 | 73 | .471 | 15 |
| Burlington-Graham Pirates | 60 | 78 | .435 | 18 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Danny Morejón, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | .324 |
| H | Richard McCarthy, Greensboro Patriots | 172 |
| R | Joseph LaMonica, Greensboro Patriots | 111 |
| 2B | Joseph Cristello, Fayetteville Highlanders Jim McManus, Durham Bulls | 34 |
| 3B | Joseph LaMonica, Greensboro Patriots | 13 |
| HR | Harold Holland, Danville Leafs | 31 |
| RBI | Harold Holland, Danville Leafs | 121 |
| SB | Joseph LaMonica, Greensboro Patriots | 34 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Woody Rich, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 19 |
| ERA | Jack Taylor, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 1.78 |
| CG | Jack Taylor, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 23 |
| SHO | Jack Taylor, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 8 |
| SO | John Fitzgerald, Danville Leafs | 233 |
| IP | Jack Taylor, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 263.0 |

## Playoffs

* The Danville Leafs won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms in six games.
* The semi-finals were extended from a best-of-five series to a best-of-seven series.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | High Point-Thomasville | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Durham | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Durham | 3 | 1 | High Point-Thomasville | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Danville | 4 |
| 2 | Danville | 4 | 2 | Danville | 4 |
| 3 | Fayetteville | 1 | | | |

## Awards

Carolina League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Danny Morejón, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms |
| Manager of the Year | Jimmy Brown, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms |