# 1982 Carolina League season

The 1982 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 9 and August 31. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the winners of each half of the season competing in the playoffs.
The Alexandria Dukes won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Kinston Eagles are renamed the Kinston Blue Jays. The club continued their affiliation with the Toronto Blue Jays.

## Teams

1982 Carolina League :
| Division | Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| North | Alexandria Dukes | Alexandria, Virginia | Pittsburgh Pirates | Municipal Stadium at Four Mile Run |
| North | Hagerstown Suns | Hagerstown, Maryland | Baltimore Orioles | Municipal Stadium |
| North | Lynchburg Mets | Lynchburg, Virginia | New York Mets | City Stadium |
| North | Salem Redbirds | Salem, Virginia | San Diego Padres | 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 Red Sox | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Boston Red Sox | Ernie Shore Field |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Peninsula Pilots finished with the best record in the league for the third consecutive season.

### Standings

North division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Alexandria Dukes | 80 | 54 | .597 | – |
| Hagerstown Suns | 71 | 65 | .522 | 10 |
| Lynchburg Mets | 65 | 71 | .478 | 16 |
| Salem Redbirds | 39 | 101 | .279 | 44 |
| South division |||||
| Peninsula Pilots | 90 | 47 | .657 | – |
| Durham Bulls | 80 | 56 | .588 | 9.5 |
| Kinston Blue Jays | 76 | 59 | .563 | 13 |
| Winston-Salem Red Sox | 45 | 93 | .326 | 45.5 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Rick Renteria, Alexandria Dukes | .331 |
| H | Rick Renteria, Alexandria Dukes | 168 |
| R | Juan Samuel, Peninsula Pilots | 111 |
| 2B | Francisco Meléndez, Peninsula Pilots | 33 |
| 3B | Jeff Stone, Peninsula Pilots | 13 |
| HR | Dave Malpeso, Winston-Salem Red Sox | 29 |
| RBI | Rick Renteria, Alexandria Dukes | 100 |
| SB | Jeff Stone, Peninsula Pilots | 94 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Charles Hudson, Peninsula Pilots Jack McKnight, Kinston Blue Jays | 15 |
| ERA | Charles Hudson, Peninsula Pilots | 1.85 |
| CG | Bill Fultz, Lynchburg Mets | 12 |
| SV | Dave Shipanoff, Kinston Blue Jays | 30 |
| SO | Tony Ghelfi, Peninsula Pilots | 162 |
| IP | Bill Fultz, Lynchburg Mets | 188.1 |

## Playoffs

* The Alexandria Dukes won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Durham Bulls in three games.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| N1 | Alexandria | 1 | | | |
| N2 | Lynchburg | 0 | | | |
| N2 | Lynchburg | 0 | N1 | Alexandria | 3 |
| | | | S2 | Durham | 0 |
| S1 | Peninsula | 0 | S2 | Durham | 0 |
| S2 | Durham | 1 | | | |

## Awards

Carolina League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Juan Samuel, Peninsula Pilots |
| Pitcher of the Year | Charles Hudson, Peninsula Pilots |
| Manager of the Year | Bill Dancy, Peninsula Pilots |