# 1950 Carolina League season

The 1950 Carolina League was a Class B baseball season played between April 19 and September 14. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Winston-Salem Cardinals won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Burlington Bees in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Martinsville Athletics relocated to Fayetteville, North Carolina, and were renamed the Fayetteville Athletics. The club remained affiliated with the Philadelphia Athletics.

## Teams

1950 Carolina League :
| Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Burlington Bees | Burlington, North Carolina | None | Elon College Park |
| Danville Leafs | Danville, Virginia | None | League Park |
| Durham Bulls | Durham, North Carolina | Detroit Tigers | Durham Athletic Park |
| Fayetteville Athletics | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Philadelphia Athletics | Pittman Stadium |
| Greensboro Patriots | Greensboro, North Carolina | None | World War Memorial Stadium |
| Raleigh Capitals | Raleigh, North Carolina | None | Devereaux Meadow |
| Reidsville Luckies | Reidsville, North Carolina | None | Kiker Stadium |
| Winston-Salem Cardinals | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | St. Louis Cardinals | South Side Park |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Winston-Salem Cardinals finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since in team history.
* The Winston-Salem Cardinals set a league record with 106 victories during the season.

### Standings

Carolina League :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Winston-Salem Cardinals | 106 | 47 | .693 | – |
| Danville Leafs | 87 | 66 | .569 | 19 |
| Burlington Bees | 83 | 70 | .542 | 23 |
| Reidsville Luckies | 82 | 72 | .532 | 24.5 |
| Greensboro Patriots | 78 | 74 | .513 | 27.5 |
| Durham Bulls | 73 | 79 | .480 | 32.5 |
| Raleigh Capitals | 55 | 97 | .362 | 50.5 |
| Fayetteville Athletics | 47 | 106 | .307 | 59 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | William Evans, Burlington Bees | .338 |
| H | William Evans, Burlington Bees | 207 |
| R | Jack Huesman, Winston-Salem Cardinals | 116 |
| 2B | Pat Cooper, Burlington Bees Russ Rac, Winston-Salem Cardinals | 35 |
| 3B | William Evans, Burlington Bees | 14 |
| HR | Fred Vaughn, Greensboro Patriots | 27 |
| RBI | Woody Fair, Danville Leafs | 103 |
| SB | Jack Huesman, Winston-Salem Cardinals | 43 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Peter Angell, Danville Leafs Lee Peterson, Winston-Salem Cardinals | 21 |
| ERA | Robert Cruze, Durham Bulls | 2.31 |
| CG | Woody Rich, Greensboro Patriots | 24 |
| SHO | Woody Rich, Greensboro Patriots | 6 |
| SO | Vinegar Bend Mizell, Winston-Salem Cardinals | 227 |
| IP | Charley Miller, Raleigh Capitals | 280.0 |

## Playoffs

* The Winston-Salem Cardinals won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Burlington Bees in five games.
* The league semi-finals were shortened from a best-of-seven series to a best-of-five.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Winston-Salem | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Reidsville | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Reidsville | 2 | 1 | Winston-Salem | 4 |
| | | | 3 | Burlington | 1 |
| 2 | Danville | 2 | 3 | Burlington | 1 |
| 3 | Burlington | 3 | | | |

## Awards

Carolina League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | William Evans, Burlington Bees |
| Manager of the Year | George Kissell, Winston-Salem Cardinals |