# 1958 Carolina League season

The 1958 Carolina League was a Class B baseball season played between April 17 and September 2. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Burlington Indians won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Greensboro Yankees in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Burlington Indians join the league as an expansion team and begin an affiliation with the Cleveland Indians.
* The Greensboro Patriots ended their affiliation with the Boston Red Sox and began a new affiliation with the New York Yankees. The team is renamed the Greensboro Yankees.
* The Raleigh Capitals franchise is reactivated and begin an affiliation with the Boston Red Sox.
* The Wilson Tobs ended their affiliation with the Washington Senators and began a new affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles.

## Teams

1958 Carolina League :
| Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Burlington Indians | Burlington, North Carolina | Cleveland Indians | Graham High School |
| Danville Leafs | Danville, Virginia | San Francisco Giants | League Park |
| Durham Bulls | Durham, North Carolina | Detroit Tigers | Durham Athletic Park |
| Greensboro Yankees | Greensboro, North Carolina | New York Yankees | World War Memorial Stadium |
| High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | Thomasville, North Carolina | Philadelphia Phillies | Finch Field |
| Raleigh Capitals | Raleigh, North Carolina | Boston Red Sox | Devereaux Meadow |
| Wilson Tobs | Wilson, North Carolina | Baltimore Orioles | Fleming Stadium |
| Winston-Salem Red Birds | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | St. Louis Cardinals | Ernie Shore Field |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Danville Leafs finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1949.

### Standings

Carolina League :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Danville Leafs | 80 | 59 | .576 | – |
| High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 76 | 63 | .547 | 4 |
| Greensboro Yankees | 75 | 64 | .540 | 5 |
| Burlington Indians | 70 | 67 | .511 | 9 |
| Winston-Salem Red Birds | 69 | 68 | .504 | 10 |
| Raleigh Capitals | 63 | 73 | .463 | 15.5 |
| Wilson Tobs | 60 | 78 | .435 | 19.5 |
| Durham Bulls | 58 | 79 | .423 | 21 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Fred Valentine, Wilson Tobs | .319 |
| H | Tony Curry, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 168 |
| R | Tony Curry, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 106 |
| 2B | Phil Jantze, Winston-Salem Red Birds | 36 |
| 3B | Ralph Alomar, Danville Leafs Tony Curry, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 9 |
| HR | Bert Barth, Winston-Salem Red Birds Jacke Davis, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 25 |
| RBI | Allan Milley, Danville Leafs | 97 |
| SB | Fred Valentine, Wilson Tobs | 27 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Jack Taylor, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 19 |
| ERA | John Aehl, Durham Bulls | 1.86 |
| CG | Jack Taylor, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 21 |
| SHO | Marshall Renfroe, Danville Leafs Jack Taylor, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 5 |
| SO | Gene Snyder, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 234 |
| IP | Jack Taylor, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 264.0 |

## Playoffs

* The Burlington Indians won their first Carolina League championship, defeating the Greensboro Yankees in three games.
* The semi-finals and finals were each a best-of-three series.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Danville | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Burlington | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Burlington | 2 | 4 | Burlington | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Greensboro | 1 |
| 2 | High Point-Thomasville | 1 | 3 | Greensboro | 1 |
| 3 | Greensboro | 2 | | | |

## Awards

Carolina League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Fred Valentine, Wilson Tobs |
| Manager of the Year | Vern Hoscheit, Greensboro Yankees Pinky May, Burlington Indians |