# 1964 Carolina League season

The 1964 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 17 and September 3. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top two teams in each division qualifying for the post-season.
The Winston-Salem Red Sox won the Carolina League championship, defeating the Tidewater Tides in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Peninsula Senators ended their affiliation with the Washington Senators and began an affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds. The club was renamed the Peninsula Grays.
* The Raleigh Mets ended their affiliation with the New York Mets and began an affiliation with the St. Louis Cardinals. The club was renamed the Raleigh Cardinals.
* The Rocky Mount Leafs ended their affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds and began an affiliation with the Washington Senators. The club was renamed the Rocky Mount Senators.
* The Tidewater Tides began an affiliation with the Chicago White Sox.

## Teams

1964 Carolina League :
| Division | Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| East | Kinston Eagles | Kinston, North Carolina | Pittsburgh Pirates | Grainger Stadium |
| East | Peninsula Grays | Hampton, Virginia | Cincinnati Reds | War Memorial Stadium |
| East | Rocky Mount Senators | Rocky Mount, North Carolina | Washington Senators | Municipal Stadium |
| East | Tidewater Tides | Norfolk, Virginia | Chicago White Sox | Frank D. Lawrence Stadium |
| East | Wilson Tobs | Wilson, North Carolina | Minnesota Twins | Fleming Stadium |
| West | Burlington Indians | Burlington, North Carolina | Cleveland Indians | Burlington Athletic Stadium |
| West | Durham Bulls | Durham, North Carolina | Houston Colt .45s | Durham Athletic Park |
| West | Greensboro Yankees | Greensboro, North Carolina | New York Yankees | World War Memorial Stadium |
| West | Raleigh Cardinals | Raleigh, North Carolina | St. Louis Cardinals | Devereaux Meadow |
| West | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Boston Red Sox | Ernie Shore Field |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Winston-Salem Red Sox finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1950.
* The regular season schedule was reduced from 144-games to 140-games.

### Standings

East division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Kinston Eagles | 79 | 59 | .572 | – |
| Tidewater Tides | 75 | 63 | .543 | 4 |
| Peninsula Grays | 61 | 76 | .445 | 17.5 |
| Rocky Mount Senators | 61 | 77 | .442 | 18 |
| Wilson Tobs | 57 | 82 | .410 | 22.5 |
| West division |||||
| Winston-Salem Red Sox | 82 | 57 | .590 | – |
| Greensboro Yankees | 76 | 61 | .555 | 5 |
| Raleigh Cardinals | 76 | 62 | .551 | 5.5 |
| Burlington Indians | 68 | 70 | .493 | 13.5 |
| Durham Bulls | 54 | 82 | .397 | 26.5 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Mike Page, Winston-Salem Red Sox | .344 |
| H | Ed Stroud, Tidewater Tides | 167 |
| R | Ed Stroud, Tidewater Tides | 108 |
| 2B | Chris Coletta, Winston-Salem Red Sox | 32 |
| 3B | Sam Parrilla, Burlington Indians | 14 |
| HR | Edwin Chasteen, Raleigh Cardinals | 28 |
| RBI | Steve Whitaker, Greensboro Yankees | 100 |
| SB | Ed Stroud, Tidewater Tides | 72 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Donald Hagen, Raleigh Cardinals | 16 |
| ERA | Gary Waslewski, Kinston Eagles | 1.64 |
| CG | Pete Craig, Rocky Mount Senators | 20 |
| SHO | Donald Hagen, Raleigh Cardinals Rudy May, Tidewater Tides John Thibdeau, Winston-Salem Red Sox Gary Waslewski, Kinston Eagles | 4 |
| SO | Donald Hagen, Raleigh Cardinals | 202 |
| IP | Pete Craig, Rocky Mount Senators | 208.0 |

## Playoffs

* The Winston-Salem Red Sox won their third Carolina League championship, defeating the Tidewater Tides in three games.
* The semi-finals was reduced from a best-of-five series to a best-of-three series.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| E1 | Kinston | 0 | | | |
| E2 | Tidewater | 2 | | | |
| E2 | Tidewater | 2 | E2 | Tidewater | 0 |
| | | | W1 | Winston-Salem | 2 |
| W1 | Winston-Salem | 2 | W1 | Winston-Salem | 2 |
| W2 | Greensboro | 0 | | | |

## Awards

Carolina League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Ed Stroud, Tidewater Tides |
| Manager of the Year | Bill Slack, Winston-Salem Red Sox |