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The organization that later became the Carolina League formed in 1945 , just as World War II was ending, and consisted of only two teams based in southern Virginia . Historically, however, as many as 12 teams in a given year have competed for the Carolina League pennant, and most of the league's teams have represented towns and cities in North Carolina . Today, the league consists of eight teams in a region stretching from Delaware to South Carolina , and is divided into a Northern Division and a '''Southern Division'''. The division champions from the first half and second half of each season compete in a playoff for the league championship, the winner of which receives the Mills Cup. A few of the many Carolina League players who have gone on to star in the Major Leagues are: Johnny Bench (Peninsula, 1966), Wade Boggs (Winston-Salem, 1977), Barry Bonds (Prince William, 1985), Rod Carew (Wilson, 1966), Dwight Evans (Winston-Salem, 1971), Dwight Gooden (Lynchburg, 1983), Andruw Jones (Durham, 1996), Chipper Jones (Durham, 1992), Willie McCovey (Danville, 1956), Joe Morgan (Durham, 1963), Dave Parker (Salem, 1972), Tony Pérez (Rocky Mount, 1962), Jorge Posada (Prince William, 1993), Darryl Strawberry (Lynchburg, 1981), Bernie Williams (Prince William, 1988), and Carl Yastrzemski (Raleigh, 1959). Director and screenwriter Ron Shelton 's 1988 film “ Bull Durham ,” starring Kevin Costner , Tim Robbins , and Susan Sarandon , depicted a fictionalized account of the Durham Bulls , at that time a Carolina League team (they have since become a Class AAA team in the International League ). Before he began making films, Shelton had a five-year minor league career in the Baltimore Orioles ' organization, which included a stint in the Carolina League. CURRENT MEMBER TEAMS ''(2006 MLB affiliates in parentheses)'' Northern Division
Southern Division
CAROLINA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1945 Danville 1946 Raleigh 1947 Raleigh 1948 Martinsville 1949 Burlington 1950 Winston-Salem 1951 Winston-Salem 1952 Reidsville 1953 Danville 1954 Fayetteville 1955 Danville 1956 Fayetteville 1957 Durham 1958 Burlington 1959 Wilson 1960 Greensboro 1961 Wilson 1962 Kinston 1963 Wilson 1964 Winston-Salem 1965 Tidewater 1966 Rocky Mount 1967 Durham 1968 High Point-Thomasville 1969 Raleigh-Durham 1970 Winston-Salem 1971 Peninsula 1972 Salem 1973 Winston-Salem 1974 Salem 1975 Rocky Mount 1976 Winston-Salem 1977 Peninsula 1978 Lynchburg 1979 Peninsula 1980 Peninsula 1981 Hagerstown 1982 Alexandria 1983 Lynchburg 1984 Lynchburg 1985 Winston-Salem 1986 Winston-Salem 1987 Salem 1988 Kinston 1989 Prince William 1990 Frederick 1991 Kinston 1992 Peninsula 1993 Winston-Salem 1994 Wilmington 1995 Kinston 1996 Wilmington 1997 Lynchburg 1998 Wilmington 1999 Wilmington and Myrtle Beach 2000 Myrtle Beach 2001 Salem 2002 Lynchburg 2003 Winston-Salem 2004 Kinston 2005 Frederick SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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