MY FIELD OF DREAMS by JOHN GRAHAM
CAROLINA LEAGUE YEARS
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PLAYOFFS****1965 * 1967 * 1968 * 1969 * 1970 * 1971 * 1977 * 1978 * 1980 * 1981 * 1982 * 1984 * 1992 ** CAROLINA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES * 1971 * 1977 * 1978 * 1980 * 1981 * 1992 ** CAROLINA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1971 * 1977 * 1980 * 1992 ** CAROLINA LEAGUE 2ND HALF CHAMPIONS 1971 * 1977 * 1978 * 1980 * 1981 * 1982 * 1984 * 1992 ***CAROLINA LEAGUE 1ST HALF CHAMPIONS 1970 * 1980 * 1992 ** CAROLINA LEAGUE EAST CHAMPIONS 1965** CAROLINA LEAGUE SOUTHERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS 1981 * 1992 ** CAROLINA LEAGUE VIRGINIA DIVISION CHAMPIONS 1980***

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****1963-58-86 5th East Division Attendance-50,171 * 1964-61-76 3rd East Division Attendance-83,255 * 1965-86-58 1st East Attendance-102,424 * 1966-63-75 4th East Attendance-74,366 * 1967-74-64 2nd East Attendance-89,857 * 1968-75-65 3rd East Attendance-74,978 * 1969-67-76 4th East Attendance-60,414 * 1970-67-72 6th Attendance-65,114 * 1971-85-55 2nd Attendance-60,286 * 1974-58-76 5th Attendance-36,087 * 1976-71-65 2nd Attendance-41,367 * 1977-71-67 2nd Attendance-44,032 * 1978-90-49 1st Attendance-34,343 * 1979-68-68 3rd Attendance-44,050 * 1980-100-40 1st Va Division Attendance-75,874 * 1981-71-65 1st South Attendance-66,261 * 1982-90-47 1st South Attendance-42,145 * 1983-58-80 4th South Attendance-34,053 * 1984-73-67 1st South Attendance-27,465 * 1985-67-68 1st South attendance-59,151 * 1986-60-74 3rd South Attendance-75,928 * 1987-66-74 3rd South Attendance-88,620 * 1988-41-99 4th South Attendance-91,324 * 1989-44-89 4th South * 1990-57-83 4th South Attendance-70,647 * 1991-46-93 4th South Attendance-41,107 * 1992-74-64 1st South Attendance-59,093*** Best League Record- 1965 * 1978 * 1980 * 1981 * 1982 * *LED LEAGUE IN ATTENDANCE* 1965 * 1967 * 1968 * 1970 * 1971 * * PENINSULA HOSTED THE CAROLINA LEAGUE ALL STAR GAME 1979 * 1987

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***PLAYOFFS***1967 * EAST Portsmouth defeated PENINSULA 1-0 * 1968 * EAST Raleigh-Durham defeated PENINSULA 1-0 * 1969 * EAST PENINSULA defeated Rocky-Mount 2-0, Raleigh-Durham defeated Peninsula 2-1 * 1977 * LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP PENINSULA defeated Lynchburg 3-2 for league title * 1978 * CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Lynchburg defeated PENINSULA 3-0 * 1980 * CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES PENINSULA defeated Durham 3-0 * 1981 * SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP PENINSULA defeated Kinston 1-0 * LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP * Hagerstown defeated PENINSULA 3-0 * 1982 * SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Durham defeated PENINSULA 1-0 * 1984 * SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Durham defeated PENINSULA 2-0 * 1992 * PENINSULA defeated Durham 1-0 for 1st Half Title * CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES * PENINSULA defeated Lynchburg 3-2 for CAROLINA LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP * 14-17 TOTAL CAROLINA LEAGUE PLAYOFF RECORD *

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***CAROLINA LEAGUE PRESIDENTS*** Dr. Thomas S Wilson 1945-47 * Carroll T Brown 1948 * Herb J Brett 1949 * Glen E Mann 1949-56 * Julian Jessup 1957-69 * Wallace McKenna 1970-76 * Jim Mills 1977-83 * John Hopkins 1984-present *

***BEST..WORST** BEST SEASON ATTENDANCE-1965-102,424 * SINGLE GAME-July 26,1965-7,186 vs Greensboro * WIN STREAK-12, 1982 * LOSS STREAK-22,1988 * NO HIT GAME * DON FOWLER July 18,1976 9inn * HENRY MACK July 1,1978 9inn * MARTY BYSTROM Aug 12,1978 PERFECT GAME 9inn * TOM HART June 2,1979 PERFECT GAME 7inn * RICK BALABON June 16,1990 7 inn * GREG BICKNELL,CHUCK WILEY April 9,1992 * PENINSULA HOSTED ALL STAR GAMES * JULY 9, 1979 Tidewater defeated ALL STARS 9-2 * JULY 15, 1987 SOUTH 4 NORTH 1 *

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***2001 CAROLINA LEAGUE*** Classification A-Advanced * Years League Active 1945-2001 * Opening Date April 6 * Closing Date September 1 * First Half Ends June 17 * All Star Game June 19 at Lancaster,CA Carolina vs California * Roster limit 25, 35 un control *** PLAYOFFS 1st Half Champs play 2nd Half Champs in best of 3 * CHAMPIONSHIP South Champs vs North Champs *** Northern Division ** Fredrick Keys~Baltimore * Lynchburg Hillcats~Pittsburgh * Potomac Cannons~St Louis * Wilmington Blue Rocks~Kansas City ** Southern Division * Kinston Indians~Cleveland * Myrtle Beach Pelicans~Atlanta * Salem Avalanche~Colorado * Winston-Salem Warthogs~White Sox *

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