Carolina League History
Carolina League Past Champions
Carolina League Champions
| YEAR | CHAMPION | RUNNER-UP | FINALS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Danville Leafs | Raleigh Capitals | 4-1 |
| 1946 | Raleigh Capitals | Durham Bulls | 4-2 |
| 1947 | Raleigh Capitals | Durham Bulls | 4-2 |
| 1948 | Martinsville Athletics | Burlington Bees | 4-2 |
| 1949 | Burlington Bees | Raleigh Capitals | 4-3 |
| 1950 | Winston-Salem Cards | Burlington Bees | 4-1 |
| 1951 | Winston-Salem Cards | Reidsville Luckies | 4-1 |
| 1952 | Reidsville Luckies | Durham Bulls | 4-0 |
| 1953 | Danville Leafs | Reidsville Luckies | 4-2 |
| 1954 | Fayetteville Highlanders | Burlington Pirates | 4-1 |
| 1955 | Danville Leafs | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 4-2 |
| 1956 | Fayetteville Highlanders | Danville Leafs | 4-2 |
| 1957 | Durham Bulls | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 4-3 |
| 1958 | Burlington Indians | Greensboro Yankees | 2-1 |
| 1959 | Wilson Tobs | Raleigh Capitals | 4-0 |
| 1960 | Greensboro Yankees | Burlington Indians | 4-1 |
| 1961 | Wilson Tobs | none | |
| 1962 | Kinston Eagles | Durham Bulls | 4-3 |
| 1963 | Wilson Tobs | Greensboro Yankees | 2-1 |
| 1964 | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Tidewater Tides | 2-0 |
| 1965 | Tidewater Tides | Durham Bulls | 2-0 |
| 1966 | Rocky Mount Leafs | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 2-0 |
| 1967 | Durham Bulls | Tidewater Tides | 2-1 |
| 1968 | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | Raleigh-Durham Mets | 2-0 |
| 1969 | Raleigh-Durham Phillies | Burlington Senators | 2-1 |
| 1970 | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Burlington Senators | 2-0 |
| 1971 | Peninsula Phillies | Kinston Eagles | 2-0 |
| 1972 | Salem Pirates | Burlington Rangers | 2-1 |
| 1973 | Winston-Salem Pirates | Lynchburg Twins | 3-2 |
| 1974 | Salem Pirates | none | |
| 1975 | Rocky Mount Phillies | none | |
| 1976 | Winston-Salem Red Sox | none | |
| 1977 | Peninsula Pilots | Lynchburg Mets | 3-2 |
| 1978 | Lynchburg Mets | Peninsula Pilots | 3-0 |
| 1979 | Winston-Salem Red Sox | none | |
| 1980 | Peninsula Pilots | Durham Bulls | 3-1 |
| 1981 | Hagerstown Suns | Peninsula Pilots | 3-0 |
| 1982 | Alexandria Dukes | Durham Bulls | 3-0 |
| 1983 | Lynchburg Mets | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 3-0 |
| 1984 | Lynchburg Mets | Durham Bulls | 3-1 |
| 1985 | Winston-Salem Spirits | Lynchburg Mets | 3-1 |
| 1986 | Winston-Salem Spirits | Hagerstown Suns | 3-1 |
| 1987 | Salem Buccaneers | Kinston Indians | 3-1 |
| 1988 | Kinston Indians | Lynchburg Red Sox | 3-2 |
| 1989 | Prince William Yankees | Durham Bulls | 3-1 |
| 1990 | Frederick Keys | Kinston Indians | 3-2 |
| 1991 | Kinston Indians | Lynchburg Red Sox | 3-0 |
| 1992 | Peninsula Pilots | Lynchburg Red Sox | 3-2 |
| 1993 | Winston-Salem Spirits | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3-1 |
| 1994 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Winston-Salem Spirits | 3-0 |
| 1995 | Kinston Indians | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3-0 |
| 1996 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Kinston Indians | 3-1 |
| 1997 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Kinston Indians | 3-1 |
| 1998 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Winston-Salem Warthogs | 3-1 |
| 1999 | Wilmington/Myrtle Beach | 2-2 | |
| 2000 | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Lynchburg Hillcats | 3-0 |
| 2001 | Salem Avalanche | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3-2 |
| 2002 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Kinston Indians | 3-1 |
| 2003 | Winston-Salem Warthogs | Lynchburg Hillcats | 3-0 |
| 2004 | Kinston Indians | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3-2 |
| 2005 | Frederick Keys | Kinston Indians | 3-2 |
| 2006 | Kinston Indians | Frederick Keys | 3-0 |
| 2007 | Frederick Keys | Salem Avalanche | 3-1 |
| 2008 | Potomac Nationals | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 3-1 |
| 2009 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Salem Red Sox | 3-0 |
| 2010 | Potomac Nationals | Winston-Salem Dash | 3-1 |
| 2011 | Frederick Keys | Kinston Indians | 3-1 |
| 2012 | Lynchburg Hillcats | Winston-Salem Dash | 3-1 |
| 2013 | Salem Red Sox | Potomac Nationals | 3-0 |
| 2014 | Potomac Nationals | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 3-1 |
| 2015 | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 3-0 |
| 2016 | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Lynchburg Hillcats | 3-1 |
| 2017 | Down East/Lynchburg | none | |
| 2018 | Buies Creek Astros | Potomac Nationals | 1-0 |
Carolina League History