Durham Bulls - Season By Season Records

Season By Season Records

North Carolina State League

• 1917 - In first place (24-12) when league ceased play due to World War I

Piedmont League

• 1922 - Won second half of the season (69-58 overall) and defeated the High Point Furniture Makers in the play-off to take the title
• 1924 - Won pennant with a 74-46 record
• 1925 - Won first half of the season (68-58 overall) and defeated the Winston-Salem Twins in the playoff to take the title
• 1926 - Won second half of the season (73-71 overall), but lost to the Greensboro Patriots in the playoff
• 1929 - Won pennant with an 85-51 record
• 1930 - Finished second (71-68), defeated the first-place Henderson Gamecocks in a playoff
• 1936 - Finished second (79-63), lost to the first-place Norfolk Tars in the playoffs
• 1939 - Finished second (75-65), lost to the Rocky Mount Red Sox in the playoffs
• 1940 - Finished fourth (73-62), but defeated the Richmond Colts and Rocky Mount Red Sox to take playoff title
• 1941 - Won pennant (84-53), defeated the Norfolk Tars and the Greensboro Patriots to take playoff title

Carolina League

• 1946 - Finished third (80-62), lost to the Raleigh Capitals in the playoff finals
• 1951 - Finished first (84-56), lost to the Reidsville Luckies in the first round of the playoffs
• 1952 - Finished second (76-59), lost to the Reidsville Luckies in the playoff finals
• 1954 - Finished fourth (70-68), lost to the Fayetteville Highlanders in the first round of the playoffs
• 1955 - Finished fourth (69-69), lost to the High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms in the first round of the playoffs
• 1956 - Finished second (84-69), lost to the Danville Leafs in the first round of the playoffs
• 1957 - Won first half of the season (79-61 overall) and defeated the High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms in the playoff to take the title
• 1959 - Finished third (70-60), lost to the Wilson Tobs in the first round of the playoffs
• 1962 - Finished first (89-51), lost to the Kinston Eagles in the playoff finals
• 1963 - Finished second in the West Division (78-65), lost to the Greensboro Yankees in the first round of the playoffs
• 1965 - Finished first in the West Division (83-60), lost to the Portsmouth Tides in the playoff finals
• 1967 - Finished first in the West Division (74-64), defeated the Portsmouth Tides in the playoff finals
• 1968 - Finished first in the East Division (83-56), lost to the High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms in the playoff finals
• 1969 - Finished second in the East Division (79-62), defeated the Burlington Senators in the playoff finals
• 1980 - Finished first in the NC Division (84-56), lost to the Peninsula Pilots in the playoff
• 1982 - Finished second in the South Division (80-56), lost to the Alexandria Dukes in the playoff finals
• 1989 - Finished first in the South Division (84-54), lost to the Prince William Cannons in the playoff finals
• 1994 - Won second half of season in the South Division (66-70 overall), lost to the Winston-Salem Warthogs in the playoffs

(Note: The Bulls played as the Raleigh-Durham Mets in 1968 and the Raleigh-Durham Phillies in 1969)

International League The Bulls have won the Governors' Cup (the championship of the IL) three times, and have played in the championship series seven times.

• 1998 - Lost to the Buffalo Bisons
• 1999 - Lost to the Charlotte Knights
• 2002 - Defeated the Buffalo Bisons
• 2003 - Defeated the Pawtucket Red Sox
• 2007 - South Division Champions; lost to the Richmond Braves
• 2008 - South Division Champions; lost to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
• 2009 - South Division Champions; defeated the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
  • Defeated the Memphis Redbirds in National Championship Game
• 2010 - South Division Champions; lost to the Columbus Clippers
• 2011 - South Division Champions; lost to the Columbus Clippers