List of Southern League champions
The Southern League of Minor League Baseball is one of three Double-A baseball leagues in the United States. A league champion is determined at the end of each season. Champions have been determined by postseason playoffs, winning the regular season pennant, or being declared champion by the league office. Currently, the first and second half winners within each division (North and South) meet in a best-of-five series to determine division champions. Then, the North and South Division winners play a best-of-five series to determine a league champion.[1]
The Birmingham A's/Barons have won 7 Southern League championships, the most among all teams in the league, followed by the Jacksonville Suns (6) and the Montgomery Rebels (5). Among active franchises, the most championship wins belong to Birmingham (7), followed the Chattanooga Lookouts and Knoxville Sox/Tennessee Smokies (3).
League champions
- Scores and runner-up teams are absent when no playoffs were held or pennant winners were declared champions.
Championship wins by team
Active Southern League teams appear in bold.
| Wins | Team | Championship years |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Birmingham A's/Barons | 1967, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2013 |
| 6 | Jacksonville Suns | 1996, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014 |
| 5 | Montgomery Rebels | 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977 |
| 4 | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx/Jackson Generals | 2000, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| 4 | Mobile BayBears | 1998, 2004, 2011, 2012 |
| 3 | Chattanooga Lookouts | 1988, 2015, 2017 |
| 3 | Huntsville Stars | 1985, 1994, 2001 |
| 3 | Knoxville Sox/Tennessee Smokies | 1974, 1978, 2004 |
| 3 | Orlando Twins/SunRays/Rays | 1981, 1991, 1999 |
| 2 | Carolina Mudcats | 1995, 2003 |
| 2 | Charlotte Hornets | 1969, 1971 |
| 2 | Charlotte O's | 1980, 1984 |
| 2 | Columbus Astros | 1970, 1986 |
| 2 | Greenville Braves | 1992, 1997 |
| 2 | Montgomery Biscuits | 2006, 2007 |
| 2 | Nashville Sounds | 1979, 1982 |
| 1 | Asheville Tourists | 1968 |
| 1 | Columbus Confederate Yankees | 1965 |
| 1 | Lynchburg White Sox | 1964 |
| 1 | Memphis Chicks | 1990 |
| 1 | Mississippi Braves | 2008 |
| 1 | Mobile Athletics | 1966 |
| 1 | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 2017 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Huntsville and Jacksonville were declared co-champions after playoffs were cancelled in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
- ^ Mobile and Tennessee were declared co-champions due to the threat of Hurricane Ivan.
- ^ Chattanooga and Pensacola were declared co-champions after the playoffs were shortened due to the threat of Hurricane Irma.[2]
References
Specific
- ^ "Playoff Procedures". Southern League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "Southern League Championship Series Canceled". Southern League. Minor League Baseball. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
General
- O'Neal, Bill (1994), The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885–1994, Eakin Press, pp. 320–321, ISBN 0890159521
- "Southern League Past Champions". Southern League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved March 1, 2015.