1994 Southern League season

1994 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 7 – September 3
Number of games140
Number of teams10
Regular season
League championsHuntsville Stars
Season MVPMark Johnson, Carolina Mudcats
Playoffs
League championsHuntsville Stars
  Runners-upCarolina Mudcats

The 1994 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 7 and September 3. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team in each division in each half of the season qualifying for the post-season.

The Huntsville Stars won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Carolina Mudcats in the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

1994 Southern League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
East Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates Five County Stadium
Greenville Braves Greenville, South Carolina Atlanta Braves Greenville Municipal Stadium
Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Seattle Mariners Wolfson Park
Knoxville Smokies Knoxville, Tennessee Toronto Blue Jays Bill Meyer Stadium
Orlando Cubs Orlando, Florida Chicago Cubs Tinker Field
West Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Cincinnati Reds Engel Stadium
Huntsville Stars Huntsville, Alabama Oakland Athletics Joe W. Davis Stadium
Memphis Chicks Memphis, Tennessee Kansas City Royals Tim McCarver Stadium
Nashville Xpress Nashville, Tennessee Minnesota Twins Herschel Greer Stadium

Map of teams

East Division West Division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Huntsville Stars finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1986.

Standings

[1]

East Division
Team Win Loss % GB
Greenville Braves 73 63 .537 –
Carolina Mudcats 74 66 .529 0.5
Knoxville Smokies 64 76 .457 10.5
Jacksonville Suns 60 77 .438 13.5
Orlando Cubs 59 78 .431 14.5
West Division
Huntsville Stars 81 57 .587 –
Memphis Chicks 75 62 .547 5.5
Nashville Xpress 74 66 .529 8
Chattanooga Lookouts 67 73 .479 15
Birmingham Barons 65 74 .468 16.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVG Trey Beamon, Carolina Mudcats .323
H Chris Stynes, Knoxville Smokies 173
R Kerwin Moore, Huntsville Stars 97
2B Dan Rohrmeier, Memphis / Chattanooga 41
3B Brent Bowers, Knoxville Smokies 11
HR Mark Johnson, Carolina Mudcats 23
RBI Chris Weinke, Knoxville Smokies 87
SB Kerwin Moore, Huntsville Stars 54

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
W Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts 14
ERA Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts 2.39
CG Gary Wilson, Carolina Mudcats 7
SHO Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts 4
SV Brad Clontz, Greenville Braves 27
IP Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts 196.1
SO Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts 162

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division finals Finals
      
E1 Greenville 2
E2 Carolina 3
E2 Carolina 1
W1 Huntsville 3
W1 Huntsville 3
W2 Chattanooga 0

Awards

Southern League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Mark Johnson, Carolina Mudcats
Pitcher of the Year Brad Clontz, Greenville Braves
Manager of the Year Gary Jones, Huntsville Stars

See also

References

  1. ^ 1994 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 13, 2025
  2. ^ 1994 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 13, 2025
  3. ^ 1994 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 13, 2025
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