List of Southern League champions

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The Southern League (SL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the United States at the Double-A level, which is two grades below Major League Baseball. A champion has been determined at the end of each season since the league was formed in 1964.

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Through 1970, champions were the regular-season pennant winners—the team with the best win–loss record at the conclusion of the regular season. The 1971 title was decided in a postseason series between the two teams with the best records. From 1972 to 1975, the winners of each of two divisions competed in a series to determine champions. The league operated using a split season format from 1976 to 2020. Under this format, the winners of each half within each division played for the division championship, and the division winners met to play for the SL title. The 2021 winner was crowned via a series between the two teams with the best full-season records. As of 2022, the winners of each division from both the first and second halves of the season meet in a best-of-three division series, with the winners of the two division series meeting in a best-of-three championship series.

The Birmingham Barons have won seven Southern League championships, more than any other team, followed by the Jacksonville Suns (6) and Montgomery Rebels (5). Among active SL franchises, Birmingham has won seven championships, the most of all teams, followed by the Tennessee Smokies (4) and Chattanooga Lookouts (3).

History

The Southern League was founded in 1964. [1] A league champion has been determined at the end of each season. Champions from 1964 to 1970 were simply the regular-season pennant winners—the team with the best win–loss record at the conclusion of the regular championship season. [2] The first league champions were the Lynchburg White Sox, who won by one game over the Birmingham Barons in 1964. [2]

In 1971, the league merged with the Texas League to form the Dixie Association, an interleague partnership in which they played an interlocking schedule, and the leagues' champions met to determine a Dixie Association champion. [3] The Southern League championship was determined via a best-of-three playoff series between the top two teams in the league, based on winning percentage. The top-seeded Charlotte Hornets defeated the Asheville Tourists, 2–1. [2] Charlotte then won the Dixie Association title over the Texas League champion Arkansas Travelers, in three-straight games. [2] The partnership was dissolved after the season. [4]

The Southern League divided its teams into two divisions in 1972. From 1972 to 1975, the winners of each division met in a best-of-five series to determine a champion. [5] In 1976, the circuit adopted a split season format while maintaining its divisional alignment. [6] Under this arrangement, the schedule was split into two parts. The team with the best record in each division at the end of the first half won the first-half division title. Standings were then reset so that all clubs had clean records to begin the second half. Second-half division titles were decided in the same manner. Then, the first and second-half winners in each division met to determine division champions. These winners played for the Southern League championship. [7]

The first four-team playoff, held in 1976, was won by the Western Division champion Montgomery Rebels over the Eastern Division champion Orlando Twins, 3–1. [6] The 1976 playoffs featured a one-game semifinal divisional round and a best-of-five championship series. [6] Both rounds were the best-of-three in 1977 and 1978. [6] The 1979 playoffs had a best-of-three divisional round and a best-of-five final. [6] From 1980 to 2020, both rounds were the best-of-five. [8] Initially, if one team won both halves, they received a bye into the championship round. [6] Beginning in 1982, the team in that division with the second-place full-season record was awarded a wild card berth and became the division champion's opponent. [9]

The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] The Southern League ceased operations before the 2021 season in conjunction with Major League Baseball's (MLB) reorganization of Minor League Baseball. [11] In place of the league, MLB created the Double-A South. [12] Prior to the 2022 season, MLB renamed the Double-A South the Southern League, and it carried on the history of the circuit prior to reorganization. [13] In 2021, the Double-A South held a best-of-five series between the two teams with the best records, regardless of division standings, to determine a league champion. [14] The top-seeded Mississippi Braves bested the Montgomery Biscuits, 3–2, for the title. [15]

In 2022, the Southern League returned to the split-season divisional format it has used for the majority of its existence. The winners of each half in a division vie for the division championship. The second-place overall team is awarded a wild card berth in the event the same team wins both halves. The division champions then compete for the Southern League championship. Both rounds are the best-of-three games. [16]

Champions

Pre-playoff champions (1964–1970)

Key
RecordRegular-season win–loss record
GA Games ahead of the second-place team
Champions
YearChampionRecordGARunner-upRef.
1964 Lynchburg White Sox 81–591 Birmingham Barons [17]
1965 Columbus Confederate Yankees 79–59— [lower-alpha 1] Asheville Tourists [18]
1966 Mobile Athletics 88–529+1⁄2 Asheville Tourists [19]
1967 Birmingham A's 84–553+1⁄2 Montgomery Rebels [20]
1968 Asheville Tourists 86–544+1⁄2 Montgomery Rebels [21]
1969 Charlotte Hornets 81–593 Birmingham A's [22]
1970 Columbus Astros 78–59— [lower-alpha 2] Montgomery Rebels [23]

Playoff champions (1971–present)

Key
ScoreScore of the championship series
*Co-champions
PRegular-season pennant winner
EEast Division winner
WWest Division winner
12Won both the first and second half of the split season
WC Wild card qualifier
Champions
YearChampionScoreRunner-upOther playoff teamsRef.
1971 Charlotte Hornets P2–1 Asheville Tourists — [24]
1972 Montgomery Rebels W3–0 Asheville Orioles E— [25]
1973 Montgomery Rebels W3–1 Jacksonville Suns E— [26]
1974 Knoxville Sox W3–2 Jacksonville Suns E— [27]
1975 Montgomery Rebels W3–0 Orlando Twins E— [28]
1976 Montgomery Rebels 3–1 Orlando Twins Charlotte O's & Chattanooga Lookouts [29]
1977 Montgomery Rebels 122–0 Jacksonville Suns Savannah Braves [30]
1978 Knoxville Sox 122–1 Savannah Braves Orlando Twins [31]
1979 Nashville Sounds 3–1 Columbus Astros Charlotte O's & Memphis Chicks [32]
1980 Charlotte O's 3–1 Memphis Chicks Nashville Sounds & Savannah Braves [33]
1981 Orlando Twins 3–1 Nashville Sounds Memphis Chicks & Savannah Braves [34]
1982 Nashville Sounds 3–1 Jacksonville Suns 12 Columbus Astros WC & Knoxville Blue Jays [35]
1983 Birmingham Barons 3–1 Jacksonville Suns Nashville Sounds & Savannah Braves [36]
1984 Charlotte O's 3–0 Knoxville Blue Jays Greenville Braves & Nashville Sounds [37]
1985 Huntsville Stars 3–2 Charlotte O's Columbus Astros & Knoxville Blue Jays [38]
1986 Columbus Astros 3–2 Huntsville Stars Jacksonville Expos & Knoxville Blue Jays [39]
1987 Birmingham Barons 3–1 Charlotte O's Huntsville Stars & Jacksonville Expos [40]
1988 Chattanooga Lookouts 3–0 Greenville Braves 12 Jacksonville Expos WC & Memphis Chicks [41]
1989 Birmingham Barons 3–0 Greenville Braves Huntsville Stars & Orlando Twins [42]
1990 Memphis Chicks 3–2 Orlando SunRays Birmingham Barons & Jacksonville Expos [43]
1991 Orlando SunRays 3–1 Birmingham Barons Greenville Braves & Knoxville Blue Jays [44]
1992 Greenville Braves 123–2 Chattanooga Lookouts 12 Charlotte Knights WC & Huntsville Stars WC [45]
1993 Birmingham Barons 3–1 Knoxville Smokies Greenville Braves & Nashville Xpress [46]
1994 Huntsville Stars 3–1 Carolina Mudcats Chattanooga Lookouts & Greenville Braves [47]
1995 Carolina Mudcats 123–2 Chattanooga Lookouts Memphis Chicks & Orlando Cubs WC [48]
1996 Jacksonville Suns 123–1 Chattanooga Lookouts Carolina Mudcats WC & Memphis Chicks [49]
1997 Greenville Braves 3–2 Huntsville Stars Knoxville Smokies & Mobile BayBears [50]
1998 Mobile BayBears 123–1 Jacksonville Suns Huntsville Stars WC & Knoxville Smokies [51]
1999 Orlando Rays 3–1 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 12 Chattanooga Lookouts WC & Knoxville Smokies [52]
2000 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 3–2 Jacksonville Suns Birmingham Barons & Greenville Braves [53]
2001* Huntsville Stars — [lower-alpha 3] — Birmingham Barons & Chattanooga Lookouts WC [55]
Jacksonville Suns 12
2002 Birmingham Barons 3–0 Jacksonville Suns Carolina Mudcats & West Tenn Diamond Jaxx [56]
2003 Carolina Mudcats 123–2 Huntsville Stars Birmingham Barons & Tennessee Smokies WC [57]
2004* Mobile BayBears — [lower-alpha 4] — Birmingham Barons & Chattanooga Lookouts [59]
Tennessee Smokies
2005 Jacksonville Suns 3–1 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 12 Birmingham Barons & Carolina Mudcats WC [60]
2006 Montgomery Biscuits 3–1 Huntsville Stars Chattanooga Lookouts & Jacksonville Suns [61]
2007 Montgomery Biscuits 3–2 Huntsville Stars 12 Mississippi Braves & Tennessee Smokies WC [62]
2008 Mississippi Braves 3–2 Carolina Mudcats Birmingham Barons & West Tenn Diamond Jaxx [63]
2009 Jacksonville Suns 3–1 Tennessee Smokies Birmingham Barons & Huntsville Stars [64]
2010 Jacksonville Suns 123–1 Tennessee Smokies 12 Mobile BayBears WC & West Tenn Diamond Jaxx WC [65]
2011 Mobile BayBears 3–1 Tennessee Smokies Birmingham Barons & Chattanooga Lookouts [66]
2012 Mobile BayBears 3–1 Jackson Generals Chattanooga Lookouts & Montgomery Biscuits [67]
2013 Birmingham Barons 3–2 Mobile BayBears 12 Mississippi Braves WC & Tennessee Smokies [68]
2014 Jacksonville Suns 3–0 Chattanooga Lookouts Huntsville Stars & Mobile BayBears [69]
2015 Chattanooga Lookouts 3–2 Biloxi Shuckers Montgomery Biscuits & Pensacola Blue Wahoos [70]
2016 Jackson Generals 3–0 Mississippi Braves WC Montgomery Biscuits & Pensacola Blue Wahoos 12 [71]
2017* Chattanooga Lookouts 12— [lower-alpha 5] — Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp & Montgomery Biscuits WC [73]
Pensacola Blue Wahoos
2018 Jackson Generals 3–1 Biloxi Shuckers 12 Montgomery Biscuits & Pensacola Blue Wahoos WC [74]
2019 Jackson Generals WC3–2 Biloxi Shuckers 12 Montgomery Biscuits 12 & Pensacola Blue Wahoos WC [75]
2020None (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) [10]
2021 Mississippi Braves P3–2 Montgomery Biscuits — [76]
2022 Pensacola Blue Wahoos 2–1 Tennessee Smokies WC Montgomery Biscuits & Rocket City Trash Pandas 12 [77]
2023 Tennessee Smokies 2–0 Pensacola Blue Wahoos Chattanooga Lookouts & Montgomery Biscuits [78]

Wins by team

Active Southern League teams appear in bold.

TeamWinsYear(s)
Birmingham Barons (Birmingham A's)71967, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2013
Jacksonville Suns 61996, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014
Montgomery Rebels 51972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977
Jackson Generals (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx)42000, 2016, 2018, 2019
Mobile BayBears 1998, 2004, 2011, 2012
Tennessee Smokies (Knoxville Sox)1974, 1978, 2004, 2023
Chattanooga Lookouts 31988, 2015, 2017
Huntsville Stars 1985, 1994, 2001
Orlando Rays (Orlando Twins/SunRays)1981, 1991, 1999
Carolina Mudcats 21995, 2003
Charlotte Hornets 1969, 1971
Charlotte O's 1980, 1984
Columbus Astros 1970, 1986
Greenville Braves 1992, 1997
Mississippi Braves 2008, 2021
Montgomery Biscuits 2006, 2007
Nashville Sounds 1979, 1982
Pensacola Blue Wahoos 2017, 2022
Asheville Tourists 11968
Columbus Confederate Yankees 1965
Lynchburg White Sox 1964
Memphis Chicks 1990
Mobile Athletics 1966

Notes

  1. ↑ Columbus won the championship with a winning percentage of .572 (79–59) versus Asheville's .571 (80–60).
  2. ↑ Columbus won the championship with a winning percentage of .569 (78–59) versus Montgomery's .568 (79–60).
  3. ↑ Huntsville and Jacksonville were declared co-champions after the playoffs were cancelled in the wake the September 11 terrorist attacks. [54]
  4. ↑ Mobile and Tennessee were declared co-champions after the playoffs were cancelled due to the threat of Hurricane Ivan. [58]
  5. ↑ Chattanooga and Pensacola were declared co-champions after the playoffs were cancelled due to the threat of Hurricane Irma. [72]

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