1964 Southern League season
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| 1964 Southern League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Southern League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 17 – September 9 |
| Games | 140 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | Lynchburg White Sox |
The 1964 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 17 and September 9. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team winning the league pennant and championship.
The Lynchburg White Sox won the Southern League championship, as they had the best record in the league.
- After the South Atlantic League dissolved following the 1963 season, the league re-founded itself as the Southern League.
- The new league elected to start with a clean slate and not maintain records from the South Atlantic League.
Team changes
- The Asheville Tourists joined the league from the South Atlantic League and was affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- The Birmingham Barons joined the league after last playing in the Southern Association in 1961. The club began an affiliation with the Kansas City Athletics.
- The Charlotte Hornets joined the league from the South Atlantic League and was affiliated with the Minnesota Twins.
- The Chattanooga Lookouts joined the league from the South Atlantic League and was affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies.
- The Columbus Confederate Yankees joined the league as an expansion team. The club began an affiliation with the New York Yankees.
- The Knoxville Smokies joined the league from the South Atlantic League and was affiliated with the Detroit Tigers.
- The Lynchburg White Sox joined the league from the South Atlantic League and was affiliated with the Chicago White Sox.
- The Macon Peaches joined the league from the South Atlantic League and was affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds.
Teams
Map of teams
Regular season
Summary
- The Lynchburg White Sox finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time.
Standings
| Southern League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Lynchburg White Sox | 81 | 59 | .579 | – |
| Birmingham Barons | 80 | 60 | .571 | 1 |
| Macon Peaches | 75 | 65 | .536 | 6 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 73 | 67 | .521 | 8 |
| Knoxville Smokies | 67 | 73 | .479 | 14 |
| Chattanooga Lookouts | 65 | 74 | .468 | 15.5 |
| Columbus Confederate Yankees | 65 | 74 | .468 | 15.5 |
| Asheville Tourists | 52 | 86 | .377 | 28 |