1994 Southern League season

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LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 7 – September 3
Number of games140
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
SL seasons

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.

Teams

1994 Southern League
DivisionTeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
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
TeamWinLoss %GB
Greenville Braves7363.537–
Carolina Mudcats7466.5290.5
Knoxville Smokies6476.45710.5
Jacksonville Suns6077.43813.5
Orlando Cubs5978.43114.5
West Division
Huntsville Stars8157.587–
Memphis Chicks7562.5475.5
Nashville Xpress7466.5298
Chattanooga Lookouts6773.47915
Birmingham Barons6574.46816.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVGTrey Beamon, Carolina Mudcats.323
HChris Stynes, Knoxville Smokies173
RKerwin Moore, Huntsville Stars97
2BDan Rohrmeier, Memphis / Chattanooga41
3BBrent Bowers, Knoxville Smokies11
HRMark Johnson, Carolina Mudcats23
RBIChris Weinke, Knoxville Smokies87
SBKerwin Moore, Huntsville Stars54

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
WBlaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts14
ERABlaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts2.39
CGGary Wilson, Carolina Mudcats7
SHOBlaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts4
SVBrad Clontz, Greenville Braves27
IPBlaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts196.1
SOBlaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts162

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 nameRecipient
Most Valuable PlayerMark Johnson, Carolina Mudcats
Pitcher of the YearBrad Clontz, Greenville Braves
Manager of the YearGary Jones, Huntsville Stars

See also

References

External links

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