2006 Southern League season

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LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 6 – September 4
Number of games140
2006 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 6 – September 4
Number of games140
Number of teams10
Regular season
League championsJacksonville Suns
Season MVPJoey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts
Playoffs
League championsMontgomery Biscuits
  Runners-upHuntsville Stars
SL seasons

The 2006 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 6 and September 4. 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 Montgomery Biscuits won the Southern League championship, defeating the Huntsville Stars in the playoffs.

2006 Southern League
DivisionTeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
North Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Florida Marlins Five County Stadium
Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Cincinnati Reds BellSouth Park
Huntsville Stars Huntsville, Alabama Milwaukee Brewers Joe W. Davis Stadium
Tennessee Smokies Sevierville, Tennessee Arizona Diamondbacks Smokies Park
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Jackson, Tennessee Chicago Cubs Pringles Park
South Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Mississippi Braves Jackson, Mississippi Atlanta Braves Trustmark Park
Mobile BayBears Mobile, Alabama San Diego Padres Hank Aaron Stadium
Montgomery Biscuits Montgomery, Alabama Tampa Bay Devil Rays Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium

Map of teams

North Division South Division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Jacksonville Suns finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 2001.

Standings

[1]

North Division
TeamWinLoss %GB
Chattanooga Lookouts8159.579–
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx7565.5366
Tennessee Smokies7069.50410.5
Huntsville Stars6771.48613
Carolina Mudcats6179.43620
South Division
Jacksonville Suns8654.614–
Montgomery Biscuits7762.5548.5
Mobile BayBears6276.44923
Birmingham Barons5981.42127
Mississippi Braves5880.42027

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVGJoey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts.319
HJoey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts162
RJoey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts85
2BJoey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts46
3BChris Walker, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx11
HRJerry Gil, Tennessee Smokies26
RBICraig Brazell, Jacksonville Suns91
SBChris Walker, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx50

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
WSpike Lundberg, Jacksonville Suns
Andy Sonnanstine, Montgomery Biscuits		15
ERASpike Lundberg, Jacksonville Suns2.27
CGRoss Ohlendorf, Tennessee Smokies
Andy Sonnanstine, Montgomery Biscuits		4
SHOAndy Sonnanstine, Montgomery Biscuits4
SVDale Thayer, Mobile BayBears27
IPAndy Sonnanstine, Montgomery Biscuits185.2
SOT.J. Nall, Jacksonville Suns155

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division finals Finals
      
N1 Chattanooga 0
N2 Huntsville 3
N2 Huntsville 1
S2 Montgomery 3
S1 Jacksonville 0
S2 Montgomery 3

Awards

Southern League awards
Award nameRecipient
Most Valuable PlayerJoey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts
Pitcher of the YearSpike Lundberg, Jacksonville Suns
Manager of the YearJohn Shoemaker, Jacksonville Suns

See also

References

External links

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