1991 Southern League season

1991 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 11 – September 4 144 10 Regular season Greenville Braves Ryan Klesko, Greenville Braves Playoffs Orlando Sun Rays Birmingham Barons List of Southern League seasons SL 1990 Southern League season 1990 1992 Southern League season 1992 The 1991 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 11 and September 4. Ten teams played a 144-game schedule, with the top team in each division in each half of the season qualifying for the post-season. The Orlando Sun Rays won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Birmingham Barons in the playoffs. Team changes The Columbus Mudcats relocated to Zebulon, North Carolina and are renamed to the Carolina Mudcats. The club ended their affiliation with the Houston Astros and began a new affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Jacksonville Expos ended their affiliation with the Montreal Expos and began a new affiliation with the Seattle Mariners. The club was renamed to the Jacksonville Suns. Teams 1991 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East Carolina Mudcats Wilson, North Carolina Zebulon, North Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates Fleming Stadium Five County Stadium Charlotte Knights Charlotte, North Carolina Chicago Cubs Knights Stadium Greenville Braves Greenville, South Carolina Atlanta Braves Greenville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Seattle Mariners Wolfson Park Orlando Sun Rays Orlando, Florida Minnesota Twins 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 Knoxville Blue Jays Knoxville, Tennessee Toronto Blue Jays Bill Meyer Stadium Memphis Chicks Memphis, Tennessee Kansas City Royals Tim McCarver Stadium Map of teams left 10px East Division 10px West Division 915 425 370 190 545 USA 1750 USA 35.82 -78.27 Blue pog.svg 80 top Carolina #ffe USA 35.05 -80.95 Blue pog.svg 80 top Charlotte #ffe USA 34.78 -82.35 Blue pog.svg 80 top Greenville #ffe USA 30.33 -81.64 Blue pog.svg 80 top Jackson-ville #ffe USA 28.54 -81.40 Blue pog.svg 80 top Orlando #ffe USA 33.34 -86.85 Red pog.svg 80 top Birming-ham #ffe USA 35.05 -85.29 Red pog.svg 80 top Chattan-ooga #ffe USA 34.70 -86.59 Red pog.svg 80 top Huntsville #ffe USA 35.98 -83.91 Red pog.svg 80 top Knoxville #ffe USA 35.12 -89.98 Red pog.svg 80 top Memphis #ffe Regular season Summary The Greenville Braves finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1988. Standings 1991 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 12, 2025 East Division Team Win Loss % GB Greenville Braves 88 56 88 56 – Orlando Sun Rays 77 67 77 67 11 Jacksonville Suns 74 69 74 69 13.5 Charlotte Knights 74 70 74 70 14 Carolina Mudcats 66 76 66 76 21West Division Birmingham Barons 77 66 77 66 – Chattanooga Lookouts 73 71 73 71 4.5 Knoxville Blue Jays 67 77 67 77 10.5 Huntsville Stars 61 83 61 83 16.5 Memphis Chicks 61 83 61 83 16.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 1991 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 12, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Jim Bowie, Jacksonville Suns .310 H Fernando Ramsey, Charlotte Knights 151 R Ron Coomer, Birmingham Barons 81 2B Jeff Kent, Knoxville Blue Jays 34 3B Benny Colvard, Chattanooga Lookouts Kinnis Pledger, Birmingham Barons Reggie Sanders, Chattanooga Lookouts 8 HR Elvin Paulino, Charlotte Knights 24 RBI Elvin Paulino, Charlotte Knights 81 SB Shawn Gilbert, Orlando Sun Rays 43 Pitching leaders 1991 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 12, 2025 Stat Player Total W Nap Robinson, Greenville Braves 16 ERA Pat Mahomes, Orlando Sun Rays 1.78 CG Jim Bullinger, Charlotte Knights Tim Wakefield, Carolina Mudcats 8 SHO Mike Anderson, Chattanooga Lookouts Jimmy Rogers, Knoxville Blue Jays José Ventura, Birmingham Barons 3 SV Tim Peek, Huntsville Stars 26 IP Mike Trombley, Orlando Sun Rays 191.0 SO Mike Trombley, Orlando Sun Rays 175 Playoffs The Orlando Sun Rays won their second Southern League championship, defeating the Birmingham Barons in four games. Playoff bracket Division finals Finals E1 Greenville 0 E2 Orlando 3 W1 Birmingham 3 W2 Knoxville 1 E2 Orlando 3 W1 Birmingham 1 Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Ryan Klesko, Greenville Braves Pitcher of the Year Mark Wohlers, Greenville Braves Manager of the Year Chris Chambliss, Greenville Braves See also 1991 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:1991 in sports in Alabama Category:1991 in sports in Florida Category:1991 in sports in North Carolina Category:1991 in sports in South Carolina Category:1991 in sports in Tennessee