1999 Southern League season

1999 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 8 – September 6 144 10 Regular season West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Brady Clark, Chattanooga Lookouts Playoffs Orlando Rays West Tenn Diamond Jaxx List of Southern League seasons SL 1998 Southern League season 1998 2000 Southern League season 2000 The 1999 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 8 and September 6. 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 Rays won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx in the playoffs. Team changes The Carolina Mudcats ended their affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates and began a new affiliation with the Colorado Rockies. The Huntsville Stars ended their affiliation with the Oakland Athletics and began a new affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Orlando Rays ended their affiliation with the Seattle Mariners and began a new affiliation with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Teams 1999 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Colorado Rockies Five County Stadium Greenville Braves Greenville, South Carolina Atlanta Braves Greenville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Detroit Tigers Wolfson Park Knoxville Smokies Knoxville, Tennessee Toronto Blue Jays Bill Meyer Stadium Orlando Rays Orlando, Florida Tampa Bay Devil Rays 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 Milwaukee Brewers Joe W. Davis Stadium Mobile BayBears Mobile, Alabama San Diego Padres Hank Aaron Stadium West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Jackson, Tennessee Chicago Cubs Pringles Park Map of teams left 10px East Division 10px West Division 915 445 370 190 545 USA 1750 USA 35.82 -78.27 Blue pog.svg 80 top Carolina #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 35.98 -83.91 Blue pog.svg 80 top Knoxville #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 30.65 -88.12 Red pog.svg 80 top Mobile #ffe USA 35.68 -88.77 Red pog.svg 80 top West Tenn #ffe Regular season Summary The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time in team history. Despite finishing the regular season with the best record in the East Division, the Jacksonville Suns failed to qualify for the playoffs as they did not finish either half of the season in first place. Standings 1999 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 15, 2025 East Division Team Win Loss % GB Jacksonville Suns 75 66 75 66 – Knoxville Smokies 71 69 71 69 3.5 Orlando Rays 70 68 70 68 3.5 Carolina Mudcats 60 80 60 80 14.5 Greenville Braves 58 80 58 80 15.5West Division West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 84 57 84 57 – Chattanooga Lookouts 78 62 78 62 5.5 Birmingham Barons 73 67 73 67 10.5 Mobile BayBears 66 73 66 73 17 Huntsville Stars 64 77 64 77 20 League Leaders Batting leaders 1999 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 15, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Brady Clark, Chattanooga Lookouts .326 H Brent Abernathy, Knoxville Smokies 168 R Brent Abernathy, Knoxville Smokies 108 2B Scott Vieira, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 44 3B Ethan Faggett, Mobile BayBears 11 HR Javier Cardona, Jacksonville Suns 26 RBI Tim Giles, Knoxville Smokies 114 SB Ethan Faggett, Mobile BayBears 64 Pitching leaders 1999 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 15, 2025 Stat Player Total W Dave Darwin, Jacksonville Suns 14 ERA Jeff Yoder, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 3.08 CG David Manning, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 6 SHO Junior Herndon, Mobile BayBears David Manning, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Derek Lee, Huntsville Stars 2 SV Francisco Cordero, Jacksonville Suns 27 IP Dave Darwin, Jacksonville Suns 187.1 SO Víctor Santos, Jacksonville Suns 146 Playoffs The Orlando Rays won their third Southern League championship, defeating the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx in four games. Playoff bracket Division finals Finals E1 Knoxville 1 E2 Orlando 3 W1 West Tenn 3 W2 Chattanooga 1 E2 Orlando 3 W1 West Tenn 1 Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Brady Clark, Chattanooga Lookouts Pitcher of the Year Francisco Cordero, Jacksonville Suns Manager of the Year Dave Trembley, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx See also 1999 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:1999 in sports in Alabama Category:1999 in sports in Florida Category:1999 in sports in North Carolina Category:1999 in sports in South Carolina Category:1999 in sports in Tennessee