1983 Southern League season

1983 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 8 – August 31 146 10 Regular season Birmingham Barons John Morris, Jacksonville Suns Playoffs Birmingham Barons Jacksonville Suns List of Southern League seasons SL 1982 Southern League season 1982 1984 Southern League season 1984 The 1983 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 8 and August 31. Ten teams played a 146-game schedule, with the top team in each division in each half of the season qualifying for the post-season. The Birmingham Barons won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Jacksonville Suns in the playoffs. Team changes The Chattanooga Lookouts ended their affiliation with the Cleveland Indians and began a new affiliation with the Seattle Mariners. Teams 1983 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East Charlotte Orioles Charlotte, North Carolina Baltimore Orioles Jim Crockett Memorial Park Columbus Astros Columbus, Georgia Houston Astros Golden Park Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Kansas City Royals Wolfson Park Orlando Twins Orlando, Florida Minnesota Twins Tinker Field Savannah Braves Savannah, Georgia Atlanta Braves Grayson Stadium West Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Detroit Tigers Rickwood Field Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Seattle Mariners Engel Stadium Knoxville Blue Jays Knoxville, Tennessee Toronto Blue Jays Bill Meyer Stadium Memphis Chicks Memphis, Tennessee Montreal Expos Tim McCarver Stadium Nashville Sounds Nashville, Tennessee New York Yankees Herschel Greer Stadium Map of teams left 10px East Division 10px West Division 1015 425 370 190 650 USA 2000 USA 35.20 -80.86 Blue pog.svg 80 top Charlotte #ffe USA 32.45 -84.99 Blue pog.svg 80 top Columbus #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 32.04 -81.08 Blue pog.svg 80 top Savannah #ffe USA 33.50 -86.86 Red pog.svg 80 top Birming-ham #ffe USA 35.05 -85.29 Red pog.svg 80 top Chattan-ooga #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 USA 36.14 -86.77 Red pog.svg 80 top Nashville #ffe Regular season Summary The Birmingham Barons finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1967. Standings 1983 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 4, 2025 East Division Team Win Loss % GB Savannah Braves 81 64 81 64 – Jacksonville Suns 77 68 77 68 4 Charlotte Orioles 69 77 69 77 12.5 Columbus Astros 64 79 64 79 16 Orlando Twins 62 83 62 83 19West Division Birmingham Barons 91 54 91 54 – Nashville Sounds 88 58 88 58 4 Chattanooga Lookouts 68 75 68 75 22 Knoxville Blue Jays 64 82 64 82 27.5 Memphis Chicks 61 85 61 85 30.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 1983 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 4, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Iván Calderón, Chattanooga Lookouts .311 H Iván Calderón, Chattanooga Lookouts 170 R George Foussianes, Birmingham Barons 106 2B Larry Sheets, Charlotte Orioles 37 3B Iván Calderón, Chattanooga Lookouts 15 HR Glenn Davis, Columbus Astros Larry Sheets, Charlotte Orioles 25 RBI Miguel Sosa, Savannah Braves 93 SB Mike Cole, Savannah Braves 75 Pitching leaders 1983 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 4, 2025 Stat Player Total W Don Heinkel, Birmingham Barons 19 ERA Roger Mason, Birmingham Barons 2.06 CG Don Heinkel, Birmingham Barons 13 SHO John Cerutti, Knoxville Blue Jays Keith Comstock, Birmingham Barons Jeff Heathcock, Columbus Astros Kelly Scott, Nashville Sounds Mark Shiflett, Nashville Sounds Benny Snyder, Columbus Astros 3 SV Dave Shipanoff, Knoxville Blue Jays 18 IP Don Heinkel, Birmingham Barons 207.1 SO Mark Gubicza, Jacksonville Suns 146 Playoffs The Birmingham Barons won their second Southern League championship, defeating the Jacksonville Suns in four games. Playoff bracket Division finals Finals E1 Jacksonville 3 E2 Savannah 1 W1 Birmingham 3 W2 Nashville 2 E1 Jacksonville 1 W1 Birmingham 3 Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player John Morris, Jacksonville Suns Pitcher of the Year Don Heinkel, Birmingham Barons Manager of the Year Roy Majtyka, Birmingham Barons See also 1983 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:1983 in sports in Alabama Category:1983 in sports in Florida Category:1983 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1983 in sports in North Carolina Category:1983 in sports in Tennessee