1889 Southern League season

1889 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 20 – July 6 6 Regular season New Orleans Pelicans List of Southern League seasons SL 1888 Southern League season 1888 1892 Southern League season 1892 The 1889 Southern League was a minor league baseball season played between April 20 and July 6. Six teams played during the season with the top team winning the league pennant and championship. The New Orleans Pelicans won the Southern League championship, as they had the best record in the league. Team changes The Memphis Grays returned to the league after disbanding during the 1888 season. The Atlanta and Chattanooga clubs re-joined the league. Teams 1889 Southern League Team City Stadium Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Athletic Park Birmingham Maroons Mobile Bears Birmingham, Alabama Mobile, Alabama West End Park Frascati Park Charleston Seagulls Atlanta Charleston, South Carolina Macon, Georgia Ball Park Field Mulberry Park Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee Base Ball Grounds Memphis Grays Memphis, Tennessee Olympic Park New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans, Louisiana Crescent City Base Ball Park Map of teams left 10px Southern League teams 1050 530 350 150 715 USA 2100 USA 33.75 -84.39 Black pog.svg 80 right Atlanta #ffe USA 33.52 -86.81 Black pog.svg 80 left Maroons #ffe USA 32.81 -79.93 Black pog.svg 80 right Seagulls #ffe USA 35.07 -85.25 Black pog.svg 80 right Chattanooga #ffe USA 32.83 -83.65 Black pog.svg 80 right Atlanta #ffe USA 35.14 -90.05 Black pog.svg 80 left Grays #ffe USA 30.67 -88.10 Black pog.svg 80 left Bears #ffe USA 29.99 -90.12 Black pog.svg 80 left Pelicans #ffe Regular season Summary The New Orleans Pelicans finished the season with the best record in the league for the second time in franchise history. On May 16, the Birmingham Maroons disbanded after beginning the season 4–17. Four days later, the club was replaced by the Mobile Bears. On June 11, the Atlanta club and the Memphis Grays disbanded. The Charleston Seagulls moved some home games to Macon, Georgia and the club was renamed to Atlanta. On July 6, the league announced they were disbanding. The league would not return to play until 1892. Standings 1889 SOUA Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed August 2, 2026 Southern League Team Win Loss % GB New Orleans Pelicans 45 9 45 9 – Charleston Seagulls/Atlanta 26 19 26 19 14.5 Chattanooga 25 25 25 25 18 Atlanta 14 22 14 22 22 Memphis Grays 12 24 12 24 23 Birmingham Maroons/Mobile Bears 12 35 12 35 28.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 1889 SL Leaders at statscrew.com, URL accessed August 2, 2026 1889 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed August 2, 2026 Stat Player Total AVG Mark Polhemus, New Orleans Pelicans .365 H Mark Polhemus, New Orleans Pelicans 89 R Mark Polhemus, New Orleans Pelicans 66 2B Mark Polhemus, New Orleans Pelicans 18 3B Art McCoy, Chattanooga 9 HR Mark Polhemus, New Orleans Pelicans 5 SB Lawrence Ford, Chattanooga Tommy Miller, Chattanooga 18 Pitching leaders 1889 SL Leaders at statscrew.com, URL accessed August 2, 2026 1889 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed August 2, 2026 Stat Player Total W Jack Huston, New Orleans Pelicans 18 ERA Joe Hennessey, Charleston/Atlanta 0.84 CG Henry Jones, Chattanooga 25 SHO William Carey, Atlanta Frank Stapleton, Charleston/Atlanta 1 IP Henry Jones, Chattanooga 237.1 SO Henry Jones, Chattanooga 130 See also 1889 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:1889 in sports in South Carolina