1968 Southern League season

1968 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 17 – September 2 140 6 Regular season Asheville Tourists List of Southern League seasons SL 1967 Southern League season 1967 1969 Southern League season 1969 The 1968 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 17 and September 2. Six teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team winning the league pennant and championship. The Asheville Tourists won the Southern League championship, as they had the best record in the league. Team changes The Knoxville Smokies disbanded. The Macon Peaches disbanded. The Asheville Tourists re-join the league after playing the 1967 season in the Carolina League. The Tourists played in the Southern League from 1964 to 1966. The club began an affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds. The Savannah Senators join the league as an expansion team. The club began an affiliation with the Washington Senators. Teams 1968 Southern League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Asheville Tourists Asheville, North Carolina Cincinnati Reds McCormick Field Birmingham Athletics Birmingham, Alabama Oakland Athletics Rickwood Field Charlotte Hornets Charlotte, North Carolina Minnesota Twins Clark Griffith Park Evansville White Sox Evansville, Indiana Chicago White Sox Bosse Field Montgomery Rebels Montgomery, Alabama Detroit Tigers Paterson Field Savannah Senators Savannah, Georgia Washington Senators Grayson Stadium Map of teams left 10px Southern League teams 975 425 370 190 570 USA 2000 USA 35.59 -82.55 Black pog.svg 80 left Asheville #ffe USA 33.50 -86.86 Black pog.svg 80 left Birmingham #ffe USA 35.20 -80.85 Black pog.svg 80 right Charlotte #ffe USA 37.99 -87.56 Black pog.svg 80 left Evansville #ffe USA 32.38 -86.29 Black pog.svg 80 left Montgomery #ffe USA 32.04 -81.08 Black pog.svg 80 right Savannah #ffe Regular season Summary The Asheville Tourists finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time. Standings 1968 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed February 26, 2025 Southern League Team Win Loss % GB Asheville Tourists 86 54 86 54 – Montgomery Rebels 80 57 80 57 4.5 Charlotte Hornets 72 68 72 68 14 Birmingham Athletics 66 74 66 74 20 Savannah Senators 57 79 57 79 23.5 Evansville White Sox 55 84 55 84 30.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 1968 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 26, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG David Burge, Asheville Tourists .317 H Minnie Mendoza, Charlotte Hornets 165 R Paul Pavelko, Montgomery Rebels 93 2B Minnie Mendoza, Charlotte Hornets 35 3B Ossie Blanco, Evansville White Sox 14 HR Wayne Redmond, Montgomery Rebels 26 RBI Barry Morgan, Montgomery Rebels 91 SB Allan Lewis, Birmingham Athletics 37 Pitching leaders 1968 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 26, 2025 Stat Player Total W Grover Powell, Asheville Tourists 16 ERA John Bauer, Evansville White Sox 1.64 CG George Korince, Montgomery Rebels 11 SHO Mickey Abarbanel, Evansville White Sox Jimmie Brown, Montgomery Rebels Ronnie Chandler, Montgomery Rebels Rollie Fingers, Birmingham Athletics Tom Hall, Charlotte Hornets George Korince, Montgomery Rebels Norm McRae, Montgomery Rebels 3 IP Grover Powell, Asheville Tourists 188.0 SO George Korince, Montgomery Rebels 146 See also 1968 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:1968 in sports in Alabama Category:1968 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1968 in sports in Indiana Category:1968 in sports in North Carolina