1975 Southern League season

1975 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 15 – September 5 140 8 Regular season Orlando Twins Mike Squires, Knoxville Sox Playoffs Montgomery Rebels Orlando Twins List of Southern League seasons SL 1974 Southern League season 1974 1976 Southern League season 1976 The 1975 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 15 and September 5. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team in each division qualifying for the championship round. The Montgomery Rebels won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Orlando Twins in the playoffs. Teams 1975 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East 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 Asheville Orioles Asheville, North Carolina Baltimore Orioles McCormick Field Birmingham Athletics Birmingham, Alabama Oakland Athletics Rickwood Field Knoxville Sox Knoxville, Tennessee Chicago White Sox Bill Meyer Stadium Montgomery Rebels Montgomery, Alabama Detroit Tigers Paterson Field Map of teams left 10px East Division 10px West Division 1000 425 370 190 750 USA 2200 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 35.59 -82.55 Red pog.svg 80 top Asheville #ffe USA 33.50 -86.86 Red pog.svg 80 top Birming-ham #ffe USA 35.98 -83.91 Red pog.svg 80 top Knoxville #ffe USA 32.38 -86.29 Red pog.svg 80 top Mont-gomery #ffe Regular season Summary The Orlando Twins finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time in team history. Standings 1975 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 1, 2025 East Division Team Win Loss % GB Orlando Twins 81 57 81 57 – Columbus Astros 70 64 70 64 9 Savannah Braves 70 64 70 64 9 Jacksonville Suns 59 79 59 79 22West Division Montgomery Rebels 73 61 73 61 – Birmingham Athletics 65 69 65 69 8 Asheville Orioles 63 75 63 75 12 Knoxville Sox 63 75 63 75 12 League Leaders Batting leaders 1975 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 1, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Charles Heil, Asheville Orioles .322 H Derek Bryant, Birmingham Athletics 147 R Calvin Portley, Columbus Astros 82 2B Cleo Kilpatrick, Knoxville Sox 30 3B Dan Gonzales, Montgomery Rebels 11 HR Jim Obradovich, Orlando Twins 27 RBI Jim Obradovich, Orlando Twins 74 SB Sheldon Mallory, Jacksonville Suns 42 Pitching leaders 1975 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 1, 2025 Stat Player Total W Ken Kravec, Knoxville Sox Bob Maneely, Orlando Twins Bob Sykes, Montgomery Rebels 14 ERA Dan Larson, Columbus Astros 2.18 CG Mike Parrott, Asheville Orioles 14 SHO Chris Batton, Birmingham Athletics Dave Hasbach, Jacksonville Suns Bob Maneely, Orlando Twins 4 SV Lew Lerner, Orlando Twins 9 IP Joe Sambito, Columbus Astros 209.0 SO Joe Sambito, Columbus Astros 140 Playoffs The Montgomery Rebels won their third Southern League championship, defeating the Orlando Twins in three games. Playoff bracket Finals E1 Orlando 0 W1 Montgomery 3 Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Mike Squires, Knoxville Sox Pitcher of the Year Bob Maneely, Orlando Twins Manager of the Year Dick Phillips, Orlando Twins See also 1975 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:1975 in sports in Alabama Category:1975 in sports in Florida Category:1975 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1975 in sports in North Carolina Category:1975 in sports in Tennessee