1993 Southern League season

1993 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 8 – September 5 144 10 Regular season Birmingham Barons Carlos Delgado, Knoxville Blue Jays Playoffs Birmingham Barons Knoxville Blue Jays List of Southern League seasons SL 1992 Southern League season 1992 1994 Southern League season 1994 The 1993 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 8 and September 5. 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 Birmingham Barons won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Knoxville Blue Jays in the playoffs. Team changes The Charlotte Knights leave the league and join the International League. The Nashville Xpress join the league as an expansion team and join the West Division. The team begins an affiliation with the Minnesota Twins. The Knoxville Blue Jays move from the West Division to the East Division. The Orlando Sun Rays ended their affiliation with the Minnesota Twins and began a new affiliation with the Chicago Cubs. The club is renamed to the Orlando Cubs. Teams 1993 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates Five County Stadium Greenville Braves Greenville, South Carolina Atlanta Braves Greenville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Seattle Mariners Wolfson Park Knoxville Blue Jays Knoxville, Tennessee Toronto Blue Jays Bill Meyer Stadium Orlando Cubs Orlando, Florida Chicago Cubs 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 Oakland Athletics Joe W. Davis Stadium Memphis Chicks Memphis, Tennessee Kansas City Royals Tim McCarver Stadium Nashville Xpress Nashville, Tennessee Minnesota Twins Herschel Greer Stadium Map of teams left 10px East Division 10px West Division 915 425 370 190 545 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 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 1989. Standings 1993 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 13, 2025 East Division Team Win Loss % GB Greenville Braves 75 67 75 67 – Carolina Mudcats 74 67 74 67 0.5 Orlando Cubs 71 70 71 70 3.5 Knoxville Blue Jays 70 70 70 70 4 Jacksonville Suns 59 81 59 81 15West Division Birmingham Barons 78 64 78 64 – Chattanooga Lookouts 72 69 72 69 5.5 Nashville Xpress 72 70 72 70 6 Huntsville Stars 71 70 71 70 6.5 Memphis Chicks 63 77 63 77 14 League Leaders Batting leaders 1993 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 13, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Jim Bowie, Huntsville Stars .333 H Jim Bowie, Huntsville Stars 167 R Rich Becker, Nashville Xpress Alex Gonzalez, Knoxville Blue Jays 93 2B Jerry Wolak, Birmingham Barons 35 3B Ray Durham, Birmingham Barons 10 HR Carlos Delgado, Knoxville Blue Jays 25 RBI Carlos Delgado, Knoxville Blue Jays 102 SB Brandon Wilson, Birmingham Barons 43 Pitching leaders 1993 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 13, 2025 Stat Player Total W Mike Ferry, Chattanooga Lookouts Huck Flener, Knoxville Blue Jays 13 ERA James Baldwin, Birmingham Barons 2.25 CG James Baldwin, Birmingham Barons Mike Ferry, Chattanooga Lookouts Jeff Mansur, Nashville Xpress 4 SHO Scott Ruffcorn, Birmingham Barons 3 SV Chris Bushing, Chattanooga Lookouts 29 IP Mike Ferry, Chattanooga Lookouts 186.2 SO Scott Ruffcorn, Birmingham Barons 141 Playoffs The Birmingham Barons won their fifth Southern League championship, defeating the Knoxville Blue Jays in four games. Playoff bracket Division finals Finals E1 Greenville 2 E2 Knoxville 3 W1 Birmingham 3 W2 Nashville 0 E2 Knoxville 1 W1 Birmingham 3 Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Carlos Delgado, Knoxville Blue Jays Pitcher of the Year Oscar Munoz, Nashville Xpress Manager of the Year Terry Francona, Birmingham Barons See also 1993 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:1993 in sports in Alabama Category:1993 in sports in Florida Category:1993 in sports in North Carolina Category:1993 in sports in South Carolina Category:1993 in sports in Tennessee