1982 Southern League season

1982 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 9 – August 31 144 10 Regular season Jacksonville Suns Brian Dayett, Nashville Sounds Playoffs Nashville Sounds Jacksonville Suns List of Southern League seasons SL 1981 Southern League season 1981 1983 Southern League season 1983 The 1982 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 9 and August 31. 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 Nashville Sounds won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Jacksonville Suns in the playoffs. Teams 1982 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 Cleveland Indians 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 Jacksonville Suns finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1974. The Jacksonville Suns won the East Division in both halves of the season. The Columbus Astros took the second playoff berth in the division as they had the second best overall record in the division. Standings 1982 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 4, 2025 East Division Team Win Loss % GB Jacksonville Suns 83 61 83 61 – Columbus Astros 74 69 74 69 8.5 Orlando Twins 74 70 74 70 9 Savannah Braves 69 75 69 75 14 Charlotte Orioles 66 77 66 77 16.5West Division Nashville Sounds 77 67 77 67 – Knoxville Blue Jays 73 71 73 71 4 Memphis Chicks 70 74 70 74 7 Birmingham Barons 69 74 69 74 7.5 Chattanooga Lookouts 63 80 63 80 13.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 1982 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 4, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Kenny Baker, Birmingham Barons .342 H Buck Showalter, Nashville Sounds 152 R Mike Fuentes, Memphis Chicks 104 2B Dave Hoeksema, Memphis Chicks 33 3B John Denman, Charlotte Orioles 10 HR Mike Fuentes, Memphis Chicks 37 RBI Mike Fuentes, Memphis Chicks 115 SB Milt Thompson, Savannah Braves 68 Pitching leaders 1982 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 4, 2025 Stat Player Total W Clay Christiansen, Nashville Sounds Stefan Wever, Nashville Sounds 16 ERA Stefan Wever, Nashville Sounds 2.78 CG Robin Fuson, Chattanooga Lookouts 15 SHO Glenn Ray, Jacksonville Suns 4 SV Tom Lukish, Knoxville Blue Jays 20 IP Robin Fuson, Chattanooga Lookouts 222.1 SO Stefan Wever, Nashville Sounds 191 Playoffs The Nashville Sounds won their second Southern League championship, defeating the Jacksonville Suns in four games. Playoff bracket Division finals Finals E1 Jacksonville 3 E2 Columbus 1 W1 Nashville 3 W2 Knoxville 1 E1 Jacksonville 1 W1 Nashville 3 Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Brian Dayett, Nashville Sounds Pitcher of the Year Stefan Wever, Nashville Sounds Manager of the Year Gene Lamont, Jacksonville Suns See also 1982 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:1982 in sports in Alabama Category:1982 in sports in Florida Category:1982 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1982 in sports in North Carolina Category:1982 in sports in Tennessee