1990 Southern League season

1990 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 6 – September 1 144 10 Regular season Orlando Sun Rays Jeff Conine, Memphis Chicks Playoffs Memphis Chicks Orlando Sun Rays List of Southern League seasons SL 1989 Southern League season 1989 1991 Southern League season 1991 The 1990 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 6 and September 1. 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 Memphis Chicks won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Orlando Sun Rays in the playoffs. Team changes The Orlando Twins are renamed to the Orlando Sun Rays. The club remained affiliated with the Minnesota Twins. Teams 1990 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East Charlotte Knights Charlotte, North Carolina Chicago Cubs Knights Stadium Columbus Mudcats Columbus, Georgia Houston Astros Golden Park Greenville Braves Greenville, South Carolina Atlanta Braves Greenville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville Expos Jacksonville, Florida Montreal Expos Wolfson Park Orlando Sun Rays Orlando, Florida Minnesota Twins 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 Knoxville Blue Jays Knoxville, Tennessee Toronto Blue Jays Bill Meyer Stadium Memphis Chicks Memphis, Tennessee Kansas City Royals Tim McCarver Stadium Map of teams left 10px East Division 10px West Division 1015 425 370 190 650 USA 2000 USA 35.05 -80.95 Blue pog.svg 80 top Charlotte #ffe USA 32.45 -84.99 Blue pog.svg 80 top Columbus #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 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 35.98 -83.91 Red pog.svg 80 top Knoxville #ffe USA 35.12 -89.98 Red pog.svg 80 top Memphis #ffe Regular season Summary The Orlando Sun Rays finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1975. Despite finishing with the best overall record in the West Division, the Huntsville Stars failed to qualify for the post-season, as they did not have the best record in either half of the season. Standings 1990 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 11, 2025 East Division Team Win Loss % GB Orlando Sun Rays 85 59 85 59 – Jacksonville Expos 84 60 84 60 1 Columbus Mudcats 67 77 67 77 18 Charlotte Knights 65 79 65 79 20 Greenville Braves 57 87 57 87 28West Division Huntsville Stars 79 65 79 65 – Birmingham Barons 77 67 77 67 2 Memphis Chicks 73 71 73 71 6 Knoxville Blue Jays 67 77 67 77 12 Chattanooga Lookouts 66 78 66 78 13 League Leaders Batting leaders 1990 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 11, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Adam Casillas, Chattanooga Lookouts .336 H Scott Brosius, Huntsville Stars 162 R Jarvis Brown, Orlando Sun Rays 104 2B Scott Brosius, Huntsville Stars 39 3B Andújar Cedeño, Columbus Mudcats 11 HR Luis Gonzalez, Columbus Mudcats Terrel Hansen, Jacksonville Expos 24 RBI Matt Stark, Birmingham Barons 109 SB Paul Rodgers, Knoxville Blue Jays 41 Pitching leaders 1990 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 11, 2025 Stat Player Total W Doug Simons, Orlando Sun Rays 15 ERA Jeff Carter, Jacksonville Expos 1.84 CG Richie Leblanc, Memphis Chicks Ross Powell, Chattanooga Lookouts 6 SHO Pete Blohm, Knoxville Blue Jays Blaise Ilsley, Columbus Mudcats 3 SV Steve Chitren, Huntsville Stars 27 IP Brian Barnes, Jacksonville Expos 201.1 SO Brian Barnes, Jacksonville Expos 213 Playoffs The Memphis Chicks won their first Southern League championship, defeating the Orlando Sun Rays in five games. Playoff bracket Division finals Finals E1 Orlando 3 E2 Jacksonville 1 W1 Birmingham 1 W2 Memphis 3 E1 Orlando 2 W1 Memphis 3 Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Jeff Conine, Memphis Chicks Pitcher of the Year Brian Barnes, Jacksonville Expos Manager of the Year Ron Gardenhire, Orlando Sun Rays Jerry Manuel, Jacksonville Expos See also 1990 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:1990 in sports in Alabama Category:1990 in sports in Florida Category:1990 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1990 in sports in North Carolina Category:1990 in sports in South Carolina Category:1990 in sports in Tennessee