2006 Southern League season

2006 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 6 – September 4 140 10 Regular season Jacksonville Suns Joey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts Playoffs Montgomery Biscuits Huntsville Stars List of Southern League seasons SL 2005 Southern League season 2005 2007 Southern League season 2007 The 2006 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 6 and September 4. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team in each division in each half of the season qualifying for the post-season. The Montgomery Biscuits won the Southern League championship, defeating the Huntsville Stars in the playoffs. Teams 2006 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium North Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Florida Marlins Five County Stadium Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Cincinnati Reds BellSouth Park Huntsville Stars Huntsville, Alabama Milwaukee Brewers Joe W. Davis Stadium Tennessee Smokies Sevierville, Tennessee Arizona Diamondbacks Smokies Park West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Jackson, Tennessee Chicago Cubs Pringles Park South Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville Mississippi Braves Jackson, Mississippi Atlanta Braves Trustmark Park Mobile BayBears Mobile, Alabama San Diego Padres Hank Aaron Stadium Montgomery Biscuits Montgomery, Alabama Tampa Bay Devil Rays Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium Map of teams left 10px North Division 10px South Division 945 445 370 190 550 USA 1800 USA 35.82 -78.27 Blue pog.svg 80 top Carolina #ffe USA 35.05 -85.29 Blue pog.svg 80 top Chattan-ooga #ffe USA 34.70 -86.59 Blue pog.svg 80 top Huntsville #ffe USA 35.99 -83.60 Blue pog.svg 80 top Tennessee #ffe USA 35.68 -88.77 Blue pog.svg 80 top West Tenn #ffe USA 33.34 -86.85 Red pog.svg 80 top Birming-ham #ffe USA 30.32 -81.64 Red pog.svg 80 top Jackson-ville #ffe USA 32.27 -90.15 Red pog.svg 80 top Mississ-ippi #ffe USA 30.65 -88.12 Red pog.svg 80 top Mobile #ffe USA 32.38 -86.31 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Mont-gomery #ffe Regular season Summary The Jacksonville Suns finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 2001. Standings 2006 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025 North Division Team Win Loss % GB Chattanooga Lookouts 81 59 81 59 – West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 75 65 75 65 6 Tennessee Smokies 70 69 70 69 10.5 Huntsville Stars 67 71 67 71 13 Carolina Mudcats 61 79 61 79 20South Division Jacksonville Suns 86 54 86 54 – Montgomery Biscuits 77 62 77 62 8.5 Mobile BayBears 62 76 62 76 23 Birmingham Barons 59 81 59 81 27 Mississippi Braves 58 80 58 80 27 League Leaders Batting leaders 2006 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Joey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts .319 H Joey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts 162 R Joey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts 85 2B Joey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts 46 3B Chris Walker, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 11 HR Jerry Gil, Tennessee Smokies 26 RBI Craig Brazell, Jacksonville Suns 91 SB Chris Walker, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 50 Pitching leaders 2006 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed May 14, 2025 Stat Player Total W Spike Lundberg, Jacksonville Suns Andy Sonnanstine, Montgomery Biscuits 15 ERA Spike Lundberg, Jacksonville Suns 2.27 CG Ross Ohlendorf, Tennessee Smokies Andy Sonnanstine, Montgomery Biscuits 4 SHO Andy Sonnanstine, Montgomery Biscuits 4 SV Dale Thayer, Mobile BayBears 27 IP Andy Sonnanstine, Montgomery Biscuits 185.2 SO T.J. Nall, Jacksonville Suns 155 Playoffs The Montgomery Biscuits won their fourth Southern League championship, defeating the Huntsville Stars in four games. Playoff bracket Division finals Finals N1 Chattanooga 0 N2 Huntsville 3 S1 Jacksonville 0 S2 Montgomery 3 N2 Huntsville 1 S2 Montgomery 3 Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Joey Votto, Chattanooga Lookouts Pitcher of the Year Spike Lundberg, Jacksonville Suns Manager of the Year John Shoemaker, Jacksonville Suns See also 2006 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:2006 in sports in Alabama Category:2006 in sports in Florida Category:2006 in sports in Mississippi Category:2006 in sports in North Carolina Category:2006 in sports in Tennessee