1977 Southern League season

1977 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 12 – August 31 140 8 Regular season Montgomery Rebels Alan Trammell, Montgomery Rebels Playoffs Montgomery Rebels Jacksonville Suns List of Southern League seasons SL 1976 Southern League season 1976 1978 Southern League season 1978 The 1977 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 12 and August 31. Eight 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 Rebels won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Jacksonville Suns in the playoffs. Teams 1977 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East Charlotte Orioles Charlotte, North Carolina Baltimore Orioles Jim Crockett Memorial 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 Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Oakland Athletics Engel Stadium Columbus Astros Columbus, Georgia Houston Astros Golden Park 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 35.20 -80.86 Blue pog.svg 80 top Charlotte #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 35.05 -85.29 Red pog.svg 80 top Chattan-ooga #ffe USA 32.45 -84.99 Red pog.svg 80 top Columbus #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 Montgomery Rebels finished the season with the best record in the league for the second consecutive season. Despite finishing with the highest winning percentage in the East Division, the Orlando Twins failed to qualify for the post-season, as they did not win the division in either half of the season. Standings 1977 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 1, 2025 East Division Team Win Loss % GB Orlando Twins 76 61 76 61 – Savannah Braves 77 63 77 63 0.5 Jacksonville Suns 72 66 72 66 4.5 Charlotte Orioles 69 71 69 71 8.5West Division Montgomery Rebels 86 51 86 51 – Chattanooga Lookouts 61 75 61 75 24.5 Columbus Astros 60 77 60 77 26 Knoxville Sox 50 87 50 87 36 League Leaders Batting leaders 1977 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 1, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Mark Corey, Charlotte Orioles .310 H Mark Corey, Charlotte Orioles 152 R Lou Whitaker, Montgomery Rebels 81 2B Terrance Lynch, Montgomery Rebels 28 3B Alan Trammell, Montgomery Rebels 19 HR Tom Chism, Charlotte Orioles Al Javier, Columbus Astros Jerry Keller, Savannah Braves 17 RBI Jerry Keller, Savannah Braves 86 SB Jeff Cox, Chattanooga Lookouts 68 Pitching leaders 1977 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 1, 2025 Stat Player Total W Bryn Smith, Charlotte Orioles 15 ERA George Throop, Jacksonville Suns 2.17 CG Sheldon Burnside, Montgomery Rebels Bryn Smith, Charlotte Orioles 16 SHO Greg Field, Orlando Twins George Throop, Jacksonville Suns Gary Wilson, Columbus Astros 4 SV Duane Theiss, Savannah Braves 13 IP Bryn Smith, Charlotte Orioles 206.0 SO Matt Keough, Chattanooga Lookouts 153 Playoffs The Montgomery Rebels earned a bye in the division finals, as they won the division in both halves of the season. The division finals is increased to a best-of-three series. The league finals is decreased to a best-of-three series. The Montgomery Rebels won their third consecutive, and fifth overall Southern League championship, defeating the Jacksonville Suns in two games. Playoff bracket Division finals Finals E1 Savannah 1 E2 Jacksonville 2 W1 Montgomery bye E2 Jacksonville 0 W1 Montgomery 2 Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Alan Trammell, Montgomery Rebels Pitcher of the Year Greg Field, Orlando Twins Manager of the Year Ed Brinkman, Montgomery Rebels See also 1977 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:1977 in sports in Alabama Category:1977 in sports in Florida Category:1977 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1977 in sports in North Carolina Category:1977 in sports in Tennessee