1965 Southern League season

1965 Southern League season Southern League Baseball April 16 – September 5 140 8 Regular season Columbus Confederate Yankees List of Southern League seasons SL 1964 Southern League season 1964 1966 Southern League season 1966 The 1965 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 16 and September 5. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team winning the league pennant and championship. The Columbus Confederate Yankees won the Southern League championship, as they had the best record in the league. Team changes The Macon Peaches disbanded. The Montgomery Rebels joined the Southern League after last playing in the Alabama-Florida League in 1962. The club affiliated with the Detroit Tigers. The Knoxville Smokies ended their affiliation with the Detroit Tigers and began a new affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds. Teams 1965 Southern League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Asheville Tourists Asheville, North Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates McCormick Field Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Kansas City Athletics Rickwood Field Charlotte Hornets Charlotte, North Carolina Minnesota Twins Clark Griffith Park Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Philadelphia Phillies Engel Stadium Columbus Confederate Yankees Columbus, Georgia New York Yankees Golden Park Knoxville Smokies Knoxville, Tennessee Cincinnati Reds Smithson Stadium Lynchburg White Sox Lynchburg, Virginia Chicago White Sox City Stadium Montgomery Rebels Montgomery, Alabama Detroit Tigers Paterson Field Map of teams left 10px Southern League teams 1050 425 370 190 670 USA 2350 USA 35.58 -82.55 Black pog.svg 80 right Asheville #ffe USA 33.50 -86.86 Black pog.svg 80 left Birmingham #ffe USA 35.20 -80.85 Black pog.svg 80 right Charlotte #ffe USA 35.05 -85.29 Black pog.svg 80 left Chattanooga #ffe USA 32.45 -84.99 Black pog.svg 80 right Columbus #ffe USA 35.97 -83.93 Black pog.svg 80 left Knoxville #ffe USA 37.39 -79.17 Black pog.svg 80 right Lynchburg #ffe USA 32.38 -86.29 Black pog.svg 80 left Montgomery #ffe Regular season Summary The Columbus Confederate Yankees finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time. Standings 1965 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed February 24, 2025 Southern League Team Win Loss % GB Columbus Confederate Yankees 79 59 79 59 – Asheville Tourists 80 60 80 60 – Lynchburg White Sox 75 64 75 64 4.5 Knoxville Smokies 73 66 73 66 6.5 Charlotte Hornets 72 68 72 68 8 Montgomery Rebels 63 74 63 74 15.5 Chattanooga Lookouts 60 80 60 80 20 Birmingham Barons 54 85 54 85 25.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 1965 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 24, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Gerald Reimer, Knoxville Smokies .310 H Roy White, Columbus Confederate Yankees 168 R Roy White, Columbus Confederate Yankees 103 2B Ron Clark, Charlotte Hornets 27 3B Roy White, Columbus Confederate Yankees 14 HR Orlando McFarlane, Asheville Tourists 22 RBI Charlie Leonard, Asheville Tourists 78 SB Wayne Comer, Montgomery Rebels 31 Pitching leaders 1965 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 24, 2025 Stat Player Total W Thomas Frondorf, Knoxville Smokies Darrell Osteen, Knoxville Smokies 16 ERA John Morris, Chattanooga Lookouts 2.23 CG Fred Klages, Lynchburg White Sox 15 SHO Thomas Frondorf, Knoxville Smokies 4 IP Ted Sadowski, Charlotte Hornets 202.0 SO Luke Walker, Asheville Tourists 197 See also 1965 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website Southern League season Category:1965 in sports in Alabama Category:1965 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:1965 in sports in North Carolina Category:1965 in sports in Tennessee Category:1965 in sports in Virginia