1968 Southern League season

1968 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 17 – September 2
Games140
Teams6
Regular season
League championsAsheville Tourists

The 1968 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 17 and September 2. Six teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team winning the league pennant and championship.

The Asheville Tourists won the Southern League championship, as they had the best record in the league.

Team changes

Teams

1968 Southern League
TeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
Asheville Tourists Asheville, North Carolina Cincinnati Reds McCormick Field
Birmingham Athletics Birmingham, Alabama Oakland Athletics Rickwood Field
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte, North Carolina Minnesota Twins Clark Griffith Park
Evansville White Sox Evansville, Indiana Chicago White Sox Bosse Field
Montgomery Rebels Montgomery, Alabama Detroit Tigers Paterson Field
Savannah Senators Savannah, Georgia Washington Senators Grayson Stadium

Map of teams

Southern League teams

Regular season

Summary

  • The Asheville Tourists finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time.

Standings

[1]

Southern League
TeamWinLoss%GB
Asheville Tourists8654.614–
Montgomery Rebels8057.5844.5
Charlotte Hornets7268.51414
Birmingham Athletics6674.47120
Savannah Senators5779.41923.5
Evansville White Sox5584.39630.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVGDavid Burge, Asheville Tourists.317
HMinnie Mendoza, Charlotte Hornets165
RPaul Pavelko, Montgomery Rebels93
2BMinnie Mendoza, Charlotte Hornets35
3BOssie Blanco, Evansville White Sox14
HRWayne Redmond, Montgomery Rebels26
RBIBarry Morgan, Montgomery Rebels91
SBAllan Lewis, Birmingham Athletics37

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
WGrover Powell, Asheville Tourists16
ERAJohn Bauer, Evansville White Sox1.64
CGGeorge Korince, Montgomery Rebels11
SHOMickey Abarbanel, Evansville White Sox
Jimmie Brown, Montgomery Rebels
Ronnie Chandler, Montgomery Rebels
Rollie Fingers, Birmingham Athletics
Tom Hall, Charlotte Hornets
George Korince, Montgomery Rebels
Norm McRae, Montgomery Rebels		3
IPGrover Powell, Asheville Tourists188.0
SOGeorge Korince, Montgomery Rebels146

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1968 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed February 26, 2025
  2. ↑ 1968 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 26, 2025
  3. ↑ 1968 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed February 26, 2025
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.