1990 Southern League season

1990 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 6 – September 1
Games144
Teams10
Regular season
League championsOrlando Sun Rays
Season MVPJeff Conine, Memphis Chicks
Playoffs
League championsMemphis Chicks
  Runners-upOrlando Sun Rays

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

Teams

1990 Southern League
DivisionTeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
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

East Division West Division

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

[1]

East Division
TeamWinLoss%GB
Orlando Sun Rays8559.590–
Jacksonville Expos8460.5831
Columbus Mudcats6777.46518
Charlotte Knights6579.45120
Greenville Braves5787.39628
West Division
Huntsville Stars7965.549–
Birmingham Barons7767.5352
Memphis Chicks7371.5076
Knoxville Blue Jays6777.46512
Chattanooga Lookouts6678.45813

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVGAdam Casillas, Chattanooga Lookouts.336
HScott Brosius, Huntsville Stars162
RJarvis Brown, Orlando Sun Rays104
2BScott Brosius, Huntsville Stars39
3BAndújar Cedeño, Columbus Mudcats11
HRLuis Gonzalez, Columbus Mudcats
Terrel Hansen, Jacksonville Expos		24
RBIMatt Stark, Birmingham Barons109
SBPaul Rodgers, Knoxville Blue Jays41

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
WDoug Simons, Orlando Sun Rays15
ERAJeff Carter, Jacksonville Expos1.84
CGRichie Leblanc, Memphis Chicks
Ross Powell, Chattanooga Lookouts		6
SHOPete Blohm, Knoxville Blue Jays
Blaise Ilsley, Columbus Mudcats		3
SVSteve Chitren, Huntsville Stars27
IPBrian Barnes, Jacksonville Expos201.1
SOBrian Barnes, Jacksonville Expos213

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division finals Finals
      
E1 Orlando 3
E2 Jacksonville 1
E1 Orlando 2
W1 Memphis 3
W1 Birmingham 1
W2 Memphis 3

Awards

Southern League awards
Award nameRecipient
Most Valuable PlayerJeff Conine, Memphis Chicks
Pitcher of the YearBrian Barnes, Jacksonville Expos
Manager of the YearRon Gardenhire, Orlando Sun Rays
Jerry Manuel, Jacksonville Expos

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1990 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 11, 2025
  2. ↑ 1990 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 11, 2025
  3. ↑ 1990 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 11, 2025
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