2004 Southern League season

2004 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 8 – September 6
Games140
Teams10
Regular season
League championsChattanooga Lookouts
Season MVPRichard Lewis, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
Playoffs
League championsMobile BayBears
Tennessee Smokies

The 2004 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 8 and September 6. 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 Mobile BayBears and Tennessee Smokies were co-champions of the Southern League championship.

Team changes

Teams

2004 Southern League
DivisionTeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
East Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Florida Marlins Five County Stadium
Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Cincinnati Reds Bellsouth Park
Greenville Braves Greenville, South Carolina Atlanta Braves Greenville Municipal Stadium
Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Tennessee Smokies Sevierville, Tennessee St. Louis Cardinals Smokies Park
West Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Huntsville Stars Huntsville, Alabama Milwaukee Brewers Joe W. Davis Stadium
Mobile BayBears Mobile, Alabama San Diego Padres Hank Aaron Stadium
Montgomery Biscuits Montgomery, Alabama Tampa Bay Devil Rays Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Jackson, Tennessee Chicago Cubs Pringles Park

Map of teams

East Division West Division

Regular season

Summary

  • The Chattanooga Lookouts finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time in franchise history.

Standings

[1]

East Division
TeamWinLoss%GB
Chattanooga Lookouts8753.621–
Carolina Mudcats7366.52513.5
Tennessee Smokies6971.49318
Jacksonville Suns6671.48219.5
Greenville Braves6376.45323.5
West Division
Birmingham Barons7366.525–
Mobile BayBears7367.5210.5
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx7068.5072.5
Huntsville Stars6575.4648.5
Montgomery Biscuits5783.40716.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVGNapoleon Calzado, Greenville Braves.359
HSkip Schumaker, Tennessee Smokies163
RMichael Spidale, Birmingham Barons87
2BEdwin Encarnación, Chattanooga Lookouts
Kelly Johnson, Greenville Braves
Rickie Weeks Jr., Huntsville Stars		35
3BDwaine Bacon, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx11
HRGreg Sain, Mobile BayBears28
RBIJosh Barfield, Mobile BayBears90
SBDwaine Bacon, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx60

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
WSteve Kelly, Chattanooga Lookouts
Heath Phillips, Birmingham Barons		12
ERARenyel Pinto, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx2.92
CGBobby Brownlie, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
Jason Cromer, Montgomery Biscuits
Jeremy Cummings, Tennessee Smokies
Clay Hensley, Mobile BayBears
Brad Thompson, Tennessee Smokies		2
SHOBrad Thompson, Tennessee Smokies2
SVBrad Baker, Mobile BayBears30
IPSteve Kelly, Chattanooga Lookouts
Nic Ungs, Carolina Mudcats		161.1
SORenyel Pinto, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx179

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division finals Finals
      
E1 Chattanooga 1
E2 Tennessee 3
E2 Tennessee
W2 Mobile
W1 Birmingham 1
W2 Mobile 3

Awards

Southern League awards
Award nameRecipient
Most Valuable PlayerRichard Lewis, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
Pitcher of the YearBrad Baker, Mobile BayBears
Manager of the YearJayhawk Owens, Chattanooga Lookouts

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2004 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 17, 2025
  2. ↑ 2004 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 17, 2025
  3. ↑ 2004 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 17, 2025
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