1984 Southern League season

1984 Southern League season
League	Southern League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 9 – September 3
Number of games	148
Number of teams	10
Regular season
League champions	Greenville Braves
Season MVP	Andrés Galarraga, Jacksonville Suns
Playoffs
League champions	Charlotte Orioles
Runners-up	Knoxville Blue Jays

The 1984 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 9 and September 3. Ten teams played a 148-game schedule, with the top team in each division in each half of the season qualifying for the post-season.

The Charlotte Orioles won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Knoxville Blue Jays in the playoffs.

Team changes

• The Savannah Braves relocated to Greenville, South Carolina and were renamed to the Greenville Braves. The club remained affiliated with the Atlanta Braves.
• The Jacksonville Suns ended their affiliation with the Kansas City Royals and began a new affiliation with the Montreal Expos.
• The Memphis Chicks ended their affiliation with the Montreal Expos and began a new affiliation with the Kansas City Royals.

Teams

1984 Southern League
Division	Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
East	Charlotte Orioles	Charlotte, North Carolina	Baltimore Orioles	Jim Crockett Memorial Park
	Columbus Astros	Columbus, Georgia	Houston Astros	Golden Park
	Greenville Braves	Greenville, South Carolina	Atlanta Braves	Greenville Municipal Stadium
	Jacksonville Suns	Jacksonville, Florida	Montreal Expos	Wolfson Park
	Orlando Twins	Orlando, Florida	Minnesota Twins	Tinker Field
West	Birmingham Barons	Birmingham, Alabama	Detroit Tigers	Rickwood Field
	Chattanooga Lookouts	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Seattle Mariners	Engel Stadium
	Knoxville Blue Jays	Knoxville, Tennessee	Toronto Blue Jays	Bill Meyer Stadium
	Memphis Chicks	Memphis, Tennessee	Kansas City Royals	Tim McCarver Stadium
	Nashville Sounds	Nashville, Tennessee	New York Yankees	Herschel Greer Stadium

Map of teams

Charlotte

Columbus

Greenville

Jackson-
ville

Orlando

Birming-
ham

Chattan-
ooga

Knoxville

Memphis

Nashville

East Division West Division

Regular season

Summary

• The Greenville Braves finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.

Standings

East Division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Greenville Braves	80	61	.567	–
Orlando Twins	79	65	.549	2.5
Jacksonville Suns	76	69	.524	6
Charlotte Orioles	75	72	.510	8
Columbus Astros	69	71	.493	10.5
West Division
Nashville Sounds	74	73	.503	–
Memphis Chicks	71	75	.486	2.5
Knoxville Blue Jays	70	75	.483	3
Birmingham Barons	66	81	.449	8
Chattanooga Lookouts	63	81	.438	9.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Doc Estes, Greenville Braves	.341
H	Doc Estes, Greenville Braves	174
R	Mike Cole, Greenville Braves	105
2B	Steve Curry, Greenville Braves	32
3B	Greg Howe, Orlando Twins	14
HR	Dan Pasqua, Nashville Sounds	33
RBI	Stan Holmes, Orlando Twins	101
SB	Donell Nixon, Chattanooga Lookouts	102

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Ken Dixon, Charlotte Orioles Bryan Oelkers, Orlando Twins	16
ERA	Bob Tewksbury, Nashville Sounds	2.83
CG	Ken Dixon, Charlotte Orioles	20
SHO	Bryan Oelkers, Orlando Twins	4
SV	Randy Graham, Nashville Sounds Nate Snell, Charlotte Orioles Curt Wardle, Orlando Twins	17
IP	Ken Dixon, Charlotte Orioles	240.0
SO	Ken Dixon, Charlotte Orioles	211

Playoffs

• The Charlotte Orioles won their second Southern League championship, defeating the Knoxville Blue Jays in three games.

Playoff bracket

	Division finals					Finals
	E1	Greenville	1
	E2	Charlotte	3
						E2	Charlotte	3
						W2	Knoxville	0
	W1	Nashville	1
	W2	Knoxville	3

Awards

Southern League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Andrés Galarraga, Jacksonville Suns
Pitcher of the Year	Ken Dixon, Charlotte Orioles
Manager of the Year	Charlie Manuel, Orlando Twins Rick Renick, Jacksonville Suns

See also

• 1984 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website