1991 Southern League season

1991 Southern League season
League	Southern League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 11 – September 4
Number of games	144
Number of teams	10
Regular season
League champions	Greenville Braves
Season MVP	Ryan Klesko, Greenville Braves
Playoffs
League champions	Orlando Sun Rays
Runners-up	Birmingham Barons

The 1991 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 11 and September 4. 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 Orlando Sun Rays won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Birmingham Barons in the playoffs.

Team changes

• The Columbus Mudcats relocated to Zebulon, North Carolina and are renamed to the Carolina Mudcats. The club ended their affiliation with the Houston Astros and began a new affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• The Jacksonville Expos ended their affiliation with the Montreal Expos and began a new affiliation with the Seattle Mariners. The club was renamed to the Jacksonville Suns.

Teams

1991 Southern League
Division	Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
East	Carolina Mudcats	Wilson, North Carolina Zebulon, North Carolina	Pittsburgh Pirates	Fleming Stadium Five County Stadium
	Charlotte Knights	Charlotte, North Carolina	Chicago Cubs	Knights Stadium
	Greenville Braves	Greenville, South Carolina	Atlanta Braves	Greenville Municipal Stadium
	Jacksonville Suns	Jacksonville, Florida	Seattle Mariners	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

Carolina

Charlotte

Greenville

Jackson-
ville

Orlando

Birming-
ham

Chattan-
ooga

Huntsville

Knoxville

Memphis

East Division West Division

Regular season

Summary

• The Greenville Braves finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1988.

Standings

East Division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Greenville Braves	88	56	.611	–
Orlando Sun Rays	77	67	.535	11
Jacksonville Suns	74	69	.517	13.5
Charlotte Knights	74	70	.514	14
Carolina Mudcats	66	76	.465	21
West Division
Birmingham Barons	77	66	.538	–
Chattanooga Lookouts	73	71	.507	4.5
Knoxville Blue Jays	67	77	.465	10.5
Huntsville Stars	61	83	.424	16.5
Memphis Chicks	61	83	.424	16.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Jim Bowie, Jacksonville Suns	.310
H	Fernando Ramsey, Charlotte Knights	151
R	Ron Coomer, Birmingham Barons	81
2B	Jeff Kent, Knoxville Blue Jays	34
3B	Benny Colvard, Chattanooga Lookouts Kinnis Pledger, Birmingham Barons Reggie Sanders, Chattanooga Lookouts	8
HR	Elvin Paulino, Charlotte Knights	24
RBI	Elvin Paulino, Charlotte Knights	81
SB	Shawn Gilbert, Orlando Sun Rays	43

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Nap Robinson, Greenville Braves	16
ERA	Pat Mahomes, Orlando Sun Rays	1.78
CG	Jim Bullinger, Charlotte Knights Tim Wakefield, Carolina Mudcats	8
SHO	Mike Anderson, Chattanooga Lookouts Jimmy Rogers, Knoxville Blue Jays José Ventura, Birmingham Barons	3
SV	Tim Peek, Huntsville Stars	26
IP	Mike Trombley, Orlando Sun Rays	191.0
SO	Mike Trombley, Orlando Sun Rays	175

Playoffs

• The Orlando Sun Rays won their second Southern League championship, defeating the Birmingham Barons in four games.

Playoff bracket

	Division finals					Finals
	E1	Greenville	0
	E2	Orlando	3
						E2	Orlando	3
						W1	Birmingham	1
	W1	Birmingham	3
	W2	Knoxville	1

Awards

Southern League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Ryan Klesko, Greenville Braves
Pitcher of the Year	Mark Wohlers, Greenville Braves
Manager of the Year	Chris Chambliss, Greenville Braves

See also

• 1991 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website