1992 Southern League season

1992 Southern League season
League	Southern League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 9 – September 5
Number of games	144
Number of teams	10
Regular season
League champions	Greenville Braves
Season MVP	Javy López, Greenville Braves
Playoffs
League champions	Greenville Braves
Runners-up	Chattanooga Lookouts

The 1992 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 9 and September 5. 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 Greenville Braves won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts in the playoffs.

Teams

1992 Southern League
Division	Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
East	Carolina Mudcats	Zebulon, North Carolina	Pittsburgh Pirates	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 second consecutive season.

Standings

East Division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Greenville Braves	100	43	.699	–
Charlotte Knights	70	73	.490	30
Jacksonville Suns	68	75	.476	32
Orlando Sun Rays	60	82	.423	39.5
Carolina Mudcats	52	92	.361	48.5
West Division
Chattanooga Lookouts	90	53	.629	–
Huntsville Stars	81	63	.563	9.5
Memphis Chicks	71	73	.493	19.5
Birmingham Barons	68	74	.479	21.5
Knoxville Blue Jays	56	88	.389	34.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Scott Pose, Chattanooga Lookouts	.342
H	Scott Pose, Chattanooga Lookouts	180
R	Scott Pose, Chattanooga Lookouts	87
2B	Rex De La Nuez, Orlando Sun Rays Nigel Wilson, Knoxville Blue Jays	34
3B	Juan De La Rosa Knoxville Blue Jays	12
HR	Tim Costo, Chattanooga Lookouts	28
RBI	Scott Cepicky, Birmingham Barons	87
SB	Tow Maynard, Jacksonville Suns	38

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Mike Anderson, Chattanooga Lookouts Nate Minchey, Greenville Braves Bronswell Patrick, Huntsville Stars Steve Trachsel, Charlotte Knights	13
ERA	Larry Thomas, Birmingham Barons	1.94
CG	José Ventura, Birmingham / Memphis	9
SHO	Mike Anderson, Chattanooga Lookouts Nate Minchey, Greenville Braves José Ventura, Birmingham / Memphis	4
SV	Jerry Spradlin, Chattanooga Lookouts	34
IP	Steve Trachsel, Charlotte Knights	191.0
SO	Jim Converse, Jacksonville Suns	157

Playoffs

• The Greenville Braves won their first Southern League championship, defeating the Chattanooga Lookouts in five games.

Playoff bracket

	Division finals					Finals
	E1	Greenville	3
	E2	Charlotte	0
						E1	Greenville	3
						W1	Chattanooga	2
	W1	Chattanooga	3
	W2	Huntsville	1

Awards

Southern League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Javy López, Greenville Braves
Pitcher of the Year	Jim Converse, Jacksonville Suns Jerry Spradlin, Chattanooga Lookouts
Manager of the Year	Grady Little, Greenville Braves

See also

• 1992 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website