1996 Southern League season

1996 Southern League season
League	Southern League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 4 – September 2
Number of games	140
Number of teams	10
Regular season
League champions	Memphis Chicks
Season MVP	Derrek Lee, Memphis Chicks
Playoffs
League champions	Jacksonville Suns
Runners-up	Chattanooga Lookouts

The 1996 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 4 and September 2. 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 Jacksonville Suns won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts in the playoffs.

Teams

1996 Southern League
Division	Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
East	Carolina Mudcats	Zebulon, North Carolina	Pittsburgh Pirates	Five County Stadium
	Greenville Braves	Greenville, South Carolina	Atlanta Braves	Greenville Municipal Stadium
	Jacksonville Suns	Jacksonville, Florida	Detroit Tigers	Wolfson Park
	Orlando Cubs	Orlando, Florida	Chicago Cubs	Tinker Field
	Port City Roosters	Wilmington, North Carolina	Seattle Mariners	Brooks 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 Smokies	Knoxville, Tennessee	Toronto Blue Jays	Bill Meyer Stadium
	Memphis Chicks	Memphis, Tennessee	San Diego Padres	Tim McCarver Stadium

Map of teams

Carolina

Greenville

Jackson-
ville

Orlando

Port City

Birming-
ham

Chattan-
ooga

Huntsville

Knoxville

Memphis

East Division West Division

Regular season

Summary

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

Standings

East Division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Jacksonville Suns	75	63	.543	–
Carolina Mudcats	70	69	.504	5.5
Orlando Cubs	61	78	.439	14.5
Greenville Braves	58	82	.414	18
Port City Roosters	56	84	.400	20
West Division
Memphis Chicks	81	58	.583	–
Chattanooga Lookouts	81	59	.579	0.5
Knoxville Smokies	75	65	.536	6.5
Birmingham Barons	74	65	.532	7
Huntsville Stars	66	74	.471	15.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Dan Rohrmeier, Memphis Chicks	.344
H	Dan Rohrmeier, Memphis Chicks	162
R	Mike Cameron, Birmingham Barons	120
2B	Aaron Boone, Chattanooga Lookouts	44
3B	Demond Smith, Huntsville Stars	14
HR	Derrek Lee, Memphis Chicks	34
RBI	Derrek Lee, Memphis Chicks	104
SB	Mike Cameron, Birmingham Barons	39

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Brian Moehler, Jacksonville Suns	15
ERA	Shane Dennis, Memphis Chicks	2.27
CG	Rich Pratt, Birmingham Barons	5
SHO	Stacy Hollins, Huntsville Stars Rich Pratt, Birmingham Barons	2
SV	Domingo Jean, Chattanooga Lookouts	31
IP	Wade Walker, Orlando Cubs	187.2
SO	Curt Lyons, Chattanooga Lookouts	176

Playoffs

• The Jacksonville Suns won their first Southern League championship, defeating the Chattanooga Lookouts in four games.

Playoff bracket

	Division finals					Finals
	E1	Jacksonville	3
	E2	Carolina	2
						E1	Jacksonville	3
						W2	Chattanooga	1
	W1	Memphis	2
	W2	Chattanooga	3

Awards

Southern League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Derrek Lee, Memphis Chicks
Pitcher of the Year	Curt Lyons, Chattanooga Lookouts
Manager of the Year	Mark Berry, Chattanooga Lookouts

See also

• 1996 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website