1974 Southern League season

1974 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 16 – September 5
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Regular season
League championsJacksonville Suns
Season MVPNyls Nyman, Knoxville Sox
Playoffs
League championsKnoxville Sox
  Runners-upJacksonville Suns

The 1974 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 16 and September 5. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team in each division qualifying for the championship round.

The Knoxville Sox won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Jacksonville Suns in the playoffs.

Teams

1974 Southern League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
East Columbus Astros Columbus, Georgia Houston Astros Golden Park
Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Kansas City Royals Wolfson Park
Orlando Twins Orlando, Florida Minnesota Twins Tinker Field
Savannah Braves Savannah, Georgia Atlanta Braves Grayson Stadium
West Asheville Orioles Asheville, North Carolina Baltimore Orioles McCormick Field
Birmingham Athletics Birmingham, Alabama Oakland Athletics Rickwood Field
Knoxville Sox Knoxville, Tennessee Chicago White Sox Bill Meyer Stadium
Montgomery Rebels Montgomery, Alabama Detroit Tigers Paterson Field

Map of teams

East Division West Division

Regular season

Summary

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

Standings

[1]

East Division
Team Win Loss % GB
Jacksonville Suns 78 60 .565 –
Orlando Twins 73 61 .545 3
Savannah Braves 73 65 .529 5
Columbus Astros 65 73 .471 13
West Division
Knoxville Sox 72 63 .533 –
Asheville Orioles 70 67 .511 3
Montgomery Rebels 61 76 .445 12
Birmingham Athletics 54 81 .400 18

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVG Nyls Nyman, Knoxville Sox .326
H Nyls Nyman, Knoxville Sox 166
R Nyls Nyman, Knoxville Sox 87
2B Jesús de la Rosa, Columbus Astros 34
3B Nyls Nyman, Knoxville Sox 9
HR Bob Gorinski, Orlando Twins
Mike Poepping, Orlando Twins		 23
RBI Bob Gorinski, Orlando Twins 100
SB Kenzie Davis, Jacksonville Suns 38

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
W Domingo Figueroa, Savannah Braves
Paul Siebert, Columbus Astros		 15
ERA Mike Beard, Savannah Braves 2.40
CG Paul Siebert, Columbus Astros 18
SHO Randy Benson, Asheville Orioles
Mike Flanagan, Asheville Orioles
Greg Thayer, Orlando Twins
Paul Siebert, Columbus Astros
Douglas Wessel, Asheville Orioles		 3
SV Charles Sprinkle, Knoxville Sox 14
IP Paul Siebert, Columbus Astros 211.0
SO Mike Stanton, Columbus Astros 146

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Finals
   
E1 Jacksonville 2
W1 Knoxville 3

Awards

Southern League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Nyls Nyman, Knoxville Sox
Pitcher of the Year Paul Siebert, Columbus Astros
Manager of the Year Jim Napier, Knoxville Sox

See also

References

  1. ^ 1974 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 1, 2025
  2. ^ 1974 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 1, 2025
  3. ^ 1974 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 1, 2025
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