1982 Southern League season

1982 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 9 – August 31
Number of games144
Number of teams10
Regular season
League championsJacksonville Suns
Season MVPBrian Dayett, Nashville Sounds
Playoffs
League championsNashville Sounds
  Runners-upJacksonville Suns

The 1982 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 9 and August 31. 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 Nashville Sounds won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Jacksonville Suns in the playoffs.

Teams

1982 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
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 Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Detroit Tigers Rickwood Field
Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Cleveland Indians Engel Stadium
Knoxville Blue Jays Knoxville, Tennessee Toronto Blue Jays Bill Meyer Stadium
Memphis Chicks Memphis, Tennessee Montreal Expos Tim McCarver Stadium
Nashville Sounds Nashville, Tennessee New York Yankees Herschel Greer Stadium

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 since 1974.
  • The Jacksonville Suns won the East Division in both halves of the season. The Columbus Astros took the second playoff berth in the division as they had the second best overall record in the division.

Standings

[1]

East Division
Team Win Loss % GB
Jacksonville Suns 83 61 .576 –
Columbus Astros 74 69 .517 8.5
Orlando Twins 74 70 .514 9
Savannah Braves 69 75 .479 14
Charlotte Orioles 66 77 .462 16.5
West Division
Nashville Sounds 77 67 .535 –
Knoxville Blue Jays 73 71 .507 4
Memphis Chicks 70 74 .486 7
Birmingham Barons 69 74 .483 7.5
Chattanooga Lookouts 63 80 .441 13.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVG Kenny Baker, Birmingham Barons .342
H Buck Showalter, Nashville Sounds 152
R Mike Fuentes, Memphis Chicks 104
2B Dave Hoeksema, Memphis Chicks 33
3B John Denman, Charlotte Orioles 10
HR Mike Fuentes, Memphis Chicks 37
RBI Mike Fuentes, Memphis Chicks 115
SB Milt Thompson, Savannah Braves 68

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
W Clay Christiansen, Nashville Sounds
Stefan Wever, Nashville Sounds		 16
ERA Stefan Wever, Nashville Sounds 2.78
CG Robin Fuson, Chattanooga Lookouts 15
SHO Glenn Ray, Jacksonville Suns 4
SV Tom Lukish, Knoxville Blue Jays 20
IP Robin Fuson, Chattanooga Lookouts 222.1
SO Stefan Wever, Nashville Sounds 191

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division finals Finals
      
E1 Jacksonville 3
E2 Columbus 1
E1 Jacksonville 1
W1 Nashville 3
W1 Nashville 3
W2 Knoxville 1

Awards

Southern League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Brian Dayett, Nashville Sounds
Pitcher of the Year Stefan Wever, Nashville Sounds
Manager of the Year Gene Lamont, Jacksonville Suns

See also

References

  1. ^ 1982 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 4, 2025
  2. ^ 1982 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 4, 2025
  3. ^ 1982 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 4, 2025
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