1988 Southern League season

1988 Southern League season
LeagueSouthern League
SportBaseball
DurationApril 8 – August 31
Number of games144
Number of teams10
Regular season
League championsGreenville Braves
Season MVPMatt Winters, Memphis Chicks
Playoffs
League championsChattanooga Lookouts
  Runners-upGreenville Braves

The 1988 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 8 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 Chattanooga Lookouts won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Greenville Braves in the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

1988 Southern League
Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium
East Charlotte Knights Charlotte, North Carolina Baltimore Orioles Knights Park
Columbus Astros Columbus, Georgia Houston Astros Golden Park
Greenville Braves Greenville, South Carolina Atlanta Braves Greenville Municipal Stadium
Jacksonville Expos Jacksonville, Florida Montreal Expos Wolfson Park
Orlando Twins 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

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 1984.

Standings

[1]

East Division
Team Win Loss % GB
Greenville Braves 87 57 .604 –
Jacksonville Expos 69 73 .486 17
Columbus Astros 69 74 .483 17.5
Charlotte Knights 69 75 .479 18
Orlando Twins 66 75 .468 19.5
West Division
Chattanooga Lookouts 81 62 .566 –
Memphis Chicks 79 64 .552 2
Knoxville Blue Jays 75 69 .521 6.5
Birmingham Barons 62 82 .431 19.5
Huntsville Stars 59 85 .410 22.5

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat Player Total
AVG Butch Davis, Charlotte Knights .301
H Mark Lemke, Greenville Braves 153
R Rafael Skeete, Charlotte Knights 89
2B Kevin Burrell, Memphis Chicks 32
3B Carlo Colombio, Columbus Astros
Jerry Holtz, Charlotte Knights
Barry Jones, Greenville Braves
Dennis Hood, Greenville Braves		 8
HR Matt Winters, Memphis Chicks 25
RBI Matt Winters, Memphis Chicks 91
SB Jeff Huson, Jacksonville Expos 56

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat Player Total
W Chris Hammond, Chattanooga Lookouts 16
ERA Mark Gardner, Jacksonville Expos 1.60
CG Gene Harris, Jacksonville Expos 7
SHO Mark Clemons, Jacksonville Expos 3
SV Germán González, Orlando Twins 31
IP Steve Cummings, Knoxville Blue Jays 212.2
SO Alex Sanchez, Knoxville Blue Jays 166

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

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

Awards

Southern League awards
Award name Recipient
Most Valuable Player Matt Winters, Memphis Chicks
Pitcher of the Year Germán González, Orlando Twins
Manager of the Year Buddy Bailey, Greenville Braves

See also

References

  1. ^ 1988 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 8, 2025
  2. ^ 1988 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 8, 2025
  3. ^ 1988 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 8, 2025
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