1999 Southern League season

The 1999 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 8 and September 6. 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 Orlando Rays won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx in the playoffs.

• The Carolina Mudcats ended their affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates and began a new affiliation with the Colorado Rockies.
• The Huntsville Stars ended their affiliation with the Oakland Athletics and began a new affiliation with the Milwaukee Brewers.
• The Orlando Rays ended their affiliation with the Seattle Mariners and began a new affiliation with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Carolina

Greenville

Jackson-
ville

Knoxville

Orlando

Birming-
ham

Chattan-
ooga

Huntsville

Mobile

West Tenn

East Division West Division

• The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.
• Despite finishing the regular season with the best record in the East Division, the Jacksonville Suns failed to qualify for the playoffs as they did not finish either half of the season in first place.

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• The Orlando Rays won their third Southern League championship, defeating the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx in four games.

• 1999 Major League Baseball season

• Minor League Baseball official website