The Southern Association of Minor League Baseball was a baseball league that operated in the United States from 1901 to 1961. A league champion was determined at the end of each season. Champions were determined by postseason playoffs or winning the regular season pennant.

With 18 pennant wins, the Atlanta Crackers won the most regular season pennants in the history of the Southern Association. They are followed by the New Orleans Pelicans (9); Birmingham Barons, Memphis Egyptians/Chicks, and Nashville Baseball Club/Vols (8); Chattanooga Lookouts and Little Rock Travelers (4); and Mobile Bears (2).

The Nashville Vols have the most playoff championships, with nine. They are followed by the Atlanta Crackers (6); Birmingham Barons (5); Mobile Bears (4); New Orleans Pelicans (3); Little Rock Travelers (2); and Memphis Chicks (1).

Considering all championships, both pennants and playoffs, the Atlanta Crackers (24) have the most in league history. They are followed by the Nashville Baseball Club/Vols (17); Birmingham Barons (13); New Orleans Pelicans (12); Memphis Egyptians/Chicks (9); Little Rock Travelers and Mobile Bears (6); and Chattanooga Lookouts (4).

History League champions were determined by different means throughout the Southern Associations's existence. Champions from 1901 to 1927 and from 1929 to 1931 were simply the regular season pennant winners. In 1928 and from 1932, either the top two or four teams in the league competed in playoffs to determine a league champion. These playoffs varied between being best-of-five and best-of-seven contests.

Pennant winners

YearPennant winner1901Nashville Baseball Club1902Nashville Baseball Club1903Memphis Egyptians1904Memphis Egyptians1905New Orleans Pelicans1906Birmingham Barons1907Atlanta Crackers1908Nashville Vols1909Atlanta Crackers1910New Orleans Pelicans1911New Orleans Pelicans1912Birmingham Barons1913Atlanta Crackers1914Birmingham Barons1915New Orleans Pelicans1916Nashville Vols1917Atlanta Crackers1918New Orleans Pelicans1919Atlanta Crackers1920Little Rock Travelers1921Memphis Chicks1922Mobile Bears1923New Orleans Pelicans1924Memphis Chicks1925Atlanta Crackers1926New Orleans Pelicans1927New Orleans Pelicans1928Birmingham Barons1929Birmingham Barons1930Memphis Chicks1931Birmingham Barons1932Chattanooga Lookouts1933Memphis Chicks1934New Orleans Pelicans1935Atlanta Crackers1936Atlanta Crackers1937Little Rock Travelers1938Atlanta Crackers1939Chattanooga Lookouts1940Nashville Vols1941Atlanta Crackers1942Little Rock Travelers1943Nashville Vols1944Atlanta Crackers1945Atlanta Crackers1946Atlanta Crackers1947Mobile Bears1948Nashville Vols1949Nashville Vols1950Atlanta Crackers1951Little Rock Travelers1952Chattanooga Lookouts1953Memphis Chicks1954Atlanta Crackers1955Memphis Chicks1956Atlanta Crackers1957Atlanta Crackers1958Birmingham Barons1959Birmingham Barons1960Atlanta Crackers1961Chattanooga Lookouts

Playoff champions Scores and runner-up teams are absent when no playoffs were held or pennant winners were declared champions.

Year Champion Score Runner-up1928Birmingham Barons4–0Memphis Chicks1929None held1930None held1931None held1932None held1933New Orleans Pelicans3–2Memphis Chicks1934New Orleans Pelicans3–2Nashville Vols1935Atlanta Crackers3–0New Orleans Pelicans1936Birmingham Barons3–0–1New Orleans Pelicans1937Little Rock Travelers4–3Atlanta Crackers1938Atlanta Crackers4–1–1Nashville Vols1939Nashville Vols4–3Atlanta Crackers1940Nashville Vols4–2Atlanta Crackers1941Nashville Vols4–3Atlanta Crackers1942Nashville Vols4–0Little Rock Travelers1943Nashville Vols4–1New Orleans Pelicans1944Nashville Vols4–3Memphis Chicks1945Mobile Bears4–1New Orleans Pelicans1946Atlanta Crackers4–3Memphis Chicks1947Mobile Bears4–3Nashville Vols1948Birmingham Barons4–2Nashville Vols1949Nashville Vols4–2Mobile Bears1950Nashville Vols4–1Atlanta Crackers1951Birmingham Barons4–0Little Rock Travelers1952Memphis Chicks4–2–1Mobile Bears1953Nashville Vols4–1Birmingham Barons1954Atlanta Crackers4–1New Orleans Pelicans1955Mobile Bears4–2Birmingham Barons1956Atlanta Crackers4–3Memphis Chicks1957Atlanta Crackers4–0Nashville Vols1958Birmingham Barons4–1Mobile Bears1959Mobile Bears4–1Birmingham Barons1960Little Rock Travelers3–2Birmingham Barons

Championship wins by club Pennants Wins Team Championship years18Atlanta Crackers1907, 1909, 1913, 1917, 1919, 1925, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 19609New Orleans Pelicans1905, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1934, 19188Birmingham Barons1906, 1912, 1914, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1958, 19598Memphis Egyptians/Chicks1903, 1904, 1921, 1924, 1930, 1933, 1953, 19558Nashville Baseball Club/Vols1901, 1902, 1908, 1916, 1940, 1943, 1948, 19494Chattanooga Lookouts1932, 1939, 1952, 19614Little Rock Travelers1920, 1937, 1942, 19512Mobile Bears1922, 1947

Playoffs Wins Team Championship years9Nashville Vols1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1949, 1950, 19536Atlanta Crackers1935, 1938, 1946, 1954, 1956, 19575Birmingham Barons1928, 1936, 1948, 1951, 19584Mobile Bears1945, 1947, 1955, 19593New Orleans Pelicans1932, 1933, 19342Little Rock Travelers1937, 19601Memphis Chicks1952

See also

U.S. minor league baseball awards

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