The 1993 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 8 and September 5. 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 Birmingham Barons won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Knoxville Blue Jays in the playoffs.
Team changes The Charlotte Knights leave the league and join the International League. The Nashville Xpress join the league as an expansion team and join the West Division. The team begins an affiliation with the Minnesota Twins. The Knoxville Blue Jays move from the West Division to the East Division. The Orlando Sun Rays ended their affiliation with the Minnesota Twins and began a new affiliation with the Chicago Cubs. The club is renamed to the Orlando Cubs.
Teams 1993 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates Five County Stadium Greenville Braves Greenville, South Carolina Atlanta Braves Greenville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Seattle Mariners Wolfson Park Knoxville Blue Jays Knoxville, Tennessee Toronto Blue Jays Bill Meyer Stadium Orlando Cubs Orlando, Florida Chicago Cubs 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 Memphis Chicks Memphis, Tennessee Kansas City Royals Tim McCarver Stadium Nashville Xpress Nashville, Tennessee Minnesota Twins Herschel Greer Stadium
Map of teams
Regular season Summary The Birmingham Barons finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1989.
Standings 1993 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 13, 2025 East Division Team Win Loss % GB Greenville Braves 75 67 – Carolina Mudcats 74 67 0.5 Orlando Cubs 71 70 3.5 Knoxville Blue Jays 70 70 4 Jacksonville Suns 59 81 15West Division Birmingham Barons 78 64 – Chattanooga Lookouts 72 69 5.5 Nashville Xpress 72 70 6 Huntsville Stars 71 70 6.5 Memphis Chicks 63 77 14
League Leaders Batting leaders 1993 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 13, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Jim Bowie, Huntsville Stars .333 H Jim Bowie, Huntsville Stars 167 R Rich Becker, Nashville Xpress Alex Gonzalez, Knoxville Blue Jays 93 2B Jerry Wolak, Birmingham Barons 35 3B Ray Durham, Birmingham Barons 10 HR Carlos Delgado, Knoxville Blue Jays 25 RBI Carlos Delgado, Knoxville Blue Jays 102 SB Brandon Wilson, Birmingham Barons 43
Pitching leaders 1993 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 13, 2025 Stat Player Total W Mike Ferry, Chattanooga Lookouts Huck Flener, Knoxville Blue Jays 13 ERA James Baldwin, Birmingham Barons 2.25 CG James Baldwin, Birmingham Barons Mike Ferry, Chattanooga Lookouts Jeff Mansur, Nashville Xpress 4 SHO Scott Ruffcorn, Birmingham Barons 3 SV Chris Bushing, Chattanooga Lookouts 29 IP Mike Ferry, Chattanooga Lookouts 186.2 SO Scott Ruffcorn, Birmingham Barons 141
Playoffs The Birmingham Barons won their fifth Southern League championship, defeating the Knoxville Blue Jays in four games.
Playoff bracket
Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Carlos Delgado, Knoxville Blue Jays Pitcher of the Year Oscar Munoz, Nashville Xpress Manager of the Year Terry Francona, Birmingham Barons
See also 1993 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website