South Atlantic League

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There have been different South Atlantic Leagues in the history of minor league baseball, spanning from 1904 to the present with a few breaks. The Sally operated from 1904-1917 as a class C league, then started up again in 1919, also class C. This time it operated from 1919-1930, moving up to class B beginning in 1921. William Bramham became league president in mid 1924, and served until 1930. The Sally league was re-started again as a class B from 1936-1942, shut down for the war and returned in 1946 as a class A league. The AA Southern Association (which never integrated) ceased operations after the 1961 season and so the SAL was promoted to AA in 1963 to take its place; a year later the name was changed to the Southern League. Out of the 51 seasons of operation, Augusta, GA competed in 46, Macon, GA was around for 46, and Columbia, SC was in 45. Charleston, SC, Jacksonville, FL, Savannah, GA, and Columbus, GA each competed for at least 29 years also, making for a relatively stable line-up.

The South Atlantic League name went unused for 16 years - in 1980 the Western Carolinas League brought back the name when it sought to change its identity. Currently, the league has sixteen teams, divided into two divisions of eight clubs.

The SAL has long been called the "Sally League."

Contents

[edit] Current Teams, Managers, and Affiliations

South Atlantic League Teams
Northern Division Southern Division
Team Manager Parent Team Team Manager Parent Team
Delmarva Shorebirds Ramon Sambo Baltimore Orioles Asheville Tourists Joe Mikulik Colorado Rockies
Greensboro Grasshoppers Edwin Rodriguez Florida Marlins Augusta GreenJackets Andy Skeels San Francisco Giants
Hagerstown Suns Darnell Coles Washington Nationals Charleston RiverDogs Torre Tyson New York Yankees
Hickory Crawdads Gary Green Pittsburgh Pirates Columbus Catfish Matt Quatraro Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Lake County Captains Aaron Holbert Cleveland Indians Greenville Drive Kevin Boles Boston Red Sox
Lakewood BlueClaws Steve Roadcap Philadelphia Phillies Kannapolis Intimidators Chris Jones Chicago White Sox
Lexington Legends Gregg Langbehn Houston Astros Rome Braves Randy Ingle Atlanta Braves
West Virginia Power Jeff Isom Milwaukee Brewers Savannah Sand Gnats Donovan Mitchell New York Mets

[edit] League Champions and MVPs

(formerly called Player of the Year award)

Year Champion MVP
1980 Greensboro Hornets
1981 Greensboro Hornets Dan Murphy, Asheville Tourists OF & Jeff Reynolds, Greensboro Hornets 3B
1982 Greensboro Hornets
1983 Gastonia Expos
1984 Asheville Tourists Kevin Seitzer, Charleston Royals 3B
1985 Florence Blue Jays Sil Campusano, Florence Blue Jays OF
1986 Columbia Mets Cameron Drew, Asheville Tourists RF
1987 Myrtle Beach Blue Jays Ed Whited, Asheville Tourists 3B
1988 Spartanburg Phillies Brant Alyea Jr., Gastonia Rangers OF-DH
1989 Augusta Pirates Mike Mulvaney, Greensboro Hornets 1B
1990 Charleston Wheelers Tim Howard, Columbia Mets 3B
1991 Columbia Mets Kiki Hernandez, Greensboro Hornets C
1992 Myrtle Beach Hurricanes Gary Mota, Asheville Tourists OF
1993 Savannah Cardinals D.J. Boston, Hagerstown Suns 1B
1994 Savannah Cardinals Ruben Rivera, Greensboro Bats OF
1995 Augusta GreenJackets Andruw Jones, Macon Braves OF
1996 Savannah Sand Gnats Russ Branyan, Columbus RedStixx 3B
1997 Delmarva Shorebirds Luis Lopez, Hagerstown Suns 1B
1998 Capital City Bombers Marcus Giles, Macon Braves 2B
1999 Augusta GreenJackets Scott Seabol, Greensboro Bats 3B
2000 Delmarva Shorebirds Chin-Hui Tsao, Asheville Tourists P
2001 Lexington Legends Rene Reyes, Asheville Tourists 1B
2002 Hickory Crawdads Walter Young, Hickory Crawdads 1B
2003 Rome Braves Jorge Cortes, Hickory Crawdads OF
2004 Hickory Crawdads Brandon Moss, Augusta Green Jackets OF
2005 Kannapolis Intimidators Matt Miller, Asheville Tourists OF
2006 Lakewood BlueClaws Eugenio Velez, Augusta GreenJackets 2B/SS
2007 Columbus Catfish John Raynor, Greensboro Grasshoppers, OF
2008 Augusta GreenJackets Darin Holcomb, Asheville Tourists, 3B

[edit] Cities Represented

[edit] 1904-1963

[edit] Alabama

[edit] Florida

[edit] Georgia

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] South Carolina

[edit] Tennessee

[edit] Virginia

[edit] 1980-Present

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Kentucky

[edit] Maryland

[edit] North Carolina

[edit] New Jersey

[edit] Ohio

[edit] South Carolina

[edit] West Virginia

[edit] Hall of Fame Alumni

[edit] External Links

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