Southern Association (A) Encyclopedia and History

League History

Year	Tm
1935	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1934	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1933	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1932	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1931	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Marines/Knoxville Smokies, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1930	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1929	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1928	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1927	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1926	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1925	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1924	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1923	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1922	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1921	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1920	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1919	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1918	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1917	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Sea Gulls, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1916	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Sea Gulls, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1915	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Sea Gulls, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1914	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Sea Gulls, Montgomery Rebels, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1913	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Sea Gulls, Montgomery Rebels, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1912	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Sea Gulls, Montgomery Rebels, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1911	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Memphis Turtles, Mobile Sea Gulls, Montgomery Billikens, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1910	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Memphis Turtles, Mobile Sea Gulls, Montgomery Climbers, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1909	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Turtles, Mobile Sea Gulls, Montgomery Climbers, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1908	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Egyptians, Mobile Sea Gulls, Montgomery Senators, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1907	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Egyptians, Montgomery Senators, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans, Shreveport Pirates
1906	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Egyptians, Montgomery Senators, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans, Shreveport Pirates
1905	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Egyptians, Montgomery Senators, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans, Shreveport Pirates
1904	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Egyptians, Montgomery Senators, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans, Shreveport Pirates
1903	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Egyptians, Montgomery Black Sox, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans, Shreveport Giants
1902	Atlanta Firemen, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Egyptians, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans, Shreveport Giants

League History in Other Classifications

Year		Tm
1961	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Macon Peaches, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, Shreveport Sports
1960	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, Shreveport Sports
1959	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans, Shreveport Sports
1958	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1957	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1956	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers/Montgomery Rebels, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1955	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1954	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1953	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1952	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1951	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1950	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1949	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1948	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1947	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1946	AA	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1945	A1	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Bears, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1944	A1	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1943	A1	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts/Montgomery Rebels, Knoxville Smokies, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1942	A1	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1941	A1	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1940	A1	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1939	A1	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1938	A1	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1937	A1	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1936	A1	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Smokies, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
1901	B	Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Egyptians, Nashville Vols/Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans, Selma Christians, Shreveport Giants
1899	C	Dallas Steers/Montgomery Senators, Mobile Blackbirds, New Orleans Pelicans, Shreveport Tigers
1898	B	Atlanta Colts, Augusta, Birmingham Reds, Charleston Seagulls, Mobile Blackbirds, Montgomery Senators, New Orleans Pelicans, Savannah
1896	B	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Bluebirds, Columbus Babies/River Snipes, Mobile Blackbirds, Montgomery Senators, New Orleans Pelicans
1895	B	Atlanta Crackers, Chattanooga Warriors/Mobile Bluebirds, Evansville Black Birds, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Lambs/Giants, Montgomery Grays, Nashville Seraphs, New Orleans Pelicans
1894	B	Atlanta Atlantas, Charleston Seagulls, Macon Hornets, Memphis Giants, Mobile Bluebirds/Atlanta, Nashville Tigers, New Orleans Pelicans, Savannah Modocs
1893	B	Atlanta Windjammers, Augusta Electricians, Birmingham Grays/Blues/Pensacola, Charleston Seagulls, Chattanooga Warriors, Macon Central City/Hornets, Memphis Fever Germs, Mobile Blackbirds, Montgomery Colts, Nashville Tigers, New Orleans Pelicans, Savannah Electrics/Rabbits
1892	B	Atlanta Firecrackers, Birmingham Grays, Chattanooga Chatts, Macon Central City, Memphis Giants, Mobile Blackbirds, Montgomery Lambs, New Orleans Pelicans
1886	B	Atlanta Atlantas, Augusta Browns, Charleston Seagulls, Chattanooga Lookouts, Macon, Memphis Grays, Nashville Americans, Savannah

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