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1982 Southern League

1982 > Class AA > League History
Overall: 718 games, 10 teams, approx. 143 games in season
Attendance: 1,909,527 (2,659/game)
Other Years: 1981 / 1983
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1981 / 1983

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1981 / 1983

League Standings

First Half

72 games

East Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Jacksonville Suns KCR 41 31 .569 --
Charlotte O's BAL 37 32 .536 2.5
Savannah Braves ATL 37 34 .521 3.5
Columbus Astros HOU 36 36 .500 5
Orlando Twins MIN 31 38 .449 8.5

West Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Knoxville Blue Jays TOR 38 33 .535 --
Memphis Chicks MON 37 35 .514 1.5
Chattanooga Lookouts CLE 34 38 .472 4.5
Nashville Sounds NYY 32 38 .457 5.5
Birmingham Barons DET 32 40 .444 6.5

Second Half

72 games

East Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Jacksonville Suns KCR 42 30 .583 --
Orlando Twins MIN 43 32 .573 0.5
Columbus Astros HOU 38 33 .535 3.5
Savannah Braves ATL 32 41 .438 10.5
Charlotte O's BAL 29 45 .392 14

West Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Nashville Sounds NYY 45 29 .608 --
Birmingham Barons DET 37 34 .521 6.5
Knoxville Blue Jays TOR 35 38 .479 9.5
Memphis Chicks MON 33 39 .458 11
Chattanooga Lookouts CLE 29 42 .408 14.5

Semifinals

5 games
Tm Aff W L
Jacksonville Suns KCR 3 1
Columbus Astros HOU 1 3
Tm Aff W L
Nashville Sounds NYY 3 1
Knoxville Blue Jays TOR 1 3

Finals

5 games
Tm Aff W L
Nashville Sounds NYY 3 1
Jacksonville Suns KCR 1 3

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Memphis Chicks MON 24.0 4.87 144 5558 4784 701 1266 201 29 121 632 140 58 611 743 .265 .351 .395 .745 1888 43 84 36 31
Charlotte O's BAL 23.4 4.83 143 5271 4519 690 1144 206 33 164 626 149 71 631 948 .253 .347 .422 .769 1908 36 52 33 18
Orlando Twins MIN 23.4 4.79 144 5347 4570 690 1202 191 39 103 622 121 65 610 695 .263 .352 .389 .741 1780 47 61 59 21
Nashville Sounds NYY 24.1 4.67 144 5557 4836 672 1271 210 38 118 604 102 51 583 783 .263 .345 .395 .740 1911 44 56 38 15
Columbus Astros HOU 23.4 4.66 143 5361 4690 667 1237 213 29 99 594 143 74 536 780 .264 .343 .385 .727 1805 43 60 32 33
Birmingham Barons DET 24.0 4.38 143 5335 4659 626 1192 171 36 98 565 103 50 540 868 .256 .337 .371 .708 1729 45 56 35 18
Savannah Braves ATL 23.7 4.32 144 5148 4456 622 1063 153 37 135 565 118 44 573 1043 .239 .330 .380 .711 1695 55 31 33 15
Chattanooga Lookouts CLE 22.9 4.15 143 5296 4619 594 1153 191 37 103 538 162 60 548 916 .250 .329 .374 .703 1727 23 55 51 32
Knoxville Blue Jays TOR 23.1 4.13 144 5187 4614 594 1183 211 44 96 527 178 65 428 903 .256 .322 .384 .706 1770 39 61 45 19
Jacksonville Suns KCR 23.3 4.12 144 5272 4691 593 1152 163 30 90 518 156 60 478 823 .246 .317 .351 .667 1645 25 48 30 21
League Totals 23.5 4.49 1436 53332 46438 6449 11863 1910 352 1127 5791 1372 598 5538 8502 .255 .337 .385 .722 17858 400 564 392 223

League Pitching

Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Jacksonville Suns KCR 23.2 3.66 83 61 .576 3.13 144 144 107 37 15 29 1237.1 1031 527 430 111 549 21 922 40 3 54 1.277 7.5 0.8 4.0 6.7 1.68
Knoxville Blue Jays TOR 23.1 4.29 73 71 .507 3.80 144 144 95 49 13 29 1210.1 1106 618 511 73 630 15 851 36 6 113 1.434 8.2 0.5 4.7 6.3 1.35
Nashville Sounds NYY 24.2 4.30 77 67 .535 3.64 144 144 106 38 10 21 1259.0 1241 619 509 100 467 33 902 41 7 54 1.357 8.9 0.7 3.3 6.4 1.93
Birmingham Barons DET 22.3 4.33 69 74 .483 3.89 143 143 114 29 12 30 1206.2 1156 619 522 123 502 20 848 30 10 47 1.374 8.6 0.9 3.7 6.3 1.69
Savannah Braves ATL 23.5 4.43 69 75 .479 3.95 144 144 87 57 9 14 1179.0 1082 638 517 100 607 12 815 39 8 75 1.433 8.3 0.8 4.6 6.2 1.34
Columbus Astros HOU 23.5 4.66 74 69 .517 3.98 143 143 107 36 8 27 1233.0 1272 667 545 128 462 26 855 54 6 57 1.406 9.3 0.9 3.4 6.2 1.85
Chattanooga Lookouts CLE 24.0 4.67 63 80 .441 4.03 143 143 110 33 6 21 1223.2 1237 668 548 97 584 21 836 39 9 81 1.488 9.1 0.7 4.3 6.1 1.43
Orlando Twins MIN 22.9 4.70 74 70 .514 4.32 144 144 118 26 6 29 1206.2 1276 677 579 147 509 33 837 34 6 62 1.479 9.5 1.1 3.8 6.2 1.64
Charlotte O's BAL 22.8 4.80 66 77 .462 4.38 143 143 97 46 9 21 1188.2 1171 687 579 118 594 19 769 37 11 92 1.485 8.9 0.9 4.5 5.8 1.29
Memphis Chicks MON 23.7 5.06 70 74 .486 4.41 144 144 123 21 3 25 1246.0 1291 729 611 130 634 23 867 50 8 69 1.545 9.3 0.9 4.6 6.3 1.37
League Totals 23.3 4.49 718 718 .500 3.95 1436 1436 1064 372 91 246 12190.1 11863 6449 5351 1127 5538 223 8502 400 74 704 1.427 8.8 0.8 4.1 6.3 1.54

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Orlando Twins MIN 144 3620 1452 165 116 .968 19 66,505 Tom Kelly
Memphis Chicks MON 144 3738 1513 178 132 .967 25 315,628 Rick Renick
Knoxville Blue Jays TOR 144 3631 1582 177 118 .967 21 84,451 Larry Hardy
Jacksonville Suns KCR 144 3712 1448 179 133 .966 15 125,645 Gene Lamont
Birmingham Barons DET 143 3620 1510 187 130 .965 10 231,294 Ed Brinkman
Chattanooga Lookouts CLE 143 3671 1542 189 129 .965 24 157,948 Al Gallagher
Savannah Braves ATL 144 3537 1429 182 120 .965 30 111,910 Andy Gilbert
Columbus Astros HOU 143 3699 1620 198 135 .964 17 159,266 Matt Galante
Charlotte O's BAL 143 3566 1476 191 119 .964 16 148,973 Mark Wiley
Nashville Sounds NYY 144 3777 1657 223 135 .961 25 507,907 Johnny Oates
League Totals 1436 36571 15229 1869 1267 .965 202 1,909,527