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1975 Southern League

1975 > Class AA > League History
Overall: 544 games, 8 teams, approx. 136 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1974 / 1976
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1974 / 1976

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1974 / 1976

League Standings

Regular Season

April 15, 1975 to September 5, 1975 · 140 games

East Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Orlando Twins	MIN	81	57	.587	--
Savannah Braves	ATL	70	64	.522	9
Columbus Astros	HOU	70	64	.522	9
Jacksonville Suns	KCR	59	79	.428	22

West Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Montgomery Rebels	DET	73	61	.545	--
Birmingham A's	OAK	65	69	.485	8
Asheville Orioles	BAL	63	75	.457	12
Knoxville Sox	CHW	63	75	.457	12

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	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Asheville Orioles	BAL	21.6	4.23	138	5057	4540	584	1201	181	23	76	512	57	44	425	590	.265	.329	.365	.693	1656	24	37	31	32
Birmingham A's	OAK	22.5	4.13	134	4897	4204	553	1091	163	35	45	486	62	46	540	572	.260	.345	.347	.692	1459	28	84	41	25
Knoxville Sox	CHW	22.4	3.91	138	4984	4348	540	1129	164	21	57	481	83	78	522	625	.260	.339	.346	.686	1506	22	53	39	36
Montgomery Rebels	DET	22.5	3.90	134	4827	4244	523	1117	161	29	92	473	73	59	474	550	.263	.338	.380	.718	1612	27	45	37	49
Orlando Twins	MIN	22.7	3.71	138	4855	4143	512	1019	115	27	70	463	94	48	611	652	.246	.342	.337	.679	1398	15	45	41	36
Savannah Braves	ATL	24.4	3.66	134	4805	4237	490	1074	115	23	52	426	122	59	426	694	.253	.325	.328	.653	1391	43	59	40	39
Columbus Astros	HOU	22.6	3.59	134	4814	4210	481	1016	152	28	49	412	77	41	478	672	.241	.324	.326	.649	1371	46	54	26	36
Jacksonville Suns	KCR	24.0	3.43	138	4875	4254	473	1017	162	21	57	413	127	71	505	731	.239	.322	.327	.649	1392	34	44	38	24
League Totals		22.8	3.82	1088	39114	34180	4156	8664	1213	207	498	3666	695	446	3981	5086	.253	.333	.345	.678	11785	239	421	293	277

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	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Orlando Twins	MIN	23.2	3.35	81	57	.587	3.19	138	138	67	71	20	18	1119.0	1049	462	397	57	473	18	594	28	0	69	1.360	8.4	0.5	3.8	4.8	1.26
Columbus Astros	HOU	22.2	3.54	70	64	.522	3.08	134	134	83	51	14	25	1137.0	1076	475	389	62	449	41	702	25	7	59	1.341	8.5	0.5	3.6	5.6	1.56
Savannah Braves	ATL	21.8	3.58	70	64	.522	3.12	134	134	81	53	10	16	1133.0	1046	480	393	47	450	18	619	33	4	53	1.320	8.3	0.4	3.6	4.9	1.38
Birmingham A's	OAK	21.6	3.75	65	69	.485	3.08	134	134	71	63	9	15	1112.0	1088	502	381	53	538	63	559	23	5	71	1.462	8.8	0.4	4.4	4.5	1.04
Montgomery Rebels	DET	21.6	3.79	73	61	.545	3.30	134	134	89	45	14	23	1118.0	997	508	410	50	550	34	640	30	7	71	1.384	8.0	0.4	4.4	5.2	1.16
Jacksonville Suns	KCR	22.9	3.90	59	79	.428	3.18	138	138	89	49	9	14	1147.0	1066	538	405	60	496	52	678	30	7	62	1.362	8.4	0.5	3.9	5.3	1.37
Knoxville Sox	CHW	22.5	4.14	63	75	.457	3.72	138	138	109	29	12	30	1151.0	1108	571	476	59	537	26	661	37	8	53	1.429	8.7	0.5	4.2	5.2	1.23
Asheville Orioles	BAL	22.1	4.49	63	75	.457	4.05	138	138	82	56	13	11	1161.0	1234	620	522	110	488	25	633	33	6	40	1.483	9.6	0.9	3.8	4.9	1.30
League Totals		22.2	3.82	544	544	.500	3.34	1088	1088	671	417	101	152	9078.0	8664	4156	3373	498	3981	277	5086	239	44	478	1.393	8.6	0.5	3.9	5.0	1.28

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Orlando Twins	MIN	138	3358	1521	124	129	.975	10	Dick Phillips
Montgomery Rebels	DET	134	3354	1515	126	120	.975	24	Les Moss
Birmingham A's	OAK	134	3337	1417	131	133	.973	25	Harry Malmberg
Knoxville Sox	CHW	138	3453	1480	143	127	.972	70	Jim Napier
Asheville Orioles	BAL	138	3482	1572	153	146	.971	8	Jimmie Schaffer
Savannah Braves	ATL	134	3398	1406	157	101	.968	12	Tommie Aaron
Columbus Astros	HOU	134	3411	1464	178	99	.965	26	Jim Beauchamp
Jacksonville Suns	KCR	138	3442	1361	181	101	.964	19	Bill Scripture
League Totals		1088	27235	11736	1193	956	.970	194

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