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1981 Southern League

1981 > Class AA > League History
Overall: 713 games, 10 teams, approx. 142 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1980 / 1982
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League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1980 / 1982

League Standings

First Half

April 9, 1981 to June 20, 1981

East Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Orlando Twins MIN
Columbus Astros HOU
Jacksonville Suns KCR
Charlotte O's BAL
Savannah Braves ATL

West Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Birmingham Barons DET
Chattanooga Lookouts CLE
Memphis Chicks MON
Nashville Sounds NYY
Knoxville Blue Jays TOR

Second Half

East Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Orlando Twins MIN
Columbus Astros HOU
Jacksonville Suns KCR
Charlotte O's BAL
Savannah Braves ATL

West Division

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
Orlando Twins MIN 23.1 5.28 142 5317 4551 750 1171 183 23 167 693 90 58 622 794 .257 .349 .418 .766 1901 46 44 54 20
Memphis Chicks MON 24.0 5.24 143 5477 4727 749 1291 189 39 129 656 182 105 646 793 .273 .360 .411 .772 1945 27 28 49 30
Nashville Sounds NYY 23.0 5.20 143 5477 4743 744 1276 211 58 70 650 205 82 592 704 .269 .352 .382 .734 1813 40 60 42 26
Charlotte O's BAL 23.1 4.92 143 5360 4725 703 1244 205 27 147 643 181 76 519 885 .263 .338 .411 .750 1944 38 36 42 27
Birmingham Barons DET 22.6 4.87 142 5335 4786 691 1317 205 43 121 625 139 65 438 686 .275 .336 .412 .748 1971 22 50 39 22
Columbus Astros HOU 23.1 4.62 143 5294 4634 661 1208 193 58 69 581 162 84 549 758 .261 .340 .372 .712 1724 24 49 38 41
Chattanooga Lookouts CLE 23.2 4.62 143 5243 4591 660 1225 211 45 102 579 194 77 526 882 .267 .345 .399 .744 1832 39 51 36 35
Savannah Braves ATL 22.6 4.41 140 4997 4405 617 1168 183 29 138 543 158 64 478 757 .265 .339 .414 .753 1823 34 46 34 30
Knoxville Blue Jays TOR 22.3 4.17 144 5248 4725 600 1249 204 55 77 541 124 61 409 816 .264 .325 .380 .704 1794 31 47 36 26
Jacksonville Suns KCR 23.1 3.96 143 5146 4528 566 1113 170 35 80 514 169 70 507 793 .246 .324 .352 .676 1593 34 46 31 20
League Totals 23.0 4.73 1426 52894 46415 6741 12262 1954 412 1100 6025 1604 742 5286 7868 .264 .341 .395 .736 18340 335 457 401 277

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 BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Nashville Sounds NYY 23.5 4.01 81 62 .566 3.26 143 143 89 54 9 21 1224.1 1102 574 443 77 535 29 882 32 13 58 1.337 8.1 0.6 3.9 6.5 1.65
Savannah Braves ATL 22.9 4.44 70 70 .500 3.95 140 140 88 52 9 17 1144.2 1096 622 502 120 534 25 694 38 4 47 1.424 8.6 0.9 4.2 5.5 1.30
Charlotte O's BAL 22.8 4.53 74 69 .517 3.99 143 143 100 43 5 26 1237.2 1304 648 549 108 499 24 792 20 6 56 1.457 9.5 0.8 3.6 5.8 1.59
Jacksonville Suns KCR 22.9 4.56 65 77 .458 4.05 143 143 97 46 11 20 1200.1 1171 652 540 111 552 30 784 38 8 63 1.435 8.8 0.8 4.1 5.9 1.42
Orlando Twins MIN 22.5 4.73 79 63 .556 4.14 142 142 119 23 3 34 1211.0 1312 671 557 104 477 41 727 21 10 63 1.477 9.8 0.8 3.5 5.4 1.52
Knoxville Blue Jays TOR 22.8 4.88 63 80 .441 4.26 144 144 117 27 2 23 1224.0 1266 702 579 115 539 24 756 26 13 81 1.475 9.3 0.8 4.0 5.6 1.40
Chattanooga Lookouts CLE 23.2 4.99 67 75 .472 4.35 143 143 105 38 10 22 1198.2 1190 713 579 111 556 25 701 38 11 48 1.457 8.9 0.8 4.2 5.3 1.26
Memphis Chicks MON 23.2 4.99 77 66 .538 4.19 143 143 119 24 8 29 1245.1 1271 714 580 119 498 29 798 33 13 78 1.421 9.2 0.9 3.6 5.8 1.60
Birmingham Barons DET 23.2 5.04 71 70 .504 4.53 142 142 115 27 7 25 1217.0 1260 716 613 127 557 18 913 43 7 69 1.493 9.3 0.9 4.1 6.8 1.64
Columbus Astros HOU 23.8 5.10 63 78 .447 4.58 143 143 111 32 8 25 1212.2 1290 729 617 108 539 32 821 46 11 50 1.508 9.6 0.8 4.0 6.1 1.52
League Totals 23.1 4.73 710 710 .500 4.13 1426 1426 1060 366 72 242 12115.2 12262 6741 5559 1100 5286 277 7868 335 96 613 1.448 9.1 0.8 3.9 5.8 1.49

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Birmingham Barons DET 142 3651 1510 159 106 .970 22 Roy Majtyka
Charlotte O's BAL 143 3713 1551 171 145 .969 19 Mark Wiley
Columbus Astros HOU 143 3638 1622 172 145 .968 13 Matt Galante
Orlando Twins MIN 142 3633 1657 178 139 .967 12 Roy McMillan
Memphis Chicks MON 143 3736 1574 205 119 .963 24 Larry Bearnarth
Knoxville Blue Jays TOR 144 3672 1598 203 124 .963 20 Larry Hardy and Duane Larson
Chattanooga Lookouts CLE 143 3596 1599 207 124 .962 30 Woody Smith
Savannah Braves ATL 140 3434 1531 195 107 .962 15 Andy Gilbert
Jacksonville Suns KCR 143 3601 1410 204 116 .961 9 Gene Lamont
Nashville Sounds NYY 143 3673 1493 209 119 .961 26 Stump Merrill
League Totals 1426 36347 15545 1903 1244 .965 190