1970 Southern League

1970 > Class AA > League History
Overall: 553 games, 8 teams, approx. 138 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1969
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1969

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1969

League Standings

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Columbus Astros	HOU	78	59	.569	--
Montgomery Rebels	DET	79	60	.568	--
Birmingham A's	OAK	73	65	.529	5.5
Savannah Indians	CLE	71	67	.514	7.5
Jacksonville Suns		67	70	.489	11
Charlotte Hornets	MIN	66	73	.475	13
Mobile White Sox	CHW	59	78	.431	19
Asheville Tourists	CIN	59	80	.424	20

This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

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
Jacksonville Suns		23.5	3.88	137	5155	4539	532	1092	155	29	86	481	82	28	472	812	.241	.315	.344	.659	1563	40	65	39	52
Birmingham A's	OAK	23.3	3.83	138	4954	4451	529	1114	170	31	57	480	55	41	398	711	.250	.313	.341	.654	1517	27	44	34	21
Montgomery Rebels	DET	22.3	3.55	139	4989	4470	493	1055	179	22	83	434	58	28	399	800	.236	.302	.342	.643	1527	33	62	25	42
Columbus Astros	HOU	22.3	3.48	137	4937	4427	477	1072	139	54	60	406	69	44	368	803	.242	.304	.339	.643	1499	41	67	34	50
Savannah Indians	CLE	23.3	3.44	139	4943	4349	478	970	161	38	79	424	71	40	450	901	.223	.302	.332	.634	1444	55	63	26	42
Charlotte Hornets	MIN	23.0	3.32	140	5186	4505	465	1111	159	27	43	412	77	58	539	756	.247	.330	.323	.652	1453	32	83	27	42
Asheville Tourists	CIN	23.2	2.91	139	4900	4436	404	998	175	23	48	348	100	56	355	749	.225	.285	.307	.593	1363	31	49	29	39
Mobile White Sox	CHW	24.2	2.74	137	4821	4263	376	959	131	17	40	328	62	42	424	730	.225	.298	.292	.590	1244	33	74	27	41
League Totals		23.1	3.39	1106	39885	35440	3754	8371	1269	241	496	3313	574	337	3405	6262	.236	.306	.328	.634	11610	292	507	241	329

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
Montgomery Rebels	DET	22.1	2.95	79	60	.568	2.52	139	139	84	55	16	23	1200.0	990	410	336	49	424	41	922	33	10	63	1.178	7.4	0.4	3.2	6.9	2.17
Columbus Astros	HOU	22.0	3.11	78	59	.569	2.57	137	137	86	51	18	26	1192.0	975	426	341	56	373	14	892	19	1	66	1.131	7.4	0.4	2.8	6.7	2.39
Mobile White Sox	CHW	23.4	3.22	59	78	.431	2.61	137	137	112	25	16	31	1164.0	1028	441	337	36	398	40	747	37	5	52	1.225	7.9	0.3	3.1	5.8	1.88
Savannah Indians	CLE	23.2	3.27	71	67	.514	2.73	139	139	93	46	23	25	1192.0	993	454	361	72	420	65	759	33	5	42	1.185	7.5	0.5	3.2	5.7	1.81
Asheville Tourists	CIN	21.5	3.58	59	80	.424	3.09	139	139	115	24	7	23	1195.0	1085	498	410	75	554	71	695	52	8	62	1.372	8.2	0.6	4.2	5.2	1.25
Charlotte Hornets	MIN	23.1	3.59	66	73	.475	3.03	140	140	106	34	15	17	1207.0	1107	502	406	60	393	37	675	46	6	58	1.243	8.3	0.4	2.9	5.0	1.72
Birmingham A's	OAK	23.7	3.70	73	65	.529	3.20	138	138	91	47	9	21	1170.0	1096	511	416	78	450	29	811	30	5	74	1.321	8.4	0.6	3.5	6.2	1.80
Jacksonville Suns		23.5	3.74	67	70	.489	3.05	137	137	102	35	13	31	1211.0	1097	512	411	70	393	32	761	42	4	61	1.230	8.2	0.5	2.9	5.7	1.94
League Totals		22.8	3.39	552	552	.500	2.85	1106	1106	789	317	117	197	9531.0	8371	3754	3018	496	3405	329	6262	292	44	478	1.236	7.9	0.5	3.2	5.9	1.84

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Montgomery Rebels	DET	139	3599	1428	142	95	.973	26	Stubby Overmire
Birmingham A's	OAK	138	3510	1345	144	109	.971	18	n/a
Charlotte Hornets	MIN	140	3622	1541	159	124	.970	20	Harry Warner
Columbus Astros	HOU	137	3577	1356	155	91	.970	13	Jimmy Williams
Savannah Indians	CLE	139	3575	1405	158	82	.969	13	Ray Hathaway
Asheville Tourists	CIN	139	3585	1550	164	120	.969	12	Jim Snyder
Jacksonville Suns		137	3632	1519	187	114	.965	17	Gus Niarhos
Mobile White Sox	CHW	137	3493	1509	190	126	.963	18	Tom Saffell and Larry Sherry
League Totals		1106	28593	11653	1299	861	.969	137

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