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1980 Southern League

1980 > Class AA > League History
Overall: 719 games, 10 teams, approx. 143 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1979 / 1981
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1979 / 1981

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1979 / 1981

League Standings

First Half

April 11, 1980 to June 21, 1980

East Division

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

West Division

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

Second Half

East Division

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

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
Nashville Sounds NYY 23.3 5.27 143 5538 4837 753 1345 192 60 85 668 139 86 565 675 .278 .356 .395 .752 1912 46 50 40 38
Memphis Chicks MON 23.0 5.06 144 5467 4706 728 1255 228 35 104 663 187 85 634 682 .267 .355 .396 .752 1865 42 31 54 24
Chattanooga Lookouts CLE 23.2 4.72 144 5394 4772 679 1243 219 34 116 616 83 65 494 849 .260 .331 .394 .725 1878 35 46 47 29
Jacksonville Suns KCR 23.6 4.61 144 5404 4724 664 1213 201 47 90 582 169 66 558 701 .257 .337 .376 .713 1778 35 43 44 16
Columbus Astros HOU 23.5 4.58 144 5241 4603 660 1230 220 28 92 584 114 69 515 652 .267 .341 .387 .729 1782 27 51 45 17
Charlotte O's BAL 22.8 4.20 144 5252 4641 605 1148 190 44 113 537 176 84 516 877 .247 .325 .380 .705 1765 32 30 33 17
Savannah Braves ATL 22.6 4.14 144 5178 4613 596 1211 188 37 88 523 131 62 455 773 .263 .331 .377 .708 1737 39 30 41 19
Montgomery Rebels DET 23.1 4.14 144 5259 4572 596 1173 213 14 86 537 98 63 554 731 .257 .340 .366 .706 1672 41 58 34 24
Knoxville Blue Jays TOR 22.2 3.92 144 5218 4644 565 1168 160 42 74 505 59 39 462 699 .252 .323 .352 .675 1634 42 41 29 19
Orlando Twins MIN 22.9 3.91 143 5321 4698 559 1104 170 20 107 519 70 45 520 869 .235 .315 .348 .663 1635 36 47 20 16
League Totals 23.0 4.45 1438 53272 46810 6405 12090 1981 361 955 5734 1226 664 5273 7508 .258 .336 .377 .713 17658 375 427 387 219

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 23.1 3.80 97 46 .678 3.11 143 143 100 43 15 25 1249.0 1094 544 432 72 525 30 922 27 7 60 1.296 7.9 0.5 3.8 6.6 1.76
Savannah Braves ATL 22.6 4.01 77 67 .535 3.53 144 144 109 35 11 33 1206.0 1131 578 473 89 528 20 768 54 8 52 1.376 8.4 0.7 3.9 5.7 1.45
Columbus Astros HOU 22.7 4.17 76 68 .528 3.73 144 144 101 43 10 22 1202.0 1134 600 498 90 576 20 729 55 9 48 1.423 8.5 0.7 4.3 5.5 1.27
Charlotte O's BAL 23.1 4.22 72 72 .500 3.66 144 144 100 44 5 24 1233.0 1251 607 502 96 472 5 669 24 8 47 1.397 9.1 0.7 3.4 4.9 1.42
Memphis Chicks MON 22.6 4.26 83 61 .576 3.63 144 144 98 46 11 19 1253.0 1268 613 505 100 447 19 795 41 11 39 1.369 9.1 0.7 3.2 5.7 1.78
Orlando Twins MIN 23.2 4.59 65 78 .455 3.94 143 143 101 42 12 23 1237.0 1294 656 541 98 441 15 625 30 10 38 1.403 9.4 0.7 3.2 4.5 1.42
Montgomery Rebels DET 23.8 4.61 68 76 .472 4.14 144 144 97 47 16 15 1202.0 1157 664 553 105 513 28 715 60 13 75 1.389 8.7 0.8 3.8 5.4 1.39
Chattanooga Lookouts CLE 23.2 4.94 61 83 .424 4.34 144 144 102 42 10 15 1242.0 1229 711 599 94 624 26 724 31 8 60 1.492 8.9 0.7 4.5 5.2 1.16
Knoxville Blue Jays TOR 24.2 4.95 57 87 .396 4.24 144 144 112 32 7 17 1208.0 1267 713 569 94 538 22 760 24 3 76 1.494 9.4 0.7 4.0 5.7 1.41
Jacksonville Suns KCR 22.7 4.97 63 81 .438 4.26 144 144 99 45 9 23 1239.0 1257 715 586 116 606 33 798 28 5 63 1.504 9.1 0.8 4.4 5.8 1.32
League Totals 23.1 4.45 719 719 .500 3.86 1438 1438 1019 419 106 216 12271.0 12082 6401 5258 954 5270 218 7505 374 82 558 1.414 8.9 0.7 3.9 5.5 1.42

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Columbus Astros HOU 144 3605 1623 158 159 .971 21 Matt Galante
Montgomery Rebels DET 144 3606 1648 169 116 .969 24 Roy Majtyka
Jacksonville Suns KCR 144 3714 1548 185 120 .966 27 Gene Lamont
Charlotte O's BAL 144 3700 1566 186 130 .966 11 Jimmy Williams
Memphis Chicks MON 144 3774 1557 189 118 .966 16 Larry Bearnarth
Nashville Sounds NYY 143 3770 1520 187 136 .966 18 Stump Merrill
Orlando Twins MIN 143 3713 1681 191 120 .966 18 Roy McMillan
Savannah Braves ATL 144 3614 1526 188 127 .965 21 Eddie Haas
Chattanooga Lookouts CLE 144 3709 1685 212 149 .962 23 Woody Smith
Knoxville Blue Jays TOR 144 3623 1544 234 111 .957 14 Duane Larson
League Totals 1438 36828 15898 1899 1286 .965 193