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2008 Southern League

2008 > Class AA > League History
Overall: 694 games, 10 teams, approx. 138 games in season
Attendance: 2,460,838 (3,545/game)
Other Years: 2007 / 2009
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League Standings

First Half

70 games

North Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx SEA 41 29 .586 --
Huntsville Stars MIL 41 29 .586 --
Carolina Mudcats FLA 38 32 .543 3
Chattanooga Lookouts CIN 37 33 .529 4
Tennessee Smokies CHC 27 43 .386 14

South Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Birmingham Barons CHW 40 30 .571 --
Montgomery Biscuits TBR 34 36 .486 6
Jacksonville Suns LAD 33 37 .471 7
Mississippi Braves ATL 30 40 .429 10
Mobile Bay Bears ARI 29 41 .414 11

Second Half

70 games

North Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Carolina Mudcats FLA 42 28 .600 --
Tennessee Smokies CHC 35 34 .507 6.5
Huntsville Stars MIL 32 38 .457 10
Chattanooga Lookouts CIN 30 39 .435 11.5
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx SEA 29 39 .426 12

South Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Mississippi Braves ATL 43 26 .623 --
Birmingham Barons CHW 34 33 .507 8
Montgomery Biscuits TBR 35 34 .507 8
Jacksonville Suns LAD 35 35 .500 8.5
Mobile Bay Bears ARI 29 38 .433 13

Semifinals

5 games
Tm Aff W L
Mississippi Braves ATL 3 0
Birmingham Barons CHW 0 3
Tm Aff W L
Carolina Mudcats FLA 3 0
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx SEA 0 3

Finals

5 games
Tm Aff W L
Mississippi Braves ATL 3 2
Carolina Mudcats FLA 2 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
Huntsville Stars MIL 22.9 5.24 140 5405 4760 733 1358 269 36 119 669 127 43 447 933 .285 .352 .432 .784 2056 99 65 90 43 23
Chattanooga Lookouts CIN 23.8 4.90 139 5311 4679 681 1258 273 29 115 630 88 50 469 993 .269 .340 .413 .754 1934 97 62 53 48 18
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx SEA 24.8 4.86 138 5241 4551 671 1210 273 34 126 621 86 47 512 1028 .266 .348 .424 .772 1929 110 81 64 33 19
Montgomery Biscuits TBR 25.3 4.83 139 5394 4666 671 1225 239 37 104 616 74 39 586 949 .263 .350 .396 .746 1850 136 64 37 41 12
Carolina Mudcats FLA 24.2 4.74 140 5309 4565 664 1188 270 35 104 603 175 76 573 1063 .260 .348 .403 .751 1840 85 68 57 46 23
Tennessee Smokies CHC 24.1 4.74 139 5412 4689 659 1228 251 34 100 603 66 38 521 968 .262 .341 .394 .735 1847 102 65 88 49 23
Jacksonville Suns LAD 24.5 4.61 140 5423 4720 646 1249 239 22 94 587 128 39 541 951 .265 .345 .384 .729 1814 125 58 62 42 21
Mississippi Braves ATL 24.8 4.52 139 5232 4559 628 1163 210 52 88 582 120 63 520 974 .255 .338 .382 .720 1741 87 64 60 29 14
Birmingham Barons CHW 25.2 4.39 137 5105 4562 602 1182 230 34 110 540 111 69 427 869 .259 .327 .397 .724 1810 89 45 45 26 18
Mobile Bay Bears ARI 24.2 4.07 137 5089 4501 557 1147 240 23 85 506 64 63 444 874 .255 .330 .375 .705 1688 101 79 27 38 14
League Totals 24.4 4.69 1388 52921 46252 6512 12208 2494 336 1045 5957 1039 527 5040 9602 .264 .342 .400 .742 18509 1031 651 583 395 185

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
Birmingham Barons CHW 24.3 4.16 74 63 .540 3.70 137 137 135 2 12 43 1208.2 1183 570 497 62 470 8 910 65 3 53 5168 1.368 8.8 0.5 3.5 6.8 1.94
Carolina Mudcats FLA 24.4 4.34 80 60 .571 3.86 140 140 137 3 10 43 1220.2 1184 607 523 85 481 16 968 48 6 72 5251 1.364 8.7 0.6 3.5 7.1 2.01
Huntsville Stars MIL 25.1 4.41 73 67 .521 3.97 140 140 133 7 9 41 1223.0 1189 618 539 118 519 13 874 60 6 65 5290 1.397 8.7 0.9 3.8 6.4 1.68
Mississippi Braves ATL 24.1 4.63 73 66 .525 4.28 139 139 138 1 12 42 1208.1 1204 643 574 89 486 15 1032 68 5 67 5247 1.399 9.0 0.7 3.6 7.7 2.12
Mobile Bay Bears ARI 24.1 4.64 58 79 .423 4.30 137 137 134 3 6 33 1180.2 1237 635 564 119 437 13 907 63 7 54 5149 1.418 9.4 0.9 3.3 6.9 2.08
Montgomery Biscuits TBR 25.1 4.81 69 70 .496 4.28 139 139 138 1 4 37 1218.2 1231 668 579 117 528 31 977 70 7 60 5341 1.443 9.1 0.9 3.9 7.2 1.85
Jacksonville Suns LAD 24.4 4.91 68 72 .486 4.35 140 140 138 1 6 38 1234.0 1227 688 596 116 554 20 981 58 7 108 5424 1.443 8.9 0.8 4.0 7.2 1.77
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx SEA 25.5 4.93 70 68 .507 4.34 138 138 134 4 7 31 1198.2 1239 680 578 84 515 20 944 88 12 70 5305 1.463 9.3 0.6 3.9 7.1 1.83
Chattanooga Lookouts CIN 23.9 4.93 67 72 .482 4.32 139 139 137 2 8 35 1213.1 1243 685 582 102 499 34 1063 68 7 71 5341 1.436 9.2 0.8 3.7 7.9 2.13
Tennessee Smokies CHC 23.6 5.17 62 77 .446 4.65 139 139 139 0 6 30 1224.1 1271 718 633 153 551 15 946 63 7 71 5421 1.488 9.3 1.1 4.1 7.0 1.72
League Totals 24.4 4.69 694 694 .500 4.20 1388 1388 1363 24 80 373 12130.1 12208 6512 5665 1045 5040 185 9602 651 67 691 52937 1.422 9.1 0.8 3.7 7.1 1.91

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Mississippi Braves ATL 139 3625 1278 101 111 .980 19 101 53 34% 212,107 Phil Wellman
Birmingham Barons CHW 137 3626 1523 114 164 .978 17 91 60 40% 302,979 Carlos Subero
Mobile Bay Bears ARI 137 3542 1382 112 132 .978 8 94 42 31% 220,821 Hector De La Cruz
Huntsville Stars MIL 140 3669 1562 127 136 .976 18 123 58 32% 160,080 Don Money
Jacksonville Suns LAD 140 3702 1365 124 123 .976 33 94 52 36% 364,365 John Shoemaker
Carolina Mudcats FLA 140 3662 1475 134 129 .975 12 107 42 28% 281,012 Matt Raleigh
Montgomery Biscuits TBR 139 3656 1437 133 130 .975 14 139 55 28% 292,181 Billy Gardner
Tennessee Smokies CHC 139 3673 1431 134 131 .974 19 100 53 35% 250,209 Buddy Bailey
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx SEA 138 3596 1428 151 132 .971 25 107 57 35% 140,445 Scott Steinmann
Chattanooga Lookouts CIN 139 3640 1352 150 115 .971 4 83 55 40% 236,639 Mike Goff
League Totals 1388 36391 14233 1280 1303 .975 169 1039 527 34% 2,460,838