The 1994 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 7 and September 3. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team in each division in each half of the season qualifying for the post-season.
The Huntsville Stars won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Carolina Mudcats in the playoffs.
Team changes The Knoxville Blue Jays are renamed to the Knoxville Smokies. The club remained affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Teams 1994 Southern League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium East Carolina Mudcats Zebulon, North Carolina Pittsburgh Pirates Five County Stadium Greenville Braves Greenville, South Carolina Atlanta Braves Greenville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville Suns Jacksonville, Florida Seattle Mariners Wolfson Park Knoxville Smokies Knoxville, Tennessee Toronto Blue Jays Bill Meyer Stadium Orlando Cubs Orlando, Florida Chicago Cubs Tinker Field West Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Chicago White Sox Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga, Tennessee Cincinnati Reds Engel Stadium Huntsville Stars Huntsville, Alabama Oakland Athletics Joe W. Davis Stadium Memphis Chicks Memphis, Tennessee Kansas City Royals Tim McCarver Stadium Nashville Xpress Nashville, Tennessee Minnesota Twins Herschel Greer Stadium
Map of teams
Regular season Summary The Huntsville Stars finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1986.
Standings 1994 SOUL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed March 13, 2025 East Division Team Win Loss % GB Greenville Braves 73 63 – Carolina Mudcats 74 66 0.5 Knoxville Smokies 64 76 10.5 Jacksonville Suns 60 77 13.5 Orlando Cubs 59 78 14.5West Division Huntsville Stars 81 57 – Memphis Chicks 75 62 5.5 Nashville Xpress 74 66 8 Chattanooga Lookouts 67 73 15 Birmingham Barons 65 74 16.5
League Leaders Batting leaders 1994 SL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 13, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Trey Beamon, Carolina Mudcats .323 H Chris Stynes, Knoxville Smokies 173 R Kerwin Moore, Huntsville Stars 97 2B Dan Rohrmeier, Memphis / Chattanooga 41 3B Brent Bowers, Knoxville Smokies 11 HR Mark Johnson, Carolina Mudcats 23 RBI Chris Weinke, Knoxville Smokies 87 SB Kerwin Moore, Huntsville Stars 54
Pitching leaders 1994 SL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed March 13, 2025 Stat Player Total W Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts 14 ERA Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts 2.39 CG Gary Wilson, Carolina Mudcats 7 SHO Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts 4 SV Brad Clontz, Greenville Braves 27 IP Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts 196.1 SO Blaine Beatty, Chattanooga Lookouts 162
Playoffs The Huntsville Stars won their second Southern League championship, defeating the Carolina Mudcats in four games.
Playoff bracket
Awards Southern League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Mark Johnson, Carolina Mudcats Pitcher of the Year Brad Clontz, Greenville Braves Manager of the Year Gary Jones, Huntsville Stars
See also 1994 Major League Baseball season
References
External links Minor League Baseball official website