Southern_League_(baseball)

Southern League (baseball)

The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The original league was formed in , but it had to shut down in . A new league, the Southern Association, was formed in , consisting of twelve teams. The Association shut down after the campaign.

In , the original South Atlantic League (not related to the current league of the same name), changed its name to the Southern League. The original "Sally League" was a mid- to higher-classification circuit that played from 1904 to 1917, 1919 to 1930, 1936 to 1942 and 1946 to 1963. The old Sally League grew from Class C status to Class B (through 1942), then Class A (until 1962). In its final season, it was elevated to Double-A.

The Southern League is divided into two divisions. Before 2005, the divisions were East and West, but the move of the Greenville Braves to Mississippi after the 2004 season led to a realignment. The divisions are now North and South.

Current teams

Division	Team	MLB Affiliation	City	Stadium	Capacity
North	Carolina Mudcats	Cincinnati Reds	Zebulon, North Carolina	Five County Stadium	6,500
	Chattanooga Lookouts	Los Angeles Dodgers	Chattanooga, Tennessee	AT&T Field	6,340
	Huntsville Stars	Milwaukee Brewers	Huntsville, Alabama	Joe W. Davis Stadium	10,200
	Tennessee Smokies	Chicago Cubs	Kodak, Tennessee	Smokies Park	6,412
	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	Seattle Mariners	Jackson, Tennessee	Pringles Park	6,000
South	Birmingham Barons	Chicago White Sox	Hoover, Alabama	Regions Park¹	10,800
	Jacksonville Suns	Florida Marlins	Jacksonville, Florida	Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville	11,000
	Mississippi Braves	Atlanta Braves	Pearl, Mississippi	Trustmark Park	7,500
	Mobile BayBears	Arizona Diamondbacks	Mobile, Alabama	Hank Aaron Stadium	6,000
	Montgomery Biscuits	Tampa Bay Rays	Montgomery, Alabama	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium	7,000