# 1993 Southern League season

The 1993 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 8 and September 5. Ten teams played a 144-game schedule, with the top team in each division in each half of the season qualifying for the post-season.
The Birmingham Barons won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Knoxville Blue Jays in the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Charlotte Knights leave the league and join the International League.
* The Nashville Xpress join the league as an expansion team and join the West Division. The team begins an affiliation with the Minnesota Twins.
* The Knoxville Blue Jays move from the West Division to the East Division.
* The Orlando Sun Rays ended their affiliation with the Minnesota Twins and began a new affiliation with the Chicago Cubs. The club is renamed to the Orlando Cubs.

## Teams

1993 Southern League :
| Division | Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| East | Carolina Mudcats | Zebulon, North Carolina | Pittsburgh Pirates | Five County Stadium |
| East | Greenville Braves | Greenville, South Carolina | Atlanta Braves | Greenville Municipal Stadium |
| East | Jacksonville Suns | Jacksonville, Florida | Seattle Mariners | Wolfson Park |
| East | Knoxville Blue Jays | Knoxville, Tennessee | Toronto Blue Jays | Bill Meyer Stadium |
| East | Orlando Cubs | Orlando, Florida | Chicago Cubs | Tinker Field |
| West | Birmingham Barons | Birmingham, Alabama | Chicago White Sox | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium |
| West | Chattanooga Lookouts | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Cincinnati Reds | Engel Stadium |
| West | Huntsville Stars | Huntsville, Alabama | Oakland Athletics | Joe W. Davis Stadium |
| West | Memphis Chicks | Memphis, Tennessee | Kansas City Royals | Tim McCarver Stadium |
| West | Nashville Xpress | Nashville, Tennessee | Minnesota Twins | Herschel Greer Stadium |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Birmingham Barons finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time since 1989.

### Standings

East Division :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Greenville Braves | 75 | 67 | .528 | – |
| Carolina Mudcats | 74 | 67 | .525 | 0.5 |
| Orlando Cubs | 71 | 70 | .504 | 3.5 |
| Knoxville Blue Jays | 70 | 70 | .500 | 4 |
| Jacksonville Suns | 59 | 81 | .421 | 15 |
| West Division |||||
| Birmingham Barons | 78 | 64 | .549 | – |
| Chattanooga Lookouts | 72 | 69 | .511 | 5.5 |
| Nashville Xpress | 72 | 70 | .507 | 6 |
| Huntsville Stars | 71 | 70 | .504 | 6.5 |
| Memphis Chicks | 63 | 77 | .450 | 14 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Jim Bowie, Huntsville Stars | .333 |
| H | Jim Bowie, Huntsville Stars | 167 |
| R | Rich Becker, Nashville Xpress Alex Gonzalez, Knoxville Blue Jays | 93 |
| 2B | Jerry Wolak, Birmingham Barons | 35 |
| 3B | Ray Durham, Birmingham Barons | 10 |
| HR | Carlos Delgado, Knoxville Blue Jays | 25 |
| RBI | Carlos Delgado, Knoxville Blue Jays | 102 |
| SB | Brandon Wilson, Birmingham Barons | 43 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Mike Ferry, Chattanooga Lookouts Huck Flener, Knoxville Blue Jays | 13 |
| ERA | James Baldwin, Birmingham Barons | 2.25 |
| CG | James Baldwin, Birmingham Barons Mike Ferry, Chattanooga Lookouts Jeff Mansur, Nashville Xpress | 4 |
| SHO | Scott Ruffcorn, Birmingham Barons | 3 |
| SV | Chris Bushing, Chattanooga Lookouts | 29 |
| IP | Mike Ferry, Chattanooga Lookouts | 186.2 |
| SO | Scott Ruffcorn, Birmingham Barons | 141 |

## Playoffs

* The Birmingham Barons won their fifth Southern League championship, defeating the Knoxville Blue Jays in four games.

### Playoff bracket

| Division finals | Division finals | Division finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| E1 | Greenville | 2 | | | |
| E2 | Knoxville | 3 | | | |
| E2 | Knoxville | 3 | E2 | Knoxville | 1 |
| | | | W1 | Birmingham | 3 |
| W1 | Birmingham | 3 | W1 | Birmingham | 3 |
| W2 | Nashville | 0 | | | |

## Awards

Southern League awards :
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Carlos Delgado, Knoxville Blue Jays |
| Pitcher of the Year | Oscar Munoz, Nashville Xpress |
| Manager of the Year | Terry Francona, Birmingham Barons |