1973 Southern League season

1973 Southern League season
League	Southern League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 13 – September 1
Number of games	140
Number of teams	8
Regular season
League champions	Montgomery Rebels
Playoffs
League champions	Montgomery Rebels
Runners-up	Jacksonville Suns

The 1973 Southern League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 13 and September 1. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team in each division qualifying for the championship round.

The Montgomery Rebels won the Southern League championship, as they defeated the Jacksonville Suns in the playoffs.

Team changes

• The Charlotte Hornets disbanded.
• The Orlando Twins join the league from the Florida State League and will play in the East Division. The club is affiliated with the Minnesota Twins.
• The Asheville Orioles move to the West Division.
• The Columbus Astros move to the East Division.

Teams

1973 Southern League
Division	Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
East	Columbus Astros	Columbus, Georgia	Houston Astros	Golden Park
	Jacksonville Suns	Jacksonville, Florida	Kansas City Royals	Wolfson Park
	Orlando Twins	Orlando, Florida	Minnesota Twins	Tinker Field
	Savannah Braves	Savannah, Georgia	Atlanta Braves	Grayson Stadium
West	Asheville Orioles	Asheville, North Carolina	Baltimore Orioles	McCormick Field
	Birmingham Athletics	Birmingham, Alabama	Oakland Athletics	Rickwood Field
	Knoxville Sox	Knoxville, Tennessee	Chicago White Sox	Bill Meyer Stadium
	Montgomery Rebels	Montgomery, Alabama	Detroit Tigers	Paterson Field

Map of teams

Columbus

Jackson-
ville

Orlando

Savannah

Asheville

Birming-
ham

Knoxville

Mont-
gomery

East Division West Division

Regular season

Summary

• The Montgomery Rebels finished the season with the best record in the league for the first time in team history.

Standings

East Division
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Jacksonville Suns	76	60	.559	–
Savannah Braves	71	68	.511	6.5
Columbus Astros	69	70	.496	8.5
Orlando Twins	65	70	.481	10.5
West Division
Montgomery Rebels	80	58	.580	–
Asheville Orioles	71	69	.507	10
Knoxville Sox	70	69	.504	10.5
Birmingham Athletics	50	88	.362	30

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Rob Andrews, Asheville Orioles	.309
H	Rob Andrews, Asheville Orioles	167
R	Rob Andrews, Asheville Orioles	98
2B	Taylor Duncan, Asheville Orioles Leon Roberts, Montgomery Rebels	30
3B	Jerry Moxey, Columbus Astros	13
HR	Terry Clapp, Asheville Orioles	35
RBI	Terry Clapp, Asheville Orioles	98
SB	Alberto Leaver, Columbus Astros	54

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Joe Henderson, Knoxville Sox	17
ERA	Ross Rothermel, Columbus Astros	1.81
CG	Doug Konieczny, Columbus Astros	17
SHO	Charles Swanson, Montgomery Rebels	6
SV	Jerome Donahue, Montgomery Rebels	11
IP	Doug Konieczny, Columbus Astros	213.0
SO	Doug Konieczny, Columbus Astros	222

Playoffs

• The Montgomery Rebels won their second consecutive Southern League championship, defeating the Jacksonville Suns in four games.

Playoff bracket

	Finals
	E1	Jacksonville	1
	W1	Montgomery	3

Awards

Southern League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Jerry Moxey, Columbus Astros
Pitcher of the Year	Doug Konieczny, Columbus Astros
Manager of the Year	Billy Gardner, Jacksonville Suns

See also

• 1973 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website