South Atlantic League


For the league called the South Atlantic League until 1964, see Southern League (baseball).




















South Atlantic League

SouthAtlanticLeague.png
South Atlantic League logo

SportBaseball
Founded1980
PresidentEric Krupa[1]
No. of teams14
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Lexington Legends (2018)
Most titles
Asheville Tourists (4)
Augusta GreenJackets (4)
Greensboro Grasshoppers (4)
Savannah Sand Gnats (4)
ClassificationClass A
Official websitewww.southatlanticleague.com

The South Atlantic League is a Minor League Baseball league with teams along the Atlantic coastline of the United States from New Jersey to Georgia. It is a Class A league that plays a full season, and its teams are composed of players in their second or third year of professional play.


A number of different leagues known as the South Atlantic League have existed since 1904. The current league of that name adopted the moniker in 1980, having previously been the Western Carolinas League, founded in 1963.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Current teams

    • 2.1 Current team rosters



  • 3 South Atlantic League teams (1980–present)

    • 3.1 League timeline (1980-present)



  • 4 League champions


  • 5 South Atlantic League Hall of Fame


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




History




Portion of plaque displaying likeness of John Henry Moss at Municipal Stadium, Hagerstown, Maryland


There have been several South Atlantic Leagues in the history of minor league baseball, spanning from 1904 to the present with a few breaks. The league ran from 1904 to 1917 as a class C league, then started up again in 1919, also class C. This time it ran from 1919 to 1930, moving up to class B beginning in 1921. William G. Bramham became league president in mid-1924 and served until 1930. The league was restarted again as a class B from 1936 to 1942, shut down as a result of World War II, and returned in 1946 as a class A league. The AA Southern Association (which never integrated) died after the 1961 season and so the SAL was promoted to AA in 1963 to take its place; a year later the name was changed to the Southern League. Out of the 51 seasons of operation, Augusta, Georgia competed in 46, Macon, Georgia was around for 46, and Columbia, South Carolina was in 45. Charleston, South Carolina; Jacksonville, Florida; Savannah, Georgia; and Columbus, Georgia; each competed for at least 29 years also, making for a relatively stable lineup.


The South Atlantic League name went unused for 16 years, but in 1980 the Western Carolinas League brought back the name when it sought to change its identity. For nearly 60 years, 1948 through 2007, the dominant figure in the WCL/SAL was league founder and president John Henry Moss, who started the WCL as a young man in 1948, refounded it in 1960 and then led it into the new century. Moss retired at the close of the 2007[2] South Atlantic League season. He died at age 90 on July 1, 2009, at Kings Mountain, North Carolina—a town where he had also been mayor for 23 years.[3]


In 2005, the SAL had the highest attendance in 101 years with over 3,541,992 fans (while minor league baseball set a second straight record with 41,333,279 attendees). Currently, the league has 14 teams, divided into two divisions of seven clubs.


In 2015, the Savannah Sand Gnats relocated to Columbia, South Carolina, becoming the Columbia Fireflies.



Current teams




Current team locations


The league is divided into a Northern Division and a Southern Division.
















































































Division
Team
MLB Affiliation
City
Stadium
Capacity
Northern

Delmarva Shorebirds

Baltimore Orioles

Salisbury, Maryland

Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
5,200

Greensboro Grasshoppers

Pittsburgh Pirates

Greensboro, North Carolina

First National Bank Field
7,499

Hagerstown Suns

Washington Nationals

Hagerstown, Maryland

Municipal Stadium
4,600

Hickory Crawdads

Texas Rangers

Hickory, North Carolina

L. P. Frans Stadium
5,092

Kannapolis Intimidators

Chicago White Sox

Kannapolis, North Carolina

Intimidators Stadium
4,700

Lakewood BlueClaws

Philadelphia Phillies

Lakewood, New Jersey

FirstEnergy Park
6,588

West Virginia Power

Seattle Mariners

Charleston, West Virginia

Appalachian Power Park
6,200
Southern

Asheville Tourists

Colorado Rockies

Asheville, North Carolina

McCormick Field
4,000

Augusta GreenJackets

San Francisco Giants

North Augusta, South Carolina

SRP Park
5,000

Charleston RiverDogs

New York Yankees

Charleston, South Carolina

Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park
6,000

Columbia Fireflies

New York Mets

Columbia, South Carolina

Segra Park
8,500

Greenville Drive

Boston Red Sox

Greenville, South Carolina

Fluor Field at the West End
6,000

Lexington Legends

Kansas City Royals

Lexington, Kentucky

Whitaker Bank Ballpark
6,994

Rome Braves

Atlanta Braves

Rome, Georgia

State Mutual Stadium
5,105


Current team rosters


Main article: South Atlantic League rosters


South Atlantic League teams (1980–present)


Notes: Bold font indicates that team is an active South Atlantic League team • An "^" indicates that team's article redirects to an article of an active team in the South Atlantic League or in a different league




  • Albany Polecats^

  • Anderson Braves

  • Asheville Tourists

  • Augusta GreenJackets

  • Augusta Reds

  • Bowling Green Hot Rods


  • Cape Fear Crocs^


  • Capital City Bombers^


  • Charleston Alley Cats^

  • Charleston Bombers


  • Charleston Pirates^


  • Charleston Rainbows^

  • Charleston RiverDogs


  • Charleston Royals^


  • Charleston Wheelers^

  • Charleston Yankees

  • Columbia Fireflies


  • Columbia Mets^


  • Columbus Catfish^


  • Columbus Indians^


  • Columbus RedStixx^

  • Delmarva Shorebirds


  • Fayetteville Generals^

  • Florence Blue Jays


  • Gastonia Cardinals^


  • Gastonia Expos^


  • Gastonia Jets^

  • Gastonia Rangers


  • Gastonia Tigers^


  • Greensboro Bats^

  • Greensboro Grasshoppers


  • Greensboro Hornets^

  • Greenwood Pirates

  • Greenville Drive

  • Hagerstown Suns

  • Hickory Crawdads

  • Kannapolis Intimidators

  • Lake County Captains

  • Lakewood BlueClaws

  • Lexington Legends


  • Macon Braves^

  • Macon Peaches

  • Macon Pirates

  • Macon Redbirds

  • Myrtle Beach Blue Jays

  • Myrtle Beach Hurricanes


  • Piedmont Boll Weevils^


  • Piedmont Phillies^

  • Rome Braves

  • Santee Indians

  • Santee Pirates


  • Savannah Cardinals^

  • Savannah Sand Gnats

  • Shelby Mets

  • Shelby Pirates


  • South Georgia Waves^

  • Spartanburg Traders


  • Spartanburg Phillies^

  • Spartanburg Spinners

  • Spartanburg Suns

  • Sumter Braves


  • Sumter Flyers^

  • West Virginia Power


  • Wilmington Waves^



League timeline (1980-present)



Bowling Green Hot RodsGreenville DriveRome BravesLake County CaptainsSouth Georia WavesLexington LegendsLakewood BlueClawsDelmarva ShorebirdsKannapolis IntimidatorsHickory CrawdadsHagerstown SunsAlbany PolecatsColumbus CatfishAugusta GreenJacketsMyrtle Beach Blue JaysCape Fear CrocsWest Virginia PowerSumter BravesSavannah Sand GnatsColumbia FirefliesGreenville DriveGreenwood PiratesFlorence Blue JaysKannapolis IntimidatorsShelby RedsMacon BravesMacon PeachesGreensboro GrasshoppersGastonia RangersCharleston RiverDogsAsheville TouristsAnderson Braves

Current team Former team



League champions


Main article: List of South Atlantic League champions


South Atlantic League Hall of Fame


Main article: South Atlantic League Hall of Fame

The South Atlantic League Hall of Fame was started in 1994.



References




  1. ^ "Contact Us". South Atlantic League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved July 27, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Baseball America, December 15, 2007


  3. ^ Weber, Bruce (13 July 2009). "John Henry Moss, 90, Head of South Atlantic League for 50 Years, , Dies". Retrieved 20 March 2018 – via NYTimes.com.




External links





  • South Atlantic League official website

  • Obituary of John Henry Moss








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