List of Southern League teams

The Southern League has operated primarily in the Southern United States since 1964. For the 2021 season, the league was named the Double-A South before switching back to its previous moniker in 2022. Over that 60-season span, its teams relocated, changed names, transferred to different leagues, or ceased operations altogether. This list documents teams which played in the league.

Teams
Key
Team name (#)
A number following a team's name indicates multiple iterations of the team in chronological order.
Team First
season		 Last
season		 Location Fate
Asheville Orioles 1972 1975 Asheville, North Carolina Relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina, as the Charlotte O's
Asheville Tourists[lower-alpha 1] 1964 1971 Asheville, North Carolina Renamed the Asheville Orioles
Biloxi Shuckers 2015 – Biloxi, Mississippi Active
Birmingham A's 1967 1975 Birmingham, Alabama Relocated to Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the Chattanooga Lookouts (2)
Birmingham Barons (1) 1964 1965 Birmingham, Alabama Renamed the Birmingham A's in 1967
Birmingham Barons (2) 1981 – Birmingham, Alabama Active
Carolina Mudcats 1991 2011 Zebulon, North Carolina Relocated to Pensacola, Florida, as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Charlotte Hornets 1964 1972 Charlotte, North Carolina Folded
Charlotte Knights 1988 1992 Charlotte, North Carolina Transferred to the International League
Charlotte O's 1976 1987 Charlotte, North Carolina Renamed the Charlotte Knights
Chattanooga Lookouts (1) 1964 1965 Chattanooga, Tennessee Folded
Chattanooga Lookouts (2) 1976 – Chattanooga, Tennessee Active
Columbus Astros 1970 1988 Columbus, Georgia Renamed the Columbus Mudcats
Columbus Confederate Yankees 1964 1966 Columbus, Georgia Folded
Columbus Mudcats 1989 1990 Columbus, Georgia Relocated to Zebulon, North Carolina, as the Carolina Mudcats
Columbus White Sox 1969 1969 Columbus, Georgia Renamed the Columbus Astros
Evansville White Sox 1966 1968 Evansville, Indiana Folded
Greenville Braves 1984 2004 Greenville, South Carolina Relocated to Pearl, Mississippi, as the Mississippi Braves
Huntsville Stars 1985 2014 Huntsville, Alabama Relocated to Biloxi, Mississippi, as the Biloxi Shuckers
Jackson Generals 2011 2020[lower-alpha 2] Jackson, Tennessee Folded
Jacksonville Expos 1985 1990 Jacksonville, Florida Renamed the Jacksonville Suns
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 2017 2020[lower-alpha 3] Jacksonville, Florida Transferred to the International League
Jacksonville Suns[lower-alpha 4] 1970 2016 Jacksonville, Florida Renamed the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Knoxville Blue Jays 1980 1992 Knoxville, Tennessee Renamed the Knoxville Smokies (2)
Knoxville Smokies (1) 1964 1967 Knoxville, Tennessee Folded
Knoxville Smokies (2) 1993 1999 Knoxville, Tennessee Relocated to Kodak, Tennessee, as the Tennessee Smokies
Knoxville Sox 1972 1979 Knoxville, Tennessee Renamed the Knoxville Blue Jays
Lynchburg White Sox 1964 1965 Lynchburg, Virginia Transferred to the Carolina League
Macon Peaches[lower-alpha 5] 1964 1967 Macon, Georgia Folded
Memphis Chicks 1978 1997 Memphis, Tennessee Relocated to Jackson, Tennessee, as the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
Mississippi Braves 2005 – Pearl, Mississippi Active
Mobile Athletics 1966 1966 Mobile, Alabama Folded
Mobile BayBears 1997 2019 Mobile, Alabama Relocated to Madison, Alabama, as the Rocket City Trash Pandas
Mobile White Sox 1970 1970 Mobile, Alabama Folded
Montgomery Biscuits 2004 – Montgomery, Alabama Active
Montgomery Rebels 1965 1980 Montgomery, Alabama Relocated to Birmingham, Alabama, as the Birmingham Barons (2)
Nashville Sounds[lower-alpha 6] 1978 1984 Nashville, Tennessee Relocated to Huntsville, Alabama, as the Huntsville Stars
Nashville Xpress 1993 1994 Nashville, Tennessee Relocated to Wilmington, North Carolina, as the Port City Roosters
Orlando Cubs 1993 1996 Orlando, Florida Renamed the Orlando Rays
Orlando Rays 1997 2003 Orlando, Florida Relocated to Montgomery, Alabama, as the Montgomery Biscuits
Orlando Sun Rays 1990 1992 Orlando, Florida Renamed the Orlando Cubs
Orlando Twins 1973 1989 Orlando, Florida Renamed the Orlando Sun Rays
Pensacola Blue Wahoos 2012 – Pensacola, Florida Active
Port City Roosters 1995 1996 Wilmington, North Carolina Relocated to Mobile, Alabama, as the Mobile BayBears
Rocket City Trash Pandas 2020[lower-alpha 7] – Madison, Alabama Active
Savannah Braves 1971 1983 Savannah, Georgia Relocated to Greenville, South Carolina, as the Greenville Braves
Savannah Indians 1970 1970 Savannah, Georgia Renamed the Savannah Braves
Savannah Senators 1968 1969 Savannah, Georgia Renamed the Savannah Indians
Tennessee Smokies 2000 – Kodak, Tennessee Active
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 1998 2010 Jackson, Tennessee Renamed the Jackson Generals
  1. The Asheville Tourists played in the Carolina League for the 1967 season.
  2. The last season during which the Jackson Generals actually played in the league was 2019, since the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. The last season during which the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp actually played in the league was 2019, since the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. The Jacksonville Suns were known as the Jacksonville Expos from 1985 to 1990.
  5. The Macon Peaches did not play during the 1965 season.
  6. In 1985, a Triple-A team moved to Nashville, Tennessee and assumed the Sounds' name.
  7. The Rocket City Trash Pandas did not actually play in the league until the 2021 season, since the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

References
  • "Southern League (AA) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  • "Southern League (SOUL) minor league baseball". Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Stats Crew. Retrieved April 18, 2022.

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