List of Southern Association champions

The Southern Association of Minor League Baseball was a baseball league that operated in the United States from 1901 to 1961. A league champion was determined at the end of each season. Champions were determined by postseason playoffs or winning the regular season pennant.

The 1908 Southern Association pennant being hoisted at Sulphur Dell in Nashville, Tennessee

With 18 pennant wins, the Atlanta Crackers won the most regular season pennants in the history of the Southern Association. They are followed by the New Orleans Pelicans (9); Birmingham Barons, Memphis Egyptians/Chicks, and Nashville Baseball Club/Vols (8); Chattanooga Lookouts and Little Rock Travelers (4); and Mobile Bears (2).^[1]

The Nashville Vols have the most playoff championships, with nine. They are followed by the Atlanta Crackers (6); Birmingham Barons (5); Mobile Bears (4); New Orleans Pelicans (3); Little Rock Travelers (2); and Memphis Chicks (1).^[2]

Considering all championships, both pennants and playoffs, the Atlanta Crackers (24) have the most in league history. They are followed by the Nashville Baseball Club/Vols (17); Birmingham Barons (13); New Orleans Pelicans (12); Memphis Egyptians/Chicks (9); Little Rock Travelers and Mobile Bears (6); and Chattanooga Lookouts (4).

History

League champions were determined by different means throughout the Southern Associations's existence. Champions from 1901 to 1927 and from 1929 to 1931 were simply the regular season pennant winners. In 1928 and from 1932, either the top two or four teams in the league competed in playoffs to determine a league champion. These playoffs varied between being best-of-five and best-of-seven contests.

Pennant winners

The Nashville Baseball Club won the first Southern Association pennant in 1901.

The Memphis Egyptians, 1903 pennant winners

The Nashville Vols, 1908 pennant winners

The New Orleans Pelicans, 1910 pennant winners

The New Orleans Pelicans, 1915 pennant winners

The Nashville Vols, 1916 pennant winners

The Memphis Chicks, 1921 pennant winners

Year	Pennant winner
1901	Nashville Baseball Club
1902	Nashville Baseball Club
1903	Memphis Egyptians
1904	Memphis Egyptians
1905	New Orleans Pelicans
1906	Birmingham Barons
1907	Atlanta Crackers
1908	Nashville Vols
1909	Atlanta Crackers
1910	New Orleans Pelicans
1911	New Orleans Pelicans
1912	Birmingham Barons
1913	Atlanta Crackers
1914	Birmingham Barons
1915	New Orleans Pelicans
1916	Nashville Vols
1917	Atlanta Crackers
1918	New Orleans Pelicans[a]
1919	Atlanta Crackers
1920	Little Rock Travelers
1921	Memphis Chicks
1922	Mobile Bears
1923	New Orleans Pelicans
1924	Memphis Chicks
1925	Atlanta Crackers
1926	New Orleans Pelicans
1927	New Orleans Pelicans
1928	Birmingham Barons
1929	Birmingham Barons
1930	Memphis Chicks
1931	Birmingham Barons
1932	Chattanooga Lookouts
1933	Memphis Chicks
1934	New Orleans Pelicans
1935	Atlanta Crackers
1936	Atlanta Crackers
1937	Little Rock Travelers
1938	Atlanta Crackers
1939	Chattanooga Lookouts
1940	Nashville Vols
1941	Atlanta Crackers
1942	Little Rock Travelers
1943	Nashville Vols
1944	Atlanta Crackers
1945	Atlanta Crackers
1946	Atlanta Crackers
1947	Mobile Bears
1948	Nashville Vols
1949	Nashville Vols
1950	Atlanta Crackers
1951	Little Rock Travelers
1952	Chattanooga Lookouts
1953	Memphis Chicks
1954	Atlanta Crackers
1955	Memphis Chicks
1956	Atlanta Crackers
1957	Atlanta Crackers
1958	Birmingham Barons
1959	Birmingham Barons
1960	Atlanta Crackers
1961	Chattanooga Lookouts

Playoff champions

Scores and runner-up teams are absent when no playoffs were held or pennant winners were declared champions.

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up
1928	Birmingham Barons	4–0	Memphis Chicks
1929	None held
1930	None held
1931	None held
1932	None held
1933	New Orleans Pelicans	3–2	Memphis Chicks
1934	New Orleans Pelicans	3–2	Nashville Vols
1935	Atlanta Crackers	3–0	New Orleans Pelicans
1936	Birmingham Barons	3–0–1	New Orleans Pelicans
1937	Little Rock Travelers	4–3	Atlanta Crackers
1938	Atlanta Crackers	4–1–1	Nashville Vols
1939	Nashville Vols	4–3	Atlanta Crackers
1940	Nashville Vols	4–2	Atlanta Crackers
1941	Nashville Vols	4–3	Atlanta Crackers
1942	Nashville Vols	4–0	Little Rock Travelers
1943	Nashville Vols	4–1	New Orleans Pelicans
1944	Nashville Vols	4–3	Memphis Chicks
1945	Mobile Bears	4–1	New Orleans Pelicans
1946	Atlanta Crackers	4–3	Memphis Chicks
1947	Mobile Bears	4–3	Nashville Vols
1948	Birmingham Barons	4–2	Nashville Vols
1949	Nashville Vols	4–2	Mobile Bears
1950	Nashville Vols	4–1	Atlanta Crackers
1951	Birmingham Barons	4–0	Little Rock Travelers
1952	Memphis Chicks	4–2–1	Mobile Bears
1953	Nashville Vols	4–1	Birmingham Barons
1954	Atlanta Crackers	4–1	New Orleans Pelicans
1955	Mobile Bears	4–2	Birmingham Barons
1956	Atlanta Crackers	4–3	Memphis Chicks
1957	Atlanta Crackers	4–0	Nashville Vols
1958	Birmingham Barons	4–1	Mobile Bears
1959	Mobile Bears	4–1	Birmingham Barons
1960	Little Rock Travelers	3–2	Birmingham Barons

Championship wins by club

Pennants

Wins	Team	Championship years
18	Atlanta Crackers	1907, 1909, 1913, 1917, 1919, 1925, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960
9	New Orleans Pelicans	1905, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1934, 1918
8	Birmingham Barons	1906, 1912, 1914, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1958, 1959
8	Memphis Egyptians/Chicks	1903, 1904, 1921, 1924, 1930, 1933, 1953, 1955
8	Nashville Baseball Club/Vols	1901, 1902, 1908, 1916, 1940, 1943, 1948, 1949
4	Chattanooga Lookouts	1932, 1939, 1952, 1961
4	Little Rock Travelers	1920, 1937, 1942, 1951
2	Mobile Bears	1922, 1947

Playoffs

Wins	Team	Championship years
9	Nashville Vols	1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1949, 1950, 1953
6	Atlanta Crackers	1935, 1938, 1946, 1954, 1956, 1957
5	Birmingham Barons	1928, 1936, 1948, 1951, 1958
4	Mobile Bears	1945, 1947, 1955, 1959
3	New Orleans Pelicans	1932, 1933, 1934
2	Little Rock Travelers	1937, 1960
1	Memphis Chicks	1952

See also

• Baseball portal

• U.S. minor league baseball awards

Notes

1. The Southern Association suspended play on June 28 due to World War I.^[1]