Southern League

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Southern League

Founded:	1885
No. of Teams:	10
Class:	AA
Most recent champion:	Montgomery Biscuits

1 League Information
- 1.1 North Division
- 1.2 South Division
2 Other teams from 1964 - Present
3 External links
4 See Also

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League Information

The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. The original league was formed in 1885, but it had to shut down in 1899. A new league, the Southern Association, was formed in 1900, consisting of twelve teams. The Association shut down after the 1961 campaign.

In 1964, the South Atlantic League changed its name to the Southern League. The original "Sally League" (not related to the current South Atlantic League) was a higher-classification circuit that played from 1904-17, 1919-30, 1936-42 and 1946-63. The old Sally League grew from Class C status to Class B (through 1942), then Class A (until 1962). In its final season, it was elevated to Class AA.

The Southern League is divided into two divisions. Before 2005, the divisions were East and West, but the move of the Greenville Braves to Mississippi after the 2004 season led to a realignment. The divisions are now North and South.

The Southern League currently consists of 10 teams (MLB affiliate in parenthesis):

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