The Southern Association in Baseball 1885-1961

<p> Ranking just below the top major and minor leagues in the first half of the twentieth century was another group of quality circuits. The Southern Association which was formed in 1901 and had teams in several prominent Southern cities was part of that group. In the mid 1930s league directors decided to make the old Southern League which had enjoyed an off-and-on existence since 1885 part of the Southern Association.</p><p> This work is a complete history of the Southern Association beginning with 1885 the year the Southern League began and ending with 1961 the year it went out of business. Each chapter covers one year of the Southern Association's history and contains an essay describing a team player or trend in that particular year and a list of teams in order of winning percentage. Details provided for each team include its record winning percentage the number of games it finished behind first place its manager and a list of its known players their positions and statistics. The statistics for hitters include games played at bats runs hits RBIs doubles triples home runs walks strikeouts stolen bases and batting average. Pitchers are listed separately and listed in order of games won. Statistics for pitchers include wins losses winning percentage games played and started complete games shutouts innings pitched hits allowed walks strikeouts and ERAs.</p>