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4 unusual facts about Southern Association


Andy Kyle

After his brief major league stint, Kyle played for the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association in 1913, where his batting average fell to .194.

Nashville Vols seasons

The club was established in 1901 as a charter member of the Southern Association (SA).

Southern League

Southern Association, a United States minor league baseball league, was known as the "Southern League" from 1901–1919

William Marmaduke Kavanaugh

He was the president of the Southern Association, one of professional baseball's principal minor leagues, from 1903 until his death.


Art Fowler

He led Southern Association pitchers in games pitched (54), innings pitched (261), hits allowed (273), and ERA (3.03) while playing for the Atlanta Crackers in 1953, and led Carolina League pitchers with 23 wins while playing for the Danville Leafs in 1945.

Tookie Gilbert

Gilbert was a formidable slugger during his minor league career in the Class AA Southern Association, where he played for the Nashville Vols, and led the American Association in homers with 29 in 1951 while a member of the Minneapolis Millers, but as a major leaguer he batted only .203 in 183 games played and 482 at bats in appearances for the 1950 and 1953 Giants.


see also

Hod Lisenbee

Lisenbee joined the Tupelo, Mississippi minor league team of the Tri-State League in 1925, and was traded to the Memphis Chicks, minor league team of the Southern Association in 1926.

INCAE Business School

INCAE is accredited by SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) in the United States to grant master's degrees.

Islamic Academy

Islamic Saudi Academy, an International Baccalaureate (IB) World university preparatory school in Virginia, accredited with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and authorized by IB in December 2008

The Lionheart School

Lionheart was awarded SACS/SAIS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/ Southern Association of Independent Schools) Accreditation in 2008.