American Association (20th century)
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This article refers to the former minor league that existed from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997. For the major league, which existed from 1882 to 1891, click here. For the independent league, which started play in 2006, click here.
The American Association was a minor baseball league at the Class AAA (Triple-A) level of baseball in the United States from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997. Together with the International League, it contested the Junior World Series which determined the best team in minor league baseball. In 1997, the American Association disbanded. The Iowa Cubs, Nashville Sounds, New Orleans Zephyrs, Oklahoma City 89ers, and Omaha Royals migrated to the west coast Pacific Coast League starting with the 1998 season. The Buffalo Bisons, Indianapolis Indians, and Louisville Redbirds became part of the International League, also starting in 1998. For most of its existence it was made up of teams from the central part of the US.
[edit] Complete team list
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[edit] League Champions and MVPs
| Year | Champion | MVP |
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| 1969 | Omaha Royals | Bernie Carbo, Indianapolis RF |
| 1970 | Omaha Royals | George Spriggs, Omaha OF |
| 1971 | Denver Bears | Richie Scheinblum, Denver OF |
| 1972 | Evansville Triplets | Pat Bourque, Wichita 1B |
| 1973 | Tulsa Oilers | Cliff Johnson, Denver DH |
| 1974 | Tulsa Oilers | Pete LaCock, Wichita 1B |
| 1975 | Evansville Triplets | Hector Cruz, Tulsa 3B |
| 1976 | Denver Bears | Roger Freed, Denver 1B |
| 1977 | Denver Bears | Frank Ortenzio, Denver 1B |
| 1978 | Omaha Royals | Champ Summers, Indianapolis OF |
| 1979 | Evansville Triplets | Karl Pagel, Wichita OF |
| 1980 | Springfield Redbirds | Randy Bass, Denver 1B |
| 1981 | Denver Bears | Manny Castillo, Omaha 3B |
| 1982 | Indianapolis Indians | Ken Phelps, Wichita 1B |
| 1983 | Denver Bears | Mike Stenhouse, Wichita 1B |
| 1984 | Louisville Redbirds | Alan Knicely, Wichita 1B |
| 1985 | Louisville Redbirds | Steve Buechele, Oklahoma City 3B |
| 1986 | Indianapolis Indians | Barry Larkin, Denver SS |
| 1987 | Indianapolis Indians | Lance Johnson, Louisville OF |
| 1988 | Indianapolis Indians | Luis De Los Santos, Omaha 1B |
| 1989 | Indianapolis Indians | Greg Vaughn, Denver OF |
| 1990 | Omaha Royals | Juan Gonzalez, Oklahoma City OF |
| 1991 | Denver Zephyrs | Jim Olander, Denver OF |
| 1992 | Oklahoma City 89ers | Jim Tatum, Denver 3B |
| 1993 | Iowa Cubs | Eddie Zambrano, Iowa OF |
| 1994 | Indianapolis Indians | Dwayne Hosey, Omaha OF |
| 1995 | Louisville Redbirds | Eric Owens, Indianapolis 2B |
| 1996 | Oklahoma City 89ers | Lee Stevens, Oklahoma City DH |
| 1997 | Buffalo Bisons | Magglio Ordonez, Nashville OF |
[edit] External links
- http://marian.creighton.edu/~besser/baseball/omahaaaroyals.html AA Standings History
