List of American Association (1902–1997) champions

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The Louisville Colonels (shown in 1921) won 15 championships, more than any other team. 1921 Louisville Colonels.png
The Louisville Colonels (shown in 1921) won 15 championships, more than any other team.

The American Association was a Minor League Baseball league that operated in the United States from 1902 to 1962 and from 1969 to 1997. A champion was determined at the end of each season.

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From 1902 to 1932 and in 1935, champions were the regular-season pennant winners—the team with the best win–loss record at the conclusion of the regular season. In 1933 and 1934, the top two teams competed in a postseason series to determine a champion. The Shaughnessy playoff system, in which the top four teams qualified for postseason play, was adopted from 1936 to 1962. The American Association dissolved after the 1962 season, but it was reorganized in 1969. After crowning that year's pennant winner as champion, it divided its teams into two divisions, and the division champions played for the league title from 1970 to 1980. A variety of postseason playoff formats were used over the next 17 seasons before the league disbanded for a final time following the 1997 campaign.

The Louisville Colonels won 15 American Association championships, more than any other team, followed by the Indianapolis Indians (12); the Columbus Red Birds (10); the Minneapolis Millers (9); the St. Paul Saints (8); the Denver Zephyrs (7); the Kansas City Blues (6); the Milwaukee Brewers (5); the Omaha Royals (4); the Evansville Triplets and Louisville Redbirds (3); the Oklahoma City 89ers and Tulsa Oilers (2); and the Buffalo Bisons, Iowa Cubs, Springfield Redbirds, and Toledo Mud Hens (1).

History

The Indianapolis Indians won the first American Association championship in 1902. 1902 Indianapolis Indians.jpg
The Indianapolis Indians won the first American Association championship in 1902.

The American Association, which was founded in 1902, [1] determined a league champion at the end of each season. Champions from 1902 to 1932 were simply the regular-season pennant winners—the team with the best win–loss record at the conclusion of the regular championship season. The first league champions were the Indianapolis Indians, who won by two games over the Louisville Colonels in 1902. [2]

The first championship playoffs were held in 1933. [3] The top two teams, based on winning percentage, competed for the championship in a best-of-seven series. The first playoff championship was won by the Columbus Red Birds, who defeated the Minneapolis Millers, 4–2, in 1933. [3] Similar playoffs were held in 1934, but the league returned to recognizing the regular-season pennant winner as champion in 1935. [3]

The American Association adopted the Shaughnessy playoff system in 1936. Under this expanded playoff format, the four teams with the highest winning percentage competed for the championship. [4] From 1936 to 1962, the first round typically consisted of a series between the first and third-place teams and a series between the second and fourth-place teams, though other seedings were occasionally used. The winners of these semifinals then faced one another for the championship. With few exceptions, each series during this period was the best-of-seven games. The first four-team playoff was won in 1936 by the Milwaukee Brewers, who defeated Indianapolis, 4–1. [3]

The circuit disbanded after the 1962 season, but was reorganized for 1969. [1] The first champions in this second iteration of the league were the regular-season pennant winners. [3] The Omaha Royals won by virtue of a six-game lead over the Tulsa Oilers. [5] The American Association divided its teams into two divisions, East and West, in 1970. From 1970 to 1980, the winners of each division met in a best-of-seven series (sometimes five) to determine a champion. [3]

Across the league's last 17 seasons, 1981 to 1997, three different postseason formats were utilized. Some seasons ended with the East and West Division champions facing off in a single round. Some saw wild card berths awarded to the second-place team from each division. After a series between the division champions and a series between the wild card teams, the winners would play for the league championship. Still in others, the league played without divisions, and the top four teams qualified for the playoffs. In these scenarios, the first round consisted of a series between the first and fourth-place teams and between the second and third-place teams, with the winners competing for the league title. [3] Most rounds during this period were best-of-five series, though some final rounds and fewer semifinals were sometimes the best-of-seven. The circuit permanently disbanded after the 1997 season. [1] The final American Association championship was won by the Buffalo Bisons, who defeated the Iowa Cubs, 3–0. [3]

Champions

Pre-playoff champions (1902–1932)

Key
RecordRegular-season win–loss record
GA Games ahead of the second-place team
Champions
YearChampionRecordGARunner-upRef.
1902 Indianapolis Indians 96–452 Louisville Colonels [2]
1903 St. Paul Apostles 88–464+12 Louisville Colonels [6]
1904 St. Paul Apostles 95–528 Columbus Senators [7]
1905 Columbus Senators 100–528 Milwaukee Brewers [8]
1906 Columbus Senators 91–578 Milwaukee Brewers [9]
1907 Columbus Senators 90–641+12 Toledo Mud Hens [10]
1908 Indianapolis Indians 92–614 Louisville Colonels [11]
1909 Louisville Colonels 93–752+12 Milwaukee Brewers [12]
1910 Minneapolis Millers 107–6115 Toledo Mud Hens [13]
1911 Minneapolis Millers 99–664+12 Kansas City Blues [14]
1912 Minneapolis Millers 105–606+12 Toledo Mud Hens [15]
1913 Milwaukee Brewers 100–673 Minneapolis Millers [16]
1914 Milwaukee Brewers 98–684 Louisville Colonels [17]
1915 Minneapolis Millers 92–621+12 St. Paul Saints [18]
1916 Louisville Colonels 101–665+12 Indianapolis Indians [19]
1917 Indianapolis Indians 90–632+12 Louisville Colonels [lower-alpha 1]
St. Paul Saints [lower-alpha 1]
[20]
1918 Kansas City Blues [lower-alpha 2] 43–302 Columbus Senators [22]
1919 St. Paul Saints 94–606+12 Kansas City Blues [23]
1920 St. Paul Saints 115–4928+12 Louisville Colonels [24]
1921 Louisville Colonels 98–704+12 Minneapolis Millers [25]
1922 St. Paul Saints 107–6015 Minneapolis Millers [26]
1923 Kansas City Blues 112–542 St. Paul Saints [27]
1924 St. Paul Saints 96–704 Indianapolis Indians [28]
1925 Louisville Colonels 106–6113+12 Indianapolis Indians [29]
1926 Louisville Colonels 105–6210 Indianapolis Indians [30]
1927 Toledo Mud Hens 101–672 Kansas City Blues [lower-alpha 3]
Milwaukee Brewers [lower-alpha 3]
[31]
1928 Indianapolis Indians 99–682+12 Minneapolis Millers [32]
1929 Kansas City Blues 111–568+12 St. Paul Saints [33]
1930 Louisville Colonels 93–602+12 St. Paul Saints [34]
1931 St. Paul Saints 104–6314 Kansas City Blues [35]
1932 Minneapolis Millers 100–6810+12 Columbus Red Birds [36]

Playoff era champions (1933–1962, 1969–1997)

Key
ScoreScore of the championship series
PRegular-season pennant winner
EEast Division winner
WWest Division winner
Champions
YearChampionScoreRunner-upOther playoff teamsRef.
1933 Columbus Red Birds P4–2 Minneapolis Millers [37]
1934 Columbus Red Birds 4–3 Minneapolis Millers P [38]
1935 Minneapolis Millers [lower-alpha 4] Indianapolis Indians [39]
1936 Milwaukee Brewers P4–1 Indianapolis Indians Kansas City Blues & St. Paul Saints [40]
1937 Columbus Red Birds P4–2 Milwaukee Brewers Minneapolis Millers & Toledo Mud Hens [41]
1938 Kansas City Blues 4–3 St. Paul Saints P Indianapolis Indians & Milwaukee Brewers [42]
1939 Louisville Colonels 4–1 Indianapolis Indians Kansas City Blues P & Minneapolis Millers [43]
1940 Louisville Colonels 4–2 Kansas City Blues P Columbus Red Birds & Minneapolis Millers [44]
1941 Columbus Red Birds P4–1 Louisville Colonels Minneapolis Millers & Kansas City Blues [45]
1942 Columbus Red Birds 4–0 Toledo Mud Hens Kansas City Blues P & Milwaukee Brewers [46]
1943 Columbus Red Birds 3–0 Indianapolis Indians Milwaukee Brewers P & Toledo Mud Hens [47]
1944 Louisville Colonels 4–0 St. Paul Saints Milwaukee Brewers P & Toledo Mud Hens [48]
1945 Louisville Colonels 4–2 St. Paul Saints Indianapolis Indians & Milwaukee Brewers P [49]
1946 Louisville Colonels P4–0 Indianapolis Indians Minneapolis Millers & St. Paul Saints [50]
1947 Milwaukee Brewers 4–3 Louisville Colonels Kansas City Blues P & Minneapolis Millers [51]
1948 St. Paul Saints 4–3 Columbus Red Birds Indianapolis Indians P & Milwaukee Brewers [52]
1949 Indianapolis Indians 4–3 Milwaukee Brewers Minneapolis Millers & St. Paul Saints P [53]
1950 Columbus Red Birds 4–3 Indianapolis Indians Minneapolis Millers P & St. Paul Saints [54]
1951 Milwaukee Brewers P4–2 St. Paul Saints Kansas City Blues & Louisville Colonels [55]
1952 Kansas City Blues 4–3 Milwaukee Brewers P Minneapolis Millers & St. Paul Saints [56]
1953 Kansas City Blues 4–3 Toledo Sox P Indianapolis Indians & Louisville Colonels [57]
1954 Louisville Colonels 4–1 Indianapolis Indians P Columbus Red Birds & Minneapolis Millers [58]
1955 Minneapolis Millers P4–0 Omaha Cardinals Denver Bears & Louisville Colonels [59]
1956 Indianapolis Indians P4–0 Denver Bears Minneapolis Millers & Omaha Cardinals [60]
1957 Denver Bears 4–2 St. Paul Saints Minneapolis Millers & Wichita Braves P [61]
1958 Minneapolis Millers 4–0 Denver Bears Charleston Senators P & Wichita Braves [62]
1959 Minneapolis Millers 4–3 Fort Worth Cats Louisville Colonels E & Omaha Cardinals W [63]
1960 Louisville Colonels 4–2 Denver Bears P Houston Buffs & St. Paul Saints [64]
1961 Louisville Colonels 4–2 Houston Buffs Denver Bears & Indianapolis Indians P [65]
1962 Louisville Colonels 4–2 Denver Bears Indianapolis Indians P & Omaha Dodgers [66]
1969 Omaha Royals [lower-alpha 5] Tulsa Oilers [5]
1970 Omaha Royals E4–1 Denver Bears W [67]
1971 Denver Bears W4–3 Indianapolis Indians E [68]
1972 Evansville Triplets E3–0 Wichita Aeros W [69]
1973 Tulsa Oilers W4–3 Iowa Oaks E [70]
1974 Tulsa Oilers W4–3 Indianapolis Indians E [71]
1975 Evansville Triplets E4–2 Denver Bears W [72]
1976 Denver Bears W4–2 Omaha Royals E [73]
1977 Denver Bears W4–2 Omaha Royals E [74]
1978 Omaha Royals W4–1 Indianapolis Indians E [75]
1979 Evansville Triplets E4–2 Oklahoma City 89ers W [76]
1980 Springfield Redbirds E4–1 Denver Bears W [77]
1981 Denver Bears 4–0 Omaha Royals W Evansville Triplets E & Springfield Redbirds [78]
1982 Indianapolis Indians E4–2 Omaha Royals W [79]
1983 Denver Bears W4–0 Louisville Redbirds E Iowa Cubs & Oklahoma City 89ers [80]
1984 Louisville Redbirds 4–1 Denver Zephyrs Indianapolis Indians P & Iowa Cubs [81]
1985 Louisville Redbirds E4–1 Oklahoma City 89ers W [82]
1986 Indianapolis Indians E4–3 Denver Zephyrs W [83]
1987 Indianapolis Indians 4–1 Denver Zephyrs P Louisville Redbirds & Oklahoma City 89ers [84]
1988 Indianapolis Indians E3–1 Omaha Royals W [85]
1989 Indianapolis Indians E3–2 Omaha Royals W [86]
1990 Omaha Royals W3–2 Nashville Sounds E [87]
1991 Denver Zephyrs W3–2 Buffalo Bisons E [88]
1992 Oklahoma City 89ers W4–0 Buffalo Bisons E [89]
1993 Iowa Cubs W4–3 Nashville Sounds E [90]
1994 Indianapolis Indians P3–1 Nashville Sounds Louisville Redbirds & New Orleans Zephyrs [91]
1995 Louisville Redbirds 3–2 Buffalo Bisons Indianapolis Indians P & Omaha Royals [92]
1996 Oklahoma City 89ers 3–1 Indianapolis Indians Buffalo Bisons E & Omaha Royals W [93]
1997 Buffalo Bisons E3–0 Iowa Cubs W Indianapolis Indians & New Orleans Zephyrs [94]

Wins by team


TeamWinsYear(s)
Louisville Colonels 151909, 1916, 1921, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1954, 1960, 1961, 1962
Indianapolis Indians 121902, 1908, 1917, 1928, 1949, 1956, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994
Columbus Red Birds (Columbus Senators)101905, 1906, 1907, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1950
Minneapolis Millers 91910, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1932, 1935, 1955, 1958, 1959
St. Paul Saints (St. Paul Apostles)81903, 1904, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1931, 1948
Denver Zephyrs (Denver Bears)71957, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1991
Kansas City Blues 61918, 1923, 1929, 1938, 1952, 1953
Milwaukee Brewers 51913, 1914, 1936, 1947, 1951
Omaha Royals 41969, 1970, 1978, 1990
Evansville Triplets 31972, 1975, 1979
Louisville Redbirds 1984, 1985, 1995
Oklahoma City 89ers 21992, 1996
Tulsa Oilers 1973, 1974
Buffalo Bisons 11997
Iowa Cubs 1993
Springfield Redbirds 1980
Toledo Mud Hens 1927

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Louisville and St. Paul were tied for second place.
  2. The 1918 season was suspended after the games of July 21 as team owners voted to end the season in response to the "work or fight" order issued by Secretary of War Newton D. Baker to aid the effort to win World War I. Kansas City, in first place at the time, was awarded the pennant. [21]
  3. 1 2 Kansas City and Milwaukee were tied for second place.
  4. Minneapolis (91–63) finished 5 games ahead of Indianapolis.
  5. Omaha (85–55) finished 6 games ahead of Tulsa.

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