1949 American Association season

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The 1949 American Association season was the 48th in the league's history, and ended with the Indianapolis Indians winning their first league championship since 1928. The Indians became the first team in AA history to win a series trailing 3-0, beating the Minneapolis Millers in the league semifinals. Indianapolis went on to win the Junior World Series.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
St. Paul Saints 93 60 .608 -- Walter Alston Brooklyn Dodgers
Indianapolis Indians 93 61 .604 ½ Al Lopez Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Brewers 76 76 .500 16½ Nick Cullop Boston Braves
Minneapolis Millers 74 78 .487 7½ Tommy Heath New York Giants
Kansas City Blues 71 80 .370 21 Bill Skiff New York Yankees
Columbus Red Birds 70 83 .458 23 Hal Anderson St. Louis Cardinals
Louisville Colonels 70 83 .458 23 Owen Scheetz/Fred Walters/Mike Ryba Boston Red Sox
Toledo Mud Hens 64 90 .416 27½ Eddie Mayo Detroit Tigers

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Championship Finals
                 
1  St. Paul Saints 3  
3  Milwaukee Brewers 4  
    3  Milwaukee Brewers 2
  2  Indianapolis Indians 4
2  Indianapolis Indians 4
4  Minneapolis Millers 3  

First Round[edit]

St. Paul vs. Milwaukee
Date Away Home
September 14 Milwaukee 7 St. Paul 2
September 15 Milwaukee 2 St. Paul 12
September 16 Milwaukee 5 St. Paul 7
September 17 St. Paul 2 Milwaukee 1
September 18 St. Paul 0 Milwaukee 3
September 19 St. Paul 7 Milwaukee 8
September 20 St. Paul 6 Milwaukee 15
Milwaukee wins series 4-3
Indianapolis vs. Minneapolis
Date Away Home
September 14 Minneapolis 4 Indianapolis 0
September 15 Minneapolis 8 Indianapolis 5
September 16 Minneapolis 4 Indianapolis 3
12 innings
September 18 Indianapolis 16 Minneapolis 2
September 19 Indianapolis 9 Minneapolis 8
September 20 Indianapolis 7 Minneapolis 6
September 21 Indianapolis 8 Minneapolis 5
Indianapolis wins series 4-3

Championship Finals[edit]

Indianapolis vs. Milwaukee
Date Away Home
September 23 Milwaukee 2 Indianapolis 3
September 24 Milwaukee 4 Indianapolis 5
September 25 Milwaukee 3 Indianapolis 9
September 27 Indianapolis 1 Milwaukee 6
September 28 Indianapolis 6 Milwaukee 8
September 29 Indianapolis 9 Milwaukee 5
Indianapolis wins series 4-2 and
advances to Junior World Series

References[edit]

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

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