1954 American Association season

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The 1954 American Association season was the 53rd in the league's history, and ended with the Louisville Colonels winning their first league championship since 1946. The Colonels would go on to win the Junior World Series.

This was the final season for the Kansas City Blues and the Columbus Red Birds.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Indianapolis Indians 95 57 .625 -- Kerby Farrell Cleveland Indians
Louisville Colonels 85 68 .556 10½ Pinky Higgins Boston Red Sox
Minneapolis Millers 78 73 .517 16½ Bill Rigney New York Giants
Columbus Red Birds 77 76 .503 18½ Johnny Keane St. Louis Cardinals
St. Paul Saints 75 78 .490 20½ Clay Bryant Brooklyn Dodgers
Toledo Sox 74 80 .481 22 George Selkirk Milwaukee Braves
Kansas City Blues 68 85 .444 27½ Harry Craft New York Yankees
Charleston Senators 59 94 .386 36½ Joe Becker Chicago White Sox

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Championship Finals
                 
1  Indianapolis Indians 4  
3  Minneapolis Millers 2  
    1  Indianapolis Indians 1
  2  Louisville Colonels 4
2  Louisville Colonels 4
4  Columbus Red Birds 2  

First Round[edit]

Indianapolis vs. Minneapolis
Date Away Home
September 14 Minneapolis 2 Indianapolis 4
September 15 Minneapolis 5 Indianapolis 4
14 innings
September 16 Minneapolis 3 Indianapolis 6
September 18 Indianapolis 13 Minneapolis 5
September 19 Indianapolis 10 Minneapolis 12
10 innings
September 20 Indianapolis 9 Minneapolis 5
Indianapolis wins series 4-2
Louisville vs. Columbus
Date Away Home
September 14 Columbus 0 Louisville 5
September 15 Columbus 10 Louisville 7
10 innings
September 16 Louisville 3 Columbus 5
September 17 Louisville 4 Columbus 2
September 18 Louisville 7 Columbus 0
September 19 Columbus 5 Louisville 4
September 21 Columbus 2 Louisville 4
10 innings
Louisville wins series 4-3

Championship Finals[edit]

Indianapolis vs. Louisville
Date Away Home
September 22 Louisville 5 Indianapolis 6
12 innings
September 23 Louisville 2 Indianapolis 0
11 innings
September 24 Louisville 10 Indianapolis 7
10 innings
September 25 Indianapolis 1 Louisville 7
September 26 Indianapolis 1 Louisville 3
Louisville wins series 4-1 and
advances to Junior World Series

References[edit]

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

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