1955 American Association season

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The 1955 American Association season was the 54th in the league's history, and ended with the Minneapolis Millers winning their first league championship since 1935. The Millers would go on to win the Junior World Series. The semifinal playoff pairings were decided by a coin flip after Louisville and Denver tied for third place.

In the third game of the playoff finals, Omaha pitcher Stu Miller led 3-0 and was working on a no-hitter in the seventh inning, when he protested a called ball on Minneapolis' Monte Irvin. Miller was ejected, until the Cardinals protested to league president Ed Doherty who was attending the game. Doherty reversed the umpire's decision, and Millers manager Bill Rigney announced the team was playing under protest when Miller returned to the mound.

Two hours later, Doherty ordered the game to be replayed from the top of the seventh the next day before the regularly scheduled game. The Millers promptly scored seven runs over the last three innings to take a 3-0 series lead.

After the season, the Toledo Sox moved to Wichita, KS.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Minneapolis Millers	92	62	.597	--	Bill Rigney	New York Giants
Omaha Cardinals	84	70	.545	8	Johnny Keane	St. Louis Cardinals
Louisville Colonels	83	71	.539	9	Red Marion	Boston Red Sox
Denver Bears	83	71	.539	9	Ralph Houk	New York Yankees
Toledo Sox	81	73	.526	11	George Selkirk	Milwaukee Braves
St. Paul Saints	75	78	.490	16½	Max Macon	Brooklyn Dodgers
Indianapolis Indians	67	86	.438	24½	Kerby Farrell	Cleveland Indians
Charleston Senators	50	104	.325	42	Danny Murtaugh/Vern Rapp	None

Playoffs

	First Round					Championship Finals
	1	Minneapolis Millers	4
	4	Denver Bears	0
						1	Minneapolis Millers	4
						2	Omaha Cardinals	0
	2	Omaha Cardinals	4
	3	Louisville Colonels	3

First Round

Minneapolis vs. Denver Date Away Home September 7 Denver 8 Minneapolis 9 September 8 Denver 2 Minneapolis 4 September 9 Minneapolis 9 Denver 7 September 10 Minneapolis 9 Denver 8 11 innings Minneapolis wins series 4-0

Omaha vs. Louisville Date Away Home September 7 Louisville 11 Omaha 3 September 8 Louisville 6 Omaha 8 September 9 Louisville 5 Omaha 12 September 11 Omaha 2 Louisville 3 September 12 Omaha 3 Louisville 6 September 13 Omaha 5 Louisville 2 September 14 Omaha 9 Louisville 2 Omaha wins series 4-3

Championship Finals

Minneapolis vs. Omaha Date Away Home September 15 Omaha 5 Minneapolis 8 September 16 Omaha 6 Minneapolis 8 September 18 Minneapolis 7 Omaha 3 Game 2 Minneapolis 7 Omaha 2 Minneapolis wins series 4-0 and advances to Junior World Series

References

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