1956 American Association season

From BR Bullpen

BR minors page

The 1956 American Association season was the 55th in the league's history, and ended with the Indianapolis Indians winning their first league championship since 1949. The Indians would go on to win the Junior World Series.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Indianapolis Indians 92 62 .597 -- Kerby Farrell Cleveland Indians
Denver Bears 87 67 .565 5 Ralph Houk New York Yankees
Omaha Cardinals 82 71 .536 Johnny Keane St. Louis Cardinals
Minneapolis Millers 78 75 .510 13½ Red Davis New York Giants
St. Paul Saints 75 78 .490 16½ Roy Hartsfield/Max Macon Brooklyn Dodgers
Charleston Senators 74 79 .484 17½ Charlie Metro/Frank Skaff Detroit Tigers
Wichita Braves 65 88 .425 17½ George Selkirk Milwaukee Braves
Louisville Colonels 60 93 .392 31½ Max Carey/Red Marion Washington Senators

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Championship Finals
                 
1  Indianapolis Indians 4  
4  Minneapolis Millers 3  
    1  Indianapolis Indians 4
  2  Denver Bears 0
2  Denver Bears 4
3  Omaha Cardinals 2  



First Round[edit]

Indianapolis vs. Minneapolis
Date Away Home
September 11 Minneapolis 2 Indianapolis 0
September 12 Minneapolis 0 Indianapolis 4
September 13 Minneapolis 4 Indianapolis 5
September 14 Indianapolis 1 Minneapolis 0
September 16 Indianapolis 2 Minneapolis 3
September 17 Indianapolis 1 Minneapolis 2
September 18 Indianapolis 2 Minneapolis 1
Indianapolis wins series 4-3
Denver vs. Omaha
Date Away Home
September 11 Omaha 10 Denver 9
September 12 Omaha 22 Denver 3
September 13 Denver 6 Omaha 0
September 14 Denver 7 Omaha 4
September 15 Denver 6 Omaha 2
September 16 Omaha 2 Denver 5
Denver wins series 4-2

Championship Finals[edit]

Indianapolis vs. Denver
Date Away Home
September 19 Denver 1 Indianapolis 13
September 20 Denver 6 Indianapolis 7
September 21 Denver 5 Indianapolis 6
September 22 Indianapolis 6 Denver 1
Indianapolis wins series 4-0 and
advances to Junior World Series

References[edit]

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