1958 American Association season

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The 1958 American Association season was the 57th in the league's history, and ended with the Minneapolis Millers winning their second league championship in four years. The Millers would go on to win the Junior World Series.

This was the final season for the Wichita Braves.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Charleston Senators 89 62 .589 Bill Norman/Bill Adair Detroit Tigers
Wichita Braves 83 71 .539 Ben Geraghty Milwaukee Braves
Minneapolis Millers 82 71 .536 8 Gene Mauch Boston Red Sox
Denver Bears 78 71 .523 10 Andy Cohen New York Yankees
Omaha Cardinals 80 74 .519 10½ Johnny Keane St. Louis Cardinals
Indianapolis Indians 72 82 .468 18½ Walker Cooper Chicago White Sox
St. Paul Saints 70 84 .455 20½ Max Macon Los Angeles Dodgers
Louisville Colonels 56 95 .397 33 Del Wilber Baltimore Orioles

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Championship Finals
                 
1  Charleston Senators 3  
4  Denver Bears 4  
    4  Denver Bears 0
  3  Minneapolis Millers 4
2  Wichita Braves 2
3  Minneapolis Millers 4  



First Round[edit]

Charleston vs. Denver
Date Away Home
September 9 Denver 7 Charleston 8
September 10 Denver 4 Charleston 1
September 11 Denver 3 Charleston 0
September 12 Charleston 6 Denver 2
September 14 Charleston 8 Denver 6
September 16 Charleston 6 Denver 7
September 17 Charleston 6 Denver 9
Denver wins series 4-3
Wichita vs. Minneapolis
Date Away Home
September 9 Minneapolis 2 Wichita 5
September 10 Minneapolis 5 Wichita 4
September 11 Minneapolis 2 Wichita 9
September 12 Wichita 0 Minneapolis 2
September 13 Wichita 3 Minneapolis 4
September 15 Wichita 2 Minneapolis 3
Minneapolis wins series 4-2

Championship Finals[edit]

Minneapolis vs. Denver
Date Away Home
September 18 Denver 1 Minneapolis 10
September 19 Denver 1 Minneapolis 4
September 20 Minneapolis 14 Denver 13
11 innings
September 21 Minneapolis 3 Denver 1
Minneapolis 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.