1974 American Association season

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The 1974 American Association season was the 67th in the league's history, and ended with the Tulsa Oilers winning their second straight league championship.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Indianapolis Indians	78	57	.578	-	Vern Rapp	Cincinnati Reds
Iowa Oaks	74	62	.544	4½	Joe Sparks	Chicago White Sox
Evansville Triplets	68	67	.504	10	Fred Hatfield	Detroit Tigers
Omaha Royals	54	82	.387	24½	Harry Malmberg	Kansas City Royals

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Tulsa Oilers	76	58	.567	-	Ken Boyer	St. Louis Cardinals
Wichita Aeros	67	68	.496	9½	Mike Roarke	Chicago Cubs
Oklahoma City 89ers	62	73	.459	14½	Red Davis	Cleveland Indians
Denver Bears	62	74	.456	15	Frank Verdi	Houston Astros

Championship Finals

Indianapolis vs. Tulsa Date Away Home Notes September 3 Indianapolis 3 Tulsa 4 September 4 Indianapolis 2 Tulsa 3 11 innings September 5 Indianapolis 3 Tulsa 0 September 6 Tulsa 2 Indianapolis 3 September 7 Tulsa 3 Indianapolis 9 September 8 Tulsa 8 Indianapolis 4 15 innings September 9 Tulsa 3 Indianapolis 1 Tulsa wins series 4-3

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Keith Hernandez, Tulsa, .351
• Runs Scored Bill Stein, Iowa, 107
• Hits Stein, 178
• Doubles Sam Ewing, Iowa, 35
• Triples Ray Busse, Denver; Tommy Smith, Oklahoma City, 9
• Home Runs Adrian Garrett, Wichita, 26
• Runs Batted In Lamar Johnson, Iowa, 96
• Stolen Bases Duane Kuiper, Oklahoma City, 29

Pitching

• Wins Jim Kern, Oklahoma City, 17
• Earned Run Average Ray Bare, Tulsa, 2.34
• Complete Games Dennis Leonard, Omaha, 18
• Shutouts Leonard, 4
• Strikeouts Kern, 220
• Saves Paul Reuschel, Wichita, 15

All-Star Team

• First Base Keith Hernandez, Tulsa
• Second Base Duane Kuiper, Oklahoma City
• Shortstop Doug Flynn, Indianapolis
• Third Base Bill Stein, Iowa
• Outfield Joe Talley, Iowa; Tom Spencer, Indianapolis; Pete LaCock, Wichita; Danny Godby, Tulsa
• Catcher Marc Hill, Tulsa; Skip Jutze, Denver
• Utility Dan Meyer, Evansville
• Designated Hitter Lamar Johnson, Iowa
• Pitcher Jim Kern, Oklahoma City; Ray Bare, Tulsa
• Manager Vern Rapp, Indianapolis

References

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

1975 Baseball Guide