1975 American Association season

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The 1975 American Association season was the 68th in the league's history, and ended with the Evansville Triplets winning their second league championship in four years. The Triplets would go on to win the Junior World Series.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold .

East Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Evansville Triplets 77 59 .566 - Fred Hatfield Detroit Tigers
Indianapolis Indians 71 64 .526 Vern Rapp Cincinnati Reds
Omaha Royals 67 69 .493 10 Billy Gardner Kansas City Royals
Iowa Oaks 56 79 .415 20½ Joe Sparks Houston Astros
West Division W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Denver Bears 81 55 .596 - Loren Babe Chicago White Sox
Tulsa Oilers 73 63 .537 8 Ken Boyer St. Louis Cardinals
Wichita Aeros 68 68 .500 13 Mike Roarke Chicago Cubs
Oklahoma City 89ers 50 86 .368 31 Red Davis Cleveland Indians

Championship Finals[edit]

Evansville vs. Denver
Date Away Home
September 2 Evansville 2 Denver 7
September 3 Evansville 6 Denver 4
September 4 Evansville 7 Denver 1
September 6 Denver 3 Evansville 4
September 7 Denver 4 Evansville 3
September 8 Denver 3 Evansville 4
Evansville wins series 4-2 and
advances to Junior World Series

League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Pitching[edit]

All-Star Team[edit]

References[edit]

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