1988 American Association season

The 1988 American Association season was the 81st in the league's history, and ended with the Indianapolis Indians winning their third straight league championship. This was the first year of the Triple-A Alliance, where the AA and International League's teams played 40 interleague games per team.

The Indians would go on to win the first Triple-A Classic over the IL's Rochester Red Wings.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Indianapolis Indians	89	53	.627	-	Joe Sparks	Montreal Expos
Nashville Sounds	73	69	.514	16	Jack Lind/Wayne Garland/Jim Hoff/George Scherger/Frank Lucchesi	Cincinnati Reds
Buffalo Bisons	72	70	.507	17	Rocky Bridges	Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville Redbirds	63	79	.444	26	Mike Jorgensen	St. Louis Cardinals

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Omaha Royals	81	61	.570	-	Glenn Ezell	Kansas City Royals
Iowa Cubs	78	64	.549	3	Pete Mackanin	Chicago Cubs
Denver Zephyrs	72	69	.511	8½	Duffy Dyer	Milwaukee Brewers
Oklahoma City 89ers	67	74	.475	13½	Toby Harrah	Texas Rangers

Indianapolis vs. Omaha
Date	Away	Home
September 3	Indianapolis 8	Omaha 7
September 4	Indianapolis 7	Omaha 4
September 5	Omaha 9	Indianapolis 1
September 6	Omaha 7	Indianapolis 11
Indianapolis wins series 3-1 and
advances to Triple-A Classic

First Base Luis de los Santos, Omaha
Second Base Johnny Paredes, Indianapolis
Shortstop Felix Fermin, Buffalo
Third Base Tom O'Malley, Oklahoma City
Outfield Billy Moore, Indianapolis; Rolando Roomes, Iowa; Van Snider, Nashville
Catcher Bill Bathe, Iowa
Right-Handed Pitcher Dorn Taylor, Buffalo
Left-Handed Pitcher Norm Charlton, Nashville