1992 American Association season

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The 1992 American Association season was the 85th in the league's history, and ended with the Oklahoma City 89ers winning their first championship since 1965. With the dissolution of the Triple-A Alliance, the AA expanded its championship series to a best-of-seven format.

This would be the final season for the Denver Zephyrs, as the franchise moved to New Orleans, LA to clear the way for the National League's Colorado Rockies.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Buffalo Bisons	87	57	.604	--	Marc Bombard	Pittsburgh Pirates
Indianapolis Indians	83	61	.576	4	Pat Kelly	Montreal Expos
Louisville Redbirds	73	70	.510	13½	Jack Krol	St. Louis Cardinals
Nashville Sounds	67	77	.465	20	Pete Mackanin/Dave Miley	Cincinnati Reds

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Oklahoma City 89ers	74	70	.514	--	Tommy Thompson	Texas Rangers
Denver Zephyrs	73	71	.507	1	Tony Muser	Milwaukee Brewers
Omaha Royals	67	77	.465	7	Jeff Cox	Kansas City Royals
Iowa Cubs	51	92	.357	22½	Brad Mills	Chicago Cubs

Championship Finals

Buffalo vs. Oklahoma City Date Away Home September 9 Buffalo 8 Oklahoma City 9 September 10 Buffalo 5 Oklahoma City 6 11 innings September 11 Buffalo 2 Oklahoma City 8 September 12 Oklahoma City 10 Buffalo 4 Oklahoma City wins series 4-0

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Jim Tatum, Denver, .329
• Runs Scored Kevin Young, Buffalo, 91
• Hits Tatum, 162
• Doubles Tatum, 36
• Triples Al Martin, Buffalo, 15
• Home Runs Steve Balboni, Oklahoma City, 30
• Runs Batted In Balboni, 104
• Stolen Bases Chuck Carr, Louisville, 53

Pitching

• Wins Five tied with 12
• Earned Run Average Dennis Moeller, Omaha, 2.46
• Complete Games Tim Wakefield, Buffalo, 6
• Shutouts Mark Clark, Louisville, 3
• Strikeouts Mark Kiefer, Denver, 145
• Saves Mark Grater, Louisville, 24

All-Star Team

• First Base Jeff Conine, Omaha
• Second Base Jeff Frye, Oklahoma City
• Shortstop Carlos Garcia, Buffalo
• Third Base Jim Tatum, Denver
• Outfield Geronimo Berroa, Nashville, Chuck Carr, Louisville, Al Martin, Buffalo
• Catcher Bob Natal, Indianapolis
• Designated Hitter Steve Balboni, Oklahoma City
• Right-Handed Pitcher Rene Arocha, Louisville
• Left-Handed Pitcher Dennis Moeller, Omaha
• Relief Pitcher Dave Wainhouse, Indianapolis
• Manager Marc Bombard, Buffalo

References

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

1993 Baseball Almanac

External Links

1992 AA - The Baseball Cube