Little World Series

The Little World Series was started only one year after the World Series, in 1904. Played sporadically over the next three decades, the title of the match-up was changed to the Junior World Series in 1932. The Little World Series featured the top teams in the American Association and the International League, arguably the top two minor league circuits of the time.

Little World Series Results

Year	Winner (League)	Results	Loser (League)
1904	Buffalo Bisons (IL)	2-1	St. Paul Saints (AA)
1906	Buffalo Bisons (IL)	3-2-1	Columbus Senators (AA)
1907	Toronto Maple Leafs (IL)	4-1	Columbus Senators (AA)
1917	Indianapolis Indians (AA)	4-1	Toronto Maple Leafs (IL)
1920	Baltimore Orioles (IL)	5-1	St. Paul Saints (AA)
1921	Louisville Colonels (AA)	5-3	Baltimore Orioles (IL)
1922	Baltimore Orioles (IL)	5-2	St. Paul Saints (AA)
1923	Kansas City Blues (AA)	5-4	Baltimore Orioles (IL)
1924	St. Paul Saints (AA)	5-4-1	Baltimore Orioles (IL)
1925	Baltimore Orioles (IL)	5-3	Louisville Colonels (AA)
1926	Toronto Maple Leafs (IL)	5-0	Louisville Colonels (AA)
1927	Toledo Mud Hens (AA)	5-1	Buffalo Bisons (IL)
1928	Indianapolis Indians (AA)	5-1-1	Rochester Red Wings (IL)
1929	Kansas City Blues (AA)	5-4	Rochester Red Wings (IL)
1930	Rochester Red Wings (IL)	5-3	Louisville Colonels (AA)
1931	Rochester Red Wings (IL)	5-3	St. Paul Saints (AA)

References

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

"The American Association" by Bill O'Neal

Further Reading

• Roger A. Godin: "The 1924 Junior World Series: The St. Paul Saints' Magnificent Comeback", in The National Pastime, SABR, Volume 28 (2008), pp. 119-128.