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- | + | The '''Midwest League''' is a class A (class D before 1963) minor league which has operated since 1956. The MWL currently has teams in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio; in 2010 the league will add a Kentucky team. Historically the MWL and its predecessors were centered in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, with occasional outliers in Indiana; the league's eastward expansion began in 1988. The Midwest League is the successor to the [[Illinois State League]] (ISL) and the [[Mississippi-Ohio Valley League]] (MOV), whose records are considered part of the league history. | |
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- | The MWL currently has teams in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio; in 2010 the league | + | |
==Notable Midwest League Alumni== | ==Notable Midwest League Alumni== | ||
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Though McCord's 1951 and 1952 seasons rank with Hill's best years among the league's best single-season hitting performances, at least a half-dozen other hitters have had similar seasons, most recently [[Brian Dopirak]] in 2003. [[Deacon Jones (first baseman) | Deacon Jones]] holds the league mark for batting with a .409 average in his 1956 MVP season. The league's RBI record is still held by McCord's 1952 teammate, [[Jim Zapp]], at 136, while the home run record was set at 42 by [[Jeff Jones (jones-005jef)|Jeff Jones]] in 1982. [[Joey Meyer]] won the Most Valuable Player trophy with the circuit's second triple crown season in 1984. | Though McCord's 1951 and 1952 seasons rank with Hill's best years among the league's best single-season hitting performances, at least a half-dozen other hitters have had similar seasons, most recently [[Brian Dopirak]] in 2003. [[Deacon Jones (first baseman) | Deacon Jones]] holds the league mark for batting with a .409 average in his 1956 MVP season. The league's RBI record is still held by McCord's 1952 teammate, [[Jim Zapp]], at 136, while the home run record was set at 42 by [[Jeff Jones (jones-005jef)|Jeff Jones]] in 1982. [[Joey Meyer]] won the Most Valuable Player trophy with the circuit's second triple crown season in 1984. | ||
- | The best single-season pitching performance in MWL history is probably [[Juan Marichal]]'s 1958 season at Michigan City (Giants), when he led the league in wins (21) and ERA (1.87) while finishing second in strikeouts (246). Five pitchers won 22 games in the MOV or MWL: [[Gene Pisarski]] (1950), [[Kenneth Gohn]] (1952), [[Jack Bumgarner]] (1954), [[Arturo Miro]] (1956), and [[Joel McDaniel (mcdani001joe)|Joel McDaniel]] (1959). The MWL strikeouts record is held by [[Danny Morris]] (274 in 1965) and the ERA record by [[Vern Geishert]] (1.12 in 1966). | + | The best single-season pitching performance in MWL history is probably [[Juan Marichal]]'s 1958 season at Michigan City (Giants), when he led the league in wins (21) and ERA (1.87) while finishing second in strikeouts (246). Five pitchers won 22 games in the MOV or MWL: [[Gene Pisarski]] (1950), [[Kenneth Gohn]] (1952), [[Jack Bumgarner]] (1954), [[Arturo Miro]] (1956), and [[Joel McDaniel (mcdani001joe)|Joel McDaniel]] (1959). The MWL strikeouts record is held by [[Danny Morris]] (274 in 1965) and the ERA record by [[Vern Geishert]] (1.12 in 1966). Two pitchers have lead the MWL in wins, ERA, and strikeouts: [[Robert DeLong]] (1967) and [[LaTroy Hawkins]] (1993)--both of whom tied for the wins lead. |
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* [http://www.midwestleague.com Midwest League Website] | * [http://www.midwestleague.com Midwest League Website] | ||
* [http://www.mwlguide.com A Fan's Guide to the Midwest League] | * [http://www.mwlguide.com A Fan's Guide to the Midwest League] | ||
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