1961 Midwest League
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+ | | year = 1961 | ||
+ | | name_full = Midwest League | ||
+ | | name_short = Midwest | ||
+ | | classification = D | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | * The Midwest League played a 126 game, split-season schedule which began on April 30 and ended on August 31. The first half ended on July 1. | ||
+ | * No All-Star game was played. | ||
+ | * A best-of-five, single round championship playoff was captured by second half flag winner [[1961 Quincy (Midwest)|Quincy]]. | ||
+ | **The second-half championship was determined by a single-game playoff between [[1961 Quincy (Midwest)|Quincy]] and [[1961 Waterloo (Midwest)|Waterloo]] (Quincy won), which was counted as a game in the final standings and statistics. | ||
+ | * Total 1961 attendance: 415,961. | ||
+ | ==Sources== | ||
+ | * {{cite-book|title=1961 Baseball Blue Book}} | ||
+ | * {{cite-book|title=1962 Sporting News Baseball Guide}} | ||
+ | <references/> | ||
+ | {{League-season-bottom | ||
+ | | sources = | ||
+ | | key_sabr = 12549 | ||
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+ | }} |
Revision as of 12:39, 7 May 2010
1961 Midwest League | |
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Classification: | D |
Statistics |
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- The Midwest League played a 126 game, split-season schedule which began on April 30 and ended on August 31. The first half ended on July 1.
- No All-Star game was played.
- A best-of-five, single round championship playoff was captured by second half flag winner Quincy.
- Total 1961 attendance: 415,961.
Sources
- 1961 Baseball Blue Book.
- 1962 Sporting News Baseball Guide.