1966 Midwest League

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* The Midwest League played a 126 game, split-season schedule which began on April 24 and ended on August 28.  The first half ended on June 25.
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* An All-Star Game was played on July 18 between a Midwest League All-Star team and first-half champion Fox Cities; the Foxes won the 1-0 pitchers' duel<ref>{{cite-web|url=http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1966/allstars.html|year=2009|month=10|day=6}}</ref>.
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* Fox Cities defeated Cedar Rapids 2-1 in the post-season championship playoff.
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* Total 1966 attendance: 477,635.
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==Sources==
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* {{cite-book|title=1966 Baseball Blue Book}}
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* {{cite-book|title=1967 Sporting News Baseball Guide}}
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Revision as of 12:58, 7 May 2010

1966 Midwest League
Classification: A
Statistics
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  • The Midwest League played a 126 game, split-season schedule which began on April 24 and ended on August 28. The first half ended on June 25.
  • An All-Star Game was played on July 18 between a Midwest League All-Star team and first-half champion Fox Cities; the Foxes won the 1-0 pitchers' duel[1].
  • Fox Cities defeated Cedar Rapids 2-1 in the post-season championship playoff.
  • Total 1966 attendance: 477,635.

Sources

  • 1966 Baseball Blue Book.
  • 1967 Sporting News Baseball Guide.

Footnotes

  1. http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1966/allstars.html, retrieved on 2009-10-06.




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