1968 Midwest League
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+ | | year = 1968 | ||
+ | | name_full = Midwest League | ||
+ | | name_short = Midwest | ||
+ | | classification = A | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | * The Midwest League played a 126 game, split-season schedule which began on April 28 and ended on September 2. The first half ended on June 29. | ||
+ | * An All-Star Game was played on July 8 between a Midwest League All-Star team and first-half champion Quad Cities; the All-Stars won by a 5-1 score<ref>{{cite-web|url=http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1968/allstars.html|year=2009|month=10|day=8}}</ref>. | ||
+ | * [[1968 Quad Cities (Midwest)|Quad Cities]] defeated [[1968 Decatur (Midwest)|Decatur]] 2-1 in the post-season championship playoff. | ||
+ | * Total 1968 attendance: 441,938. | ||
+ | ==Sources== | ||
+ | * {{cite-book|title=1968 Baseball Blue Book}} | ||
+ | * {{cite-book|title=1969 Sporting News Baseball Guide}} | ||
+ | <references/> | ||
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+ | | key_sabr = 12556 | ||
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Revision as of 13:04, 7 May 2010
1968 Midwest League | |
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Classification: | A |
Statistics |
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- The Midwest League played a 126 game, split-season schedule which began on April 28 and ended on September 2. The first half ended on June 29.
- An All-Star Game was played on July 8 between a Midwest League All-Star team and first-half champion Quad Cities; the All-Stars won by a 5-1 score[1].
- Quad Cities defeated Decatur 2-1 in the post-season championship playoff.
- Total 1968 attendance: 441,938.
Sources
- 1968 Baseball Blue Book.
- 1969 Sporting News Baseball Guide.
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1968/allstars.html, retrieved on 2009-10-08.