1996 Midwest League
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| + | | year = 1996 | ||
| + | | name_full = Midwest League | ||
| + | | name_short = Midwest | ||
| + | | classification = A | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | * The Midwest League played a 140 game, three-division, split-season schedule which began on April 4 and ended on September 2. The first half ended on June 16. | ||
| + | * An All-Star Game was played on June 19 between All-Star Teams representing the league's Eastern and Western halves. The East won by a 10-4 score. | ||
| + | * A three-tier championship playoff was held after the season, including two wild cards whose selection was based on their full-season performance. The best-of-five championship round was won by [[1996 West Michigan (Midwest)|West Michigan]]. | ||
| + | * Total 1996 attendance: 3,168,632. | ||
| + | ==Sources== | ||
| + | * {{cite-book|title=1996 Baseball Blue Book}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-book|title=1997 Sporting News Baseball Guide}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-book|title=1997 Baseball America Almanac}} | ||
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| + | | key_sabr = 8f2ff196 | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 2 September 2010
| 1996 Midwest League | |
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| Classification: | A |
| Statistics |
| {{#sabr-lightbox-iframe:http://sabrpedia.org/includes/active/leagues/batting/8f2ff196.html|Individual batting statistics for 1996 Midwest League|width:95%;height:95%;scrolling:auto|Batting}} • {{#sabr-lightbox-iframe:http://sabrpedia.org/includes/active/leagues/pitching/8f2ff196.html|Individual pitching statistics for 1996 Midwest League|width:95%;height:95%;scrolling:auto|Pitching}} |
- The Midwest League played a 140 game, three-division, split-season schedule which began on April 4 and ended on September 2. The first half ended on June 16.
- An All-Star Game was played on June 19 between All-Star Teams representing the league's Eastern and Western halves. The East won by a 10-4 score.
- A three-tier championship playoff was held after the season, including two wild cards whose selection was based on their full-season performance. The best-of-five championship round was won by West Michigan.
- Total 1996 attendance: 3,168,632.
[edit] Sources
- 1996 Baseball Blue Book.
- 1997 Sporting News Baseball Guide.
- 1997 Baseball America Almanac.
