1971 Midwest League
From SABR Encyclopedia
1971 Midwest League | |
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Classification: | A |
Statistics |
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- The Midwest League played a 126 game, two-division, split-season schedule which began on April 25 and ended on August 29. The first half ended on June 26.
- An All-Star Game was played on July 12 between a Midwest League All-Star team and first-half wins leader Danville; the Stars won by a 5-2 score[1].
- A two-tier championship playoff was held, with the best-of-three championship round won by Quad Cities.
- Total 1971 attendance: 563,889.
[edit] Sources
- 1971 Baseball Blue Book.
- 1972 Sporting News Baseball Guide.
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1971/allstars.html, retrieved on 2009-10-10.