1956 Midwest League
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| + | | year = 1956 | ||
| + | | name_full = Midwest League | ||
| + | | name_short = Midwest | ||
| + | | classification = D | ||
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| + | * The Midwest League played a 126 game, split-season schedule which began on April 29 and ended on August 30. The first half ended on July 1. | ||
| + | ** The split season was voted on by league directors (the vote was 5-3) in late June and announced on June 30. Paris--eventual 1956 season wins leader and playoff champion--protested the late change in a public letter<ref>{{cite-newspaper|title=Paris Threatens to Quit Midwest League in 1957|newspaper=Mattoon (IL) Journal-Gazette|year=1956|month=7|day=2|pages=5}}</ref>. | ||
| + | * No All-Star game was played. | ||
| + | * A two round playoff series was played, with [[1956 Paris (Midwest)|Paris]] crowned champion. The first round was best-of-three; the championship round was best-of-five. | ||
| + | * Total 1956 attendance: 453,688. | ||
| + | ==Sources== | ||
| + | * {{cite-book|title=1956 Baseball Blue Book}} | ||
| + | * {{cite-book|title=1957 Sporting News Baseball Guide}} | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
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Revision as of 12:12, 7 May 2010
| 1956 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 29 and ended on August 30. The first half ended on July 1.
- The split season was voted on by league directors (the vote was 5-3) in late June and announced on June 30. Paris--eventual 1956 season wins leader and playoff champion--protested the late change in a public letter[1].
- No All-Star game was played.
- A two round playoff series was played, with Paris crowned champion. The first round was best-of-three; the championship round was best-of-five.
- Total 1956 attendance: 453,688.
Sources
- 1956 Baseball Blue Book.
- 1957 Sporting News Baseball Guide.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Paris Threatens to Quit Midwest League in 1957", pg 5. Mattoon (IL) Journal-Gazette, 1956-07-02.
