1956 Midwest League

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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.
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** 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>.
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* No All-Star game was played.
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* 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.
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* Total 1956 attendance: 453,688.
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==Sources==
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* {{cite-book|title=1956 Baseball Blue Book}}
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* {{cite-book|title=1957 Sporting News Baseball Guide}}
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 2 September 2010

1956 Midwest League
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.

[edit] Sources

  • 1956 Baseball Blue Book.
  • 1957 Sporting News Baseball Guide.

Footnotes

  1. "Paris Threatens to Quit Midwest League in 1957", pg 5. Mattoon (IL) Journal-Gazette, 1956-07-02.