1961 Midwest League

	Statistics
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The Midwest League played a 126 game, split-season schedule which began on April 30 and ended on August 31. The first half ended on July 1.
No All-Star game was played.
A best-of-five, single round championship playoff was captured by second half flag winner Quincy.
- The second-half championship was determined by a single-game playoff between Quincy and Waterloo (Quincy won), which was counted as a game in the final standings and statistics.
Total 1961 attendance: 415,961.

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