1976 Midwest League
From SABR Encyclopedia
1976 Midwest League | |
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Classification: | A |
Statistics |
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- The Midwest League played a 130 game, two-division, split-season schedule which began on April 17 and ended on August 26. The first half ended on June 20.
- An All-Star Game was played on July 12 between a Midwest League All-Star team and the American Association's Iowa Oaks; the Oaks won by a 5-3 score[1].
- A two-tier championship playoff was held after the season. The best-of-three championship round was won by Waterloo.
- Total 1976 attendance: 541,126.
[edit] Sources
- 1976 Baseball Blue Book.
- 1977 Sporting News Baseball Guide.
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1976/allstars.html, retrieved on 2009-11-10.