1977 Midwest League

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1977 Midwest League
Classification: A
Statistics
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  • The Midwest League played a 140 game, two-division, split-season schedule which began on April 15 and ended on August 31. The first half ended on June 24.
    • This was the MWL's first 140-game season.
  • An All-Star Game was played on June 8 between a Midwest League All-Star team and the American Association's Iowa Oaks; the Stars won by a 5-2 score[1].
  • A two-tier championship playoff was held after the season. The best-of-three championship round was won by Burlington.
  • Total 1977 attendance: 548,097.

[edit] Sources

  • 1977 Baseball Blue Book.
  • 1978 Sporting News Baseball Guide.

Footnotes

  1. http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1977/allstars.html, retrieved on 2009-11-17.




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