1980 Midwest League

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1980 Midwest League
Classification: A
Statistics
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  • The Midwest League played a 142 game, two-division, split-season schedule which began on April 11 and ended on September 1. The first half ended on June 19.
  • An All-Star Game was played on June 21 between All-Star Teams representing the league's Northern and Southern Divisions. The North won by a 6-1 score[1].
  • A two-tier championship playoff was held after the season. The best-of-three championship round was won by Waterloo.
  • Total 1980 attendance: 529,603.

[edit] Sources

  • 1980 Baseball Blue Book.
  • 1981 Sporting News Baseball Guide.

Footnotes

  1. http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1980/allstars.html, retrieved on 2009-12-08.




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