1986 Midwest League

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1986 Midwest League
Classification:	A

Statistics

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[edit] Season Summary

Springfield and Madison dominated the Midwest League during the 1986 season, then let Waterloo waltz through the championship playoff. Waterloo's Luis Medina had a very strong season and won the MVP prize, and shared the Prospect of the Year with Kenosha's Steve Gasser.

This season produced a fine, fine crop of future major leaguers: Larry Walker, Walt Weiss, Mark Grace, Greg Swindell, Melido Perez, and Omar Vizquel all played here. You could build a fairly strong team around that core.

Long-time MWL president Bill Walters passed away on February 10. Power was shared by the three VPs during the season, with Ed Larson as acting president. George Spelius succeeded to office after a September vote.

[edit] Notes

• The Midwest League played a 140 game, three-division schedule which began on April 11 and ended on September 1.
• An All-Star Game was played on July 7 between All-Star Teams representing the league's Northern and Southern halves. The North won by a 4-2 score.
• A two-tier championship playoff was held after the season, with one slot filled by a wild-card. The best-of-five championship round was won by Waterloo.
• Total 1986 attendance: 1,224,068.

[edit] Sources

• 1986 Baseball Blue Book.
• 1987 Sporting News Baseball Guide.
• 1987 Baseball America Statistics Report.