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The 1955 American Association season was the 54th in the league's history, and ended with the Minneapolis Millers winning their first league championship since 1935. The Millers would go on to win the Junior World Series. The semifinal playoff pairings were decided by a coin flip after Louisville and Denver tied for third place.
In the third game of the playoff finals, Omaha pitcher Stu Miller led 3-0 and was working on a no-hitter in the seventh inning, when he protested a called ball on Minneapolis' Monte Irvin. Miller was ejected, until the Cardinals protested to league president Ed Doherty who was attending the game. Doherty reversed the umpire's decision, and Millers manager Bill Rigney announced the team was playing under protest when Miller returned to the mound.
Two hours later, Doherty ordered the game to be replayed from the top of the seventh the next day before the regularly scheduled game. The Millers promptly scored seven runs over the last three innings to take a 3-0 series lead.
After the season, the Toledo Sox moved to Wichita, KS.
[edit] Final standings
Playoff teams in bold.
[edit] Playoffs
[edit] First Round
| Minneapolis vs. Denver
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 7 | Denver 8 | Minneapolis 9
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| September 8 | Denver 2 | Minneapolis 4
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| September 9 | Minneapolis 9 | Denver 7
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| September 10 | Minneapolis 9 | Denver 8
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| | 11 innings
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| Minneapolis wins series 4-0
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| Omaha vs. Louisville
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 7 | Louisville 11 | Omaha 3
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| September 8 | Louisville 6 | Omaha 8
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| September 9 | Louisville 5 | Omaha 12
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| September 11 | Omaha 2 | Louisville 3
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| September 12 | Omaha 3 | Louisville 6
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| September 13 | Omaha 5 | Louisville 2
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| September 14 | Omaha 9 | Louisville 2
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| Omaha wins series 4-3
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[edit] Championship Finals
| Minneapolis vs. Omaha
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 15 | Omaha 5 | Minneapolis 8
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| September 16 | Omaha 6 | Minneapolis 8
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| September 18 | Minneapolis 7 | Omaha 3
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| Game 2 | Minneapolis 7 | Omaha 2
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| Minneapolis wins series 4-0 and
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| advances to Junior World Series
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[edit] References
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.
