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The 1957 American Association season was the 56th in the league's history, and ended with the Denver Bears winning their first league championship in team history. The Bears would go on to win the Junior World Series.

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[edit] Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Wichita Braves 93 61 .604 -- Ben Geraghty Milwaukee Braves
Denver Bears 90 64 .584 3 Ralph Houk New York Yankees
Minneapolis Millers 85 69 .552 8 Red Davis Boston Red Sox
St. Paul Saints 82 72 .532 11 Max Macon Brooklyn Dodgers
Omaha Cardinals 76 78 .494 17 Johnny Keane St. Louis Cardinals
Indianapolis Indians 74 80 .481 19 Andy Cohen Chicago White Sox
Charleston Senators 67 87 .435 26 Bill Norman/Don Griffin/Frank Skaff Detroit Tigers
Louisville Colonels 49 105 .318 44 Dutch Meyer None

[edit] Playoffs

  First Round Championship Finals
                 
1  Wichita Braves 1  
4  St. Paul Saints 4  
    4  St. Paul Saints 2
  2  Denver Bears 4
2  Denver Bears 4
3  Minneapolis Millers 0  

[edit] First Round

Wichita vs. St. Paul
Date Away Home
September 10 St. Paul 1 Wichita 4
September 12 St. Paul 3 Wichita 2
10 innings
September 13 St. Paul 4 Wichita 3
September 14 Wichita 0 St. Paul 1
September 14 Wichita 5 St. Paul 6
St. Paul wins series 4-1
Denver vs. Minneapolis
Date Away Home
September 10 Minneapolis 2 Denver 4
September 11 Minneapolis 2 Denver 4
September 12 Denver 4 Minneapolis 1
September 13 Denver 2 Minneapolis 1
Denver wins series 4-0

[edit] Championship Finals

Denver vs. St. Paul
Date Away Home
September 16 St. Paul 2 Denver 1
September 17 St. Paul 6 Denver 9
September 18 Denver 5 St. Paul 4
September 19 Denver 8 St. Paul 1
September 20 Denver 6 St. Paul 7
September 21 St. Paul 2 Denver 14
Denver wins series 4-2 and
advances to Junior World Series

[edit] League Leaders

[edit] Batting

  • Batting Average Norm Siebern, Denver, .349
  • Runs Scored Siebern, 124
  • Hits Siebern, 191
  • Doubles Siebern, 45
  • Triples Siebern, 15
  • Home Runs Marv Throneberry, Denver, 40
  • Runs Batted InThroneberry, 124
  • Stolen Bases Curt Roberts, Denver, 23

[edit] Pitching


[edit] References

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.

1958 Baseball Guide

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