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The 1961 American Association season was the 60th in the league's history, and ended with the Louisville Colonels winning their second straight league championship. The Colonels would go on to lose the Junior World Series.
With the loss of longtime cities Minneapolis and St. Paul due to the creation of the Minnesota Twins, and the failure of the Charleston Senators, the AA was down to five teams. The Dodgers put their Triple-A team in Omaha to fill out the league.
This was the final season for the Houston Buffs, as the Houston Astros would join the National League for the 1962 season.
[edit] Final standings
Playoff teams in bold.
[edit] Playoffs
[edit] First Round
| Indianapolis vs. Houston
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 9 | Houston 9 | Indianapolis 7
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| September 10 | Houston 3 | Indianapolis 10
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| September 11 | Houston 5 | Indianapolis 4
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| September 12 | Houston 9 | Indianapolis 7
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| September 13 | Indianapolis 0 | Houston 6
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| Houston wins series 4-1
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| Louisville vs. Denver
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 9 | Denver 1 | Louisville 5
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| September 10 | Denver 2 | Louisville 4
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| September 11 | Denver 2 | Louisville 4
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| September 12 | Louisville 3 | Denver 10
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| September 13 | Louisville 3 | Denver 5
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| September 14 | Louisville 7 | Denver 10
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| September 15 | Louisville 1 | Denver 0
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| Louisville wins series 4-3
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[edit] Championship Finals
| Louisville vs. Houston
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 16 | Houston 3 | Louisville 4
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| September 17 | Houston 0 | Louisville 2
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| September 18 | Houston 3 | Louisville 4
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| September 19 | Louisville 2 | Houston 3
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| September 20 | Louisville 5 | Houston 10
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| September 21 | Louisville 11 | Houston 4
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| Louisville wins series 4-2 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.
