1973 American Association season

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The 1973 American Association season was the 66th in the league's history, and ended with the Tulsa Oilers winning their first league championship. The Oilers would go on to lose the Junior World Series.

[edit] Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

East Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Iowa Oaks	83	53	.610	-	Joe Sparks	Chicago White Sox
Indianapolis Indians	74	62	.544	9	Vern Rapp	Cincinnati Reds
Evansville Triplets	66	70	.485	17	Mike Roarke	Milwaukee Brewers
Omaha Royals	62	73	.459	20½	Harry Malmberg	Kansas City Royals

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Tulsa Oilers	68	67	.504	-	Jack Krol	St. Louis Cardinals
Wichita Aeros	67	68	.496	1	Jim Marshall	Chicago Cubs
Oklahoma City 89ers	61	74	.452	7	Frank Lucchesi	Cleveland Indians
Denver Bears	61	75	.449	7½	Jim Williams	Houston Astros

[edit] Championship Finals

Iowa vs. Tulsa Date Away Home September 6 Iowa 2 Tulsa 3 September 7 Iowa 6 Tulsa 7 September 8 Iowa 4 Tulsa 3 September 10 Tulsa 3 Iowa 7 September 11 Tulsa 0 Iowa 5 September 12 Tulsa 16 Iowa 0 September 14 Tulsa 4 Iowa 1 Tulsa wins series 4-3 and advances to Junior World Series

[edit] References

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