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The 1975 American Association season was the 68th in the league's history, and ended with the Evansville Triplets winning their second league championship in four years. The Triplets would go on to win the Junior World Series.
[edit] Final standings
Playoff teams in bold .
[edit] Championship Finals
| Evansville vs. Denver
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 2 | Evansville 2 | Denver 7
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| September 3 | Evansville 6 | Denver 4
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| September 4 | Evansville 7 | Denver 1
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| September 6 | Denver 3 | Evansville 4
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| September 7 | Denver 4 | Evansville 3
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| September 8 | Denver 3 | Evansville 4
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| Evansville wins series 4-2 and
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| advances to Junior World Series
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[edit] League Leaders
[edit] Batting
- Batting Average Lamar Johnson, Denver, .336
- Runs Scored Mike Adams, Wichita, 104
- Hits Johnson, Denver, 163
- Doubles Johnson, Denver, 35
- Triples Mike Buskey, Denver, and Joel Youngblood, Indianapolis, 9
- Home Runs Hector Cruz, Tulsa, 29
- Runs Batted In Cruz, Tulsa, 116
- Stolen Bases Jerry Mumphrey, Tulsa, 44
[edit] Pitching
- Wins Steve Dunning, Denver, 15
- Earned Run Average Pat Zachry, Indianapolis, 2.43
- Winning Percentage Steve Grilli, Evansville, and Pete Vuckovich, Denver .733
- Complete Games Dunning, Denver, 16
- Shutouts Paul Siebert, Iowa, 5
- Strikeouts Dunning, Denver, 139
- Saves Norm Angelini, Omaha, 20
[edit] All-Star Team
- First Base Lamar Johnson, Denver
- Second Base Manny Estrada, Denver
- Shortstop Dave Rosello, Wichita
- Third Base Hector Cruz, Tulsa
- Outfield Jim Tyrone, Wichita; Tommy Smith, Oklahoma City; Mike Easler, Tulsa; Bob Molinaro, Evansville
- Catcher Jeff Sovern, Denver; John Wathan, Omaha
- Designated Hitter Sam Ewing, Denver
- Utility Mike Adams, Wichita
- Pitcher Steve Dunning, Denver; Pat Zachry, Indianapolis
- Manager Fred Hatfield, Evansville
[edit] References
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.
