1958 American Association season

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The 1958 American Association season was the 57th in the league's history, and ended with the Minneapolis Millers winning their second league championship in four years. The Millers would go on to win the Junior World Series.

This was the final season for the Wichita Braves.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Charleston Senators	89	62	.589	—	Bill Norman/Bill Adair	Detroit Tigers
Wichita Braves	83	71	.539	7½	Ben Geraghty	Milwaukee Braves
Minneapolis Millers	82	71	.536	8	Gene Mauch	Boston Red Sox
Denver Bears	78	71	.523	10	Andy Cohen	New York Yankees
Omaha Cardinals	80	74	.519	10½	Johnny Keane	St. Louis Cardinals
Indianapolis Indians	72	82	.468	18½	Walker Cooper	Chicago White Sox
St. Paul Saints	70	84	.455	20½	Max Macon	Los Angeles Dodgers
Louisville Colonels	56	95	.397	33	Del Wilber	Baltimore Orioles

Playoffs

	First Round					Championship Finals
	1	Charleston Senators	3
	4	Denver Bears	4
						4	Denver Bears	0
						3	Minneapolis Millers	4
	2	Wichita Braves	2
	3	Minneapolis Millers	4

First Round

Charleston vs. Denver Date Away Home September 9 Denver 7 Charleston 8 September 10 Denver 4 Charleston 1 September 11 Denver 3 Charleston 0 September 12 Charleston 6 Denver 2 September 14 Charleston 8 Denver 6 September 16 Charleston 6 Denver 7 September 17 Charleston 6 Denver 9 Denver wins series 4-3

Wichita vs. Minneapolis Date Away Home September 9 Minneapolis 2 Wichita 5 September 10 Minneapolis 5 Wichita 4 September 11 Minneapolis 2 Wichita 9 September 12 Wichita 0 Minneapolis 2 September 13 Wichita 3 Minneapolis 4 September 15 Wichita 2 Minneapolis 3 Minneapolis wins series 4-2

Championship Finals

Minneapolis vs. Denver Date Away Home September 18 Denver 1 Minneapolis 10 September 19 Denver 1 Minneapolis 4 September 20 Minneapolis 14 Denver 13 11 innings September 21 Minneapolis 3 Denver 1 Minneapolis wins series 4-0 and advances to Junior World Series

References

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