Junior World Series

The Little World Series was renamed the Junior World Series in 1932. The annual match-up between the top teams in the American Association and International League continued through 1962 (except for no series in 1935), when the AA folded. When it was re-established in 1970, several more Junior World Series were played before the institution died off in 1975.

Junior World Series Results

Year	Winner (League)	Results	Loser (League)
1932	Newark Bears (IL)	4-2	Minneapolis Millers (AA)
1933	Columbus (OH) Red Birds (AA)	5-3	Buffalo Bisons (IL)
1934	Columbus (OH) Red Birds (AA)	5-4	Toronto Maple Leafs (IL)
1936	Milwaukee Brewers (AA)	4-1	Buffalo Bisons (IL)
1937	Newark Bears (IL)	4-3	Columbus (OH) Red Birds (AA)
1938	Kansas City Blues (AA)	4-3	Newark Bears (IL)
1939	Louisville Colonels (AA)	4-3	Rochester Red Wings (IL)
1940	Newark Bears (IL)	4-2	Louisville Colonels (AA)
1941	Columbus (OH) Red Birds (AA)	4-2	Montreal Royals (IL)
1942	Columbus (OH) Red Birds (AA)	4-1	Syracuse Chiefs (IL)
1943	Columbus (OH) Red Birds (AA)	4-1	Syracuse Chiefs (IL)
1944	Baltimore Orioles (IL)	4-2	Louisville Colonels (AA)
1945	Louisville Colonels (AA)	4-2	Newark Bears (IL)
1946	Montreal Royals (IL)	4-2	Louisville Colonels (AA)
1947	Milwaukee Brewers (AA)	4-3	Syracuse Chiefs (IL)
1948	Montreal Royals (IL)	4-1	St. Paul Saints (AA)
1949	Indianapolis Indians (AA)	4-2	Montreal Royals (IL)
1950	Columbus (OH) Red Birds (AA)	4-1	Baltimore Orioles (IL)
1951	Milwaukee Brewers (AA)	4-2	Montreal Royals (IL)
1952	Rochester Red Wings (IL)	4-3	Kansas City Blues (AA)
1953	Montreal Royals (IL)	4-1	Kansas City Blues (AA)
1954	Louisville Colonels (AA)	4-2	Syracuse Chiefs (IL)
1955	Minneapolis Millers (AA)	4-3	Rochester Red Wings (IL)
1956	Indianapolis Indians (AA)	4-0	Rochester Red Wings (IL)
1957	Denver Bears (AA)	4-1	Buffalo Bisons (IL)
1958	Minneapolis Millers (AA)	4-0	Montreal Royals (IL)
1959	Havana Sugar Kings (IL)	4-3	Minneapolis Millers (AA)
1960	Louisville Colonels (AA)	4-2	Toronto Maple Leafs (IL)
1961	Buffalo Bisons (IL)	4-0	Louisville Colonels (AA)
1962	Atlanta Crackers (IL)	4-3	Louisville Colonels (AA)
1970	Syracuse Chiefs (IL)	4-1	Omaha Royals (AA)
1971	Rochester Red Wings (IL)	4-3	Denver Bears (AA)
1972	Bypassed in favor of World Baseball Championship
1973	Pawtucket Red Sox (IL)	4-1	Tulsa Oilers (AA)
1975	Evansville Triplets (AA)	4-1	Tidewater Tides (IL)

Further Reading

• Bob Bailey: History of the Junior World Series Scarecrow Press, Lanham, MD, 2004.
• W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, ed.: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Baseball America, Durham, NC, 1993.
• Bill O'Neal: The American Association