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09-10-2013, 10:09 PM | #21 |
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In regards to the real 1971 minor leagues, here's a little something to keep in mind. That year, both the Southern League and Texas League were down to 7 clubs. To get around the scheduling issues that posed, the two leagues basically merged for that one season, forming a combined entity called the Dixie Association.
However, many references (including the Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball and Baseball-Reference) list the standings separately for the two leagues, as if they operated as two individual 7-team leagues but which played some interleague games. I do not think that is an accurate representation. If one looks at the standings as published in The Sporting News from that time, it is shown as a single consolidated entity. It's a three-division league, with a 6-team East Division (all Southern League clubs), a 4-team Central Division (1 Southern League and 3 Texas League clubs), and a 4-team West Division (all Texas League clubs). The schedule published for the league (association) is also a consolidated one. The Central Division teams played interdivisional games against both other divisions, but the East and West Division teams did not play each other due to travel considerations. The one thing that was still separate is that each 'league' had its own All-Star Game. The Dixie Association only lasted one season. In 1972 both the Southern and Texas Leagues were back up to 8 teams, and they returned to being wholly separate entities. Last edited by Le Grande Orange; 09-10-2013 at 10:26 PM. |
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By the way, here are the final standings for the Dixie Association, as they were published in The Sporting News:
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1971 DIXIE ASSOCIATION - Final Standings East Division x-Charlotte 92 50 .648 -- z-Asheville 90 51 .638 1½ Montgomery 73 69 .514 19 Jacksonville 63 77 .450 28 Savannah 57 84 .404 34½ Columbus 51 91 .359 41 Central Division x-Arkansas 75 64 .540 -- Memphis 69 70 .496 6 Shreveport 69 73 .486 7½ Birmingham 48 93 .340 28 West Division x-Amarillo 88 54 .620 -- Dallas-Fort Worth 82 59 .582 5½ Albuquerque 67 75 .472 21 San Antonio 63 77 .450 24 PLAYOFFS Charlotte defeated Asheville 2 games to 1 Arkansas defeated Amarillo 2 games to 0 Charlotte defeated Arkansas 3 games to 0 |
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09-12-2013, 03:50 AM | #24 | |
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ML (24 teams): American League (12); National League (12) AAA (24 teams): American Association (8); International League (8); Pacific Coast League (8) AA (22 teams): Eastern League (8); Dixie Association (14) A: (44 teams): California League (8); Carolina League (8); Florida State League (12); Midwest League (10); Western Carolinas League (6) A-Short Season (18 teams): New York-Penn League (8); Northwest League (6); Northern League (4) Rookie (21 teams): Appalachian League (8); Pioneer League (6); Gulf Coast League (7) The Northern League folded after the 1971 season, leaving only two Short Season A leagues. If one simply stays at the 1971 arrangement in the majors then the minors aren't an issue as they can stay the same too. I wonder how someone would handle it when the majors expand to 26 teams in 1977. What do they do exactly with the minors? |
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09-26-2013, 09:24 PM | #25 |
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Real Minor League Team Options for the Team Affiliated with like Gwinnett Braves like lets say it's contract is up with Braves they could get purchased by another Team or Braves could decide not to renew deal and hook up with another city for their Triple-A team.
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