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2021 American Association season
League American Association of Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationMay 18 – September 6
(Playoffs: September 8 – September 22)
Number of games100
Number of teams12
North Division
League champions Chicago Dogs
South Division
League champions Kansas City Monarchs
American Association Championship
Champions Kansas City Monarchs
  Runners-up Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
Finals MVP Gabby Guerrero
Seasons

The 2021 American Association season is the 16th season of professional baseball in the American Association of Professional Baseball (AA) since its creation in October 2005. There are 12 AA teams, split evenly between the North Division and the South Division.

Season schedule

After the folding of the Texas AirHogs and the loss of the St. Paul Saints to the Minnesota Twins organization, the league added the Kane County Cougars as the 11th member of the AA with the Houston Apollos serving as the 12th team, operating as a road travel team for the season. Additionally, the Kansas City T-Bones rebranded to the Kansas City Monarchs to honor the original negro league team. [1] The league was split up into two divisions, the North and South Division. The season will be played with a 100-game schedule, with two home series and two road series inside a teams’ division, and one home series and one road series against the clubs outside its division. The top three teams in each division will qualify for the 2021 playoffs. [2]

Regular Season Standings

Current through September 6, 2021.

North Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Chicago Dogs 100 63 37 .630 --
2 x – Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 99 61 38 .616 1.5
3 x – Milwaukee Milkmen 100 59 41 .590 4.0
4 e – Winnipeg Goldeyes 99 50 49 .505 12.5
5 e – Kane County Cougars 99 44 55 .444 18.5
6 e – Gary SouthShore RailCats 100 39 61 .390 24.0
South Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Kansas City Monarchs 100 69 31 .690 --
2 x – Cleburne Railroaders 100 54 46 .540 15.0
3 x – Sioux City Explorers 99 53 46 .535 15.5
4 e – Lincoln Saltdogs 100 53 47 .530 16.0
5 e – Sioux Falls Canaries 100 36 64 .360 33.0
6 e – Houston Apollos 100 17 83 .170 52.0
  • y – Clinched division
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • e – Eliminated from playoff contention

Statistical leaders

as of September 6, 2021

Hitting

Stat Player Team Total
HR Adam Brett Walker II Milwaukee Milkmen 33
AVG Manuel Boscan Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 0.344
H Alay Lago Cleburne Railroaders 141
RBIs Kyle Martin Winnipeg Goldeyes 106
SB Logan Trowbridge Milwaukee Milkmen 40

Pitching

Stat Player Team Total
W Myles Smith Milwaukee Milkmen 13
ERA Kyle Kinman Lincoln Saltdogs 2.90
SO Myles Smith Milwaukee Milkmen 134
SV James Pugliese Lincoln Saltdogs 25

Playoff bracket

Wildcard Game Division Championship Series
best of 5 		League Championship Series
best of 5
         
1 Chicago Dogs 2
North Division
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 3
2 Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 5
3 Milwaukee Milkmen 0
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 0
Kansas City Monarchs 3
1 Kansas City Monarchs 3
South Division
Sioux City Explorers 0
2 Cleburne Railroaders 0
3 Sioux City Explorers 4


Notable players

Former Major League Baseball players who played in the American Association in 2021

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kansas City T-Bones will adopt the name of the storied Negro League team Kansas City Monarchs". Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ "American Association Expands 2021 Playoffs". Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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