American Association

The **American Association** was a Minor League Baseball league based mostly in the Midwestern United States from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997. It played at the Triple-A (AAA) level, the second-most difficult level before Major League Baseball (MLB).

The American Association started in 1902. Because of few people coming to games, resulting in low income, the league disbanded after the 1962 season. It started playing again in 1969 after more MLB teams were created. However, it stopped playing again after the 1997 season.

## Teams

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|scope="col"|Team|scope="col"|First season|scope="col"|Last season|scope="col"|City|scope="col"|Result|
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|style="text-align:center"|1985|style="text-align:center"|1997|Buffalo, New York|League stopped playing; team moved to the International League|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1952|style="text-align:center"|1960|Charleston, West Virginia|Stopped playing|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1914|style="text-align:center"|1914|Cleveland, Ohio|Changed name to the Cleveland Spiders|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1915|style="text-align:center"|1915|Cleveland, Ohio|Moved to Toledo, Ohio, as the Toledo Iron Men|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1931|style="text-align:center"|1954|Columbus, Ohio|Moved to Omaha, Nebraska, as the Omaha Cardinals|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1902|style="text-align:center"|1930|Columbus, Ohio|Changed name to the Columbus Red Birds|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1959|style="text-align:center"|1959|Dallas, Texas|Merged with the Fort Worth Cats to become the Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1960|style="text-align:center"|1962|Dallas, Texas|League stopped playing; team moved to the Pacific Coast League|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1955|style="text-align:center"|1962|Denver, Colorado|League stopped playing; team moved to the Pacific Coast League|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1969|style="text-align:center"|1983|Denver, Colorado|Changed name to the Denver Zephyrs|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1984|style="text-align:center"|1992|Denver, Colorado|Moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, as the New Orleans Zephyrs|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1970|style="text-align:center"|1984|Evansville, Indiana|Moved to Nashville, Tennessee, as the Nashville Sounds|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1959|style="text-align:center"|1959|Fort Worth, Texas|Merged with the Dallas Rangers to become the Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1959|style="text-align:center"|1961|Houston, Texas|Moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the Oklahoma City 89ers|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1902|style="text-align:center"|1962|Indianapolis, Indiana|League stopped playing; team moved to the International League|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1969|style="text-align:center"|1997|Indianapolis, Indiana|League stopped playing; team moved to the International League|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1982|style="text-align:center"|1997|Des Moines, Iowa|League stopped playing; team moved to the Pacific Coast League|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1969|style="text-align:center"|1981|Des Moines, Iowa|Changed name to the Iowa Cubs|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1902|style="text-align:center"|1902|Kansas City, Missouri|Changed name to the Kansas City Cowboys|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1904|style="text-align:center"|1954|Kansas City, Missouri|Moved to Denver, Colorado, as the Denver Bears|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1903|style="text-align:center"|1903|Kansas City, Missouri|Changed name to the Kansas City Blues|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1902|style="text-align:center"|1962|Louisville, Kentucky|League stopped playing; team stopped playing|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1982|style="text-align:center"|1997|Louisville, Kentucky|League stopped playing; team moved to the International League|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1902|style="text-align:center"|1952|Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Moved to Toledo, Ohio, as the Toledo Sox|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1902|style="text-align:center"|1960|Minneapolis, Minnesota|Stopped playing|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1985|style="text-align:center"|1997|Nashville, Tennessee|League stopped playing; team moved to the Pacific Coast League|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1977|style="text-align:center"|1977|New Orleans, Louisiana|Moved to Springfield, Illinois, as the Springfield Redbirds|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1993|style="text-align:center"|1997|New Orleans, Louisiana|League stopped playing; team moved to the Pacific Coast League|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1962|style="text-align:center"|1962|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|League stopped playing; team moved to the Pacific Coast League|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1969|style="text-align:center"|1997|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|League stopped playing; team moved to the Pacific Coast League|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1955|style="text-align:center"|1959|Omaha, Nebraska|Stopped playing|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1961|style="text-align:center"|1962|Omaha, Nebraska|League stopped playing; team stopped playing|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1969|style="text-align:center"|1997|Omaha, Nebraska|League stopped playing; team moved to the Pacific Coast League|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1978|style="text-align:center"|1981|Springfield, Illinois|Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, as the Louisville Redbirds|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1914|style="text-align:center"|1914|St. Paul, Minnesota|Changed name to the St. Paul Saints|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1902|style="text-align:center"|1913|St. Paul, Minnesota|Changed name to the St. Paul Apostles|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1915|style="text-align:center"|1960|St. Paul, Minnesota|Moved to Omaha, Nebraska, as the Omaha Dodgers|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1916|style="text-align:center"|1918|Toledo, Ohio|Changed name to the Toledo Mud Hens|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1902|style="text-align:center"|1913|Toledo, Ohio|Moved to Cleveland, Ohio, as the Cleveland Bearcats|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1919|style="text-align:center"|1952|Toledo, Ohio|Moved to Charleston, West Virginia, as the Charleston Senators, during the 1952 season|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1953|style="text-align:center"|1955|Toledo, Ohio|Moved to Wichita, Kansas, as the Wichita Braves|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1969|style="text-align:center"|1976|Tulsa, Oklahoma|Moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, as the New Orleans Pelicans|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1970|style="text-align:center"|1984|Wichita, Kansas|Moved to Buffalo, New York, as the Buffalo Bisons|||||
|style="text-align:center"|1956|style="text-align:center"|1958|Wichita, Kansas|Moved to Fort Worth, Texas, as the Fort Worth Cats|||||

## Infobox (sports league)

- **title**: American Association
- **sport**: Baseball
- **founded**: 1902
- **folded**: 1997
- **country**: United States
- **classification**: Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A