2022 American Association season

2022 American Association season
LeagueAmerican Association of Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMay 13 – September 5
Number of games100
Number of teams12
East Division
League championsChicago Dogs
West Division
League championsKansas City Monarchs
American Association Championship
ChampionsFargo-Moorhead RedHawks
  Runners-upMilwaukee Milkmen
Seasons
2023 →

The 2022 American Association season is the 17th 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 East Division and the West Division.

Season schedule

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During the Off-Season the league added Lake Country DockHounds to replace the temporary traveling team Houston Apollos. The league was split up into two divisions, the East and West 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 four teams in each division will qualify for the 2022 playoffs.[1]

Regular Season Standings

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as of September 5, 2022

East Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Chicago Dogs 100 54 46 .540 --
2 x – Kane County Cougars 100 54 46 .540 --
3 x – Milwaukee Milkmen 100 53 47 .530 1.0
4 x – Cleburne Railroaders 100 50 50 .500 4.0
5 e – Gary SouthShore RailCats 100 42 58 .420 12.0
6 e – Lake Country DockHounds 100 34 66 .340 20.0
West Division Regular Season Standings
Pos Team G W L Pct. GB
1 y – Kansas City Monarchs 100 65 35 .650 --
2 x – Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 100 64 36 .640 1.0
3 x – Winnipeg Goldeyes 100 53 47 .530 12.0
4 x – Lincoln Saltdogs 100 49 51 .490 16.0
5 e – Sioux City Explorers 100 49 51 .490 16.0
6 e – Sioux Falls Canaries 100 33 67 .330 32.0
  • y – Clinched division
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • e – Eliminated from playoff contention

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Statistical leaders

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as of September 5, 2022

Hitting

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Stat Player Team Total
HR Max Murphy Winnipeg Goldeyes 31
AVG Bryan Torres Milwaukee Milkmen .374
H Bryan Torres Milwaukee Milkmen 139
RBIs Max Murphy Winnipeg Goldeyes 96
SB Danny Amaral Sioux City Explorers 48

Pitching

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Stat Player Team Total
W Jack Fox Kane County Cougars 11
ERA Matt Hall Kansas City Monarchs 1.10
SO Kevin Mcgovern Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 141
SV Alex DuBord Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 23

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Awards

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All-star selections

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All-star game MVP — Jabari Henry[5]

Home run derby

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Grant Kay 11 — 5
Jabari Henry 14 David Thompson 16 — 4
Jimmy Kerrigan 10 Jabari Henry 20
John Silviano 9 Jabari Henry 22
K.C. Hobson 10 David Thompson  23
Josh Altman 12 Josh Altman 16 — 3
Keon Barnum 11 — 4 Grant Kay 15
David Thompson 19

End of year awards

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  • TBD

Playoffs

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Format

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In 2022, the top four teams in each division will advance to the playoffs. In a nod to innovation, and to reward the clubs with the best regular seasons, the club that wins the division in the regular season will pick their first-round opponent of the qualifiers within the division, in the best-of-three Division Playoff Series.

In the second round, the Division Championship Series will also be a best-of-three series. The Miles Wolff Cup Finals will culminate in the crowning of a league champion, with a best-of-five series to determine the league champion.[7]

Playoff bracket

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Division Playoff Series
(best-of-three) 		Division Championship Series
(best-of-three) 		American Association Championship Series
(best-of-five)
         
1 Chicago Dogs 1
3 Milwaukee Milkmen 2
Milwaukee Milkmen 2
East
Cleburne Railroaders 0
2 Kane County Cougars 1
4 Cleburne Railroaders 2
Milwaukee Milkmen 2
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 3
1 Kansas City Monarchs 2
4 Lincoln Saltdogs 0
Kansas City Monarchs 1
West
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 2
2 Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 2
3 Winnipeg Goldeyes 1

Notable players

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Former Major League Baseball players who played in the American Association in 2022[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "American Association releases 2022 schedule". aabaseball.com.
  2. ^ "American Association - standings". pointstreak.com.
  3. ^ "American Association - stats". pointstreak.com.
  4. ^ "Chicago Dogs to host 2022 American Association All-Star Game for the first time on July 11-12". Daily Herald. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  5. ^ Zimmer, Matt. "Sioux Falls Canaries' Jabari Henry named MVP of American Association All-Star Game". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  6. ^ "2022 American Association Home Run Derby: 7/11/22 Chicago, IL". AP Ballparks. 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  7. ^ "American Association releases 2022 schedule". aabaseball.com.
  8. ^ "2022 American Association". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
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